Pretty Simple Garden Bowl

Sometimes a simpler way of doing things dawns on me...

As part of the (long) process of weaning myself off processed foods, I recently began making my own dressings. But then I was becoming weary of getting a jar to make the dressing, making an oily mess, when all I really wanted to do was grab a convenient dressing bottle from the fridge.

So I gave up the step of getting the jar, and went straight to the salad bowl to start the salad preparations. I call it “Garden Bowl.”

For this Garden Bowl, I start by mincing about a one-inch section of a jalapeño pepper into the bowl, by using a garlic press.

I then add the base of the dressing:

     ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

     1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

     2 Tbsp honey

     ¾ tsp. sea salt

I step outside to cut some chives and thyme, and snip about a half dozen strands of chives into the bowl, and put in the leaves of the thyme, about the amount you see in the photo.

1 chopped tomato

1 small chopped green pepper

½ avocado

½ -3/4 c. alfalfa sprouts

and salad greens

If I had more time, I would prefer to purchase the salad greens whole and chop them myself, but life is busy and I opt for the convenient boxes of greens. I have a problem with the smell and taste of the bagged greens. I don’t know why they’re different, but they are, they taste packaged.

The base of the dressing is just a starting point. There are so many variations you can do with it. Sometimes I add orange juice to the liquids, I like the citrus flavors in the salad.

Luke 8:48
Then he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace."




All photos taken by me.