I rarely eat food at big pot lucks. The idea of unknown people cooking food in kitchens unfamiliar to me totally creeps me out. If I do eat, I pick things that would require little tasting and finger dipping like salads and layered dips. Something like meatloaf or chili made by someone I don’t know would never, ever enter my lips. I’ve got issues. I know.
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Anyway, a stranger made this salad at a bridal shower I was at once and not only did I eat it, but I stalked her for the recipe. It’s crazy easy and really delicious. The sweetness of the strawberries, crunchiness of the nuts and garlic tang of the dressing is a magical combination. It’s great on its own or topped with chicken salad (I make a kick ass one.)
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Here’s what you need for the salad:
5oz container of lettuce greens
1 box strawberries, sliced
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
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For the dressing:
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
6 tablespoons sugar
2 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
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Puree dressing ingredients in blender and mix with the lettuce, strawberries and almonds.
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Yum.
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I am the same way! I have a thing about eating food cooked by people I do not know. I ate over a friends house and she made an awesome meal! I normally do not eat what I did not see prepared (restaurants are always picked carefully). Anyway it was an outside picnic. I went inside as things were winding down to talk to the host and enjoy the company of the guest. I saw something made me sick. All the people that prepared the meal were licking and sucking their fingers!!!!!!!!!!! How sicking is that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As careful as I was, I still got gross food!
By the way, the salad looks great!
The name of this post drew me in. I am not a food blogger either, but tend to write about food occasionally, take a couple of crappy photos and share. Ha! Salad sounds terrific by the way! Gonna try it!
Gini recently posted..photo 317 and last nights dinner
ohhh momma! lookee here. you go girl with your badass salad.
no cadbury eggs? ;-)
vanillasugarblog recently posted..quarter pound oatmeal-raisin cookies
I was already hungry…yummy…strawberries….mmmm….beer. Oops my mind wandered!
Brittany at Mommy Words recently posted..Win a Luxurious Spa Gift Basket!
Makes one wonder how the whole “potluck” thing got going, lol I will def. make this salad! Yumberly:)
I think you just helped me decide what we’re having for lunch. That’s the royal “we”–the little blanket toters around here won’t eat greens.
That salad looks amazing and I am SO going to try it. I’m pretty careful about pot-luck eating too. If I know the makers and know that they are clean people, I’m okay with it but get fussier when it comes to strangers.
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I have a recipe that is very similar. I’s amazing.
lifeintheboomerlane recently posted..The Good- the Bad- and the Inexplicable
This looks amazing! I’m so impressed that you were brave enough to try this at a potluck…and now share the recipe.
I don’t know Jill, you may be getting close to the food blog world with all these fabulous recipes! :)
Looking forward to making this. Thanks!
Kelly recently posted..Welcome to the New Mom Got Blog!
I think we have the same food issues.
That salad does look delicious. I don’t eat food at potlucks either unless I know the person that made the food and how they live.
Jessica recently posted..My world stops when my baby is sick
Wow that looks yummy! I want to eat my screen :)
I adore salads, so I’m adding this to my recipe box. (May not give due credit….)
Sarah@afterhood recently posted..How Old Are Our Children
Not a fan of the buffet or potluck. If I partake I try to avoid anything that might lead down the salmonella road. Been there and don’t want to go back.
Mmmm, I make a similar one but it doesn’t call for garlic and paprika – I’m definitely throwing those in next time! Sounds like the perfect addition.
Ally recently posted..Housewife Algebra
I can’t eat at buffets. I don’t want tons of strange people even looking at my food.
myevil3yearold recently posted..Mashed or Baked
Totally get the whole potluck thing….whenever possible, I like to try and avoid food prepared by the cat lady (whose kitchen counters double as a litter box!!). You never know what kind of nasty mofos are out there pretending to be all prim and proper! Shit, remember that hoarder on Oprah years ago?! YIKES!
Back to the salad…
I do one like that, except use pecans and gorgonzola…and the vinaigrette is balsamic based! Balsamic/strawberries/gorgonzola….a heavenly combo! Gotta try it!
Your Almond and Strawberry Salad looks delicious. I wish someone would bring to me for lunch. Thank you for sharing and have a nice day!
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This looks so delicious!