Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Love in a bottle of Berry's Vinaigrette

Monday left me drained yesterday with too much to do, so today I have a full pantry, but no energy to spend too much time cooking. I open the fridge and a quick and delicious dish came to mind. 

Today's menu:  Grilled Chicken and Spinach salad with strawberries, avocado and berry's vinaigrette. 

Perfect, but I'm too lazy to go to the store to buy the vinaigrette, so I will have to make it myself. Here is the recipe that I did for a delicious, quick and healthy berry's vinaigrette. 

Ingredients: 

1/2 cup of blueberries, strawberries and raspberries (I actually thawed out a cup of frozen berry's mix from Trader Joes) 
1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 tbsp Trader Joe's Organic Mustard (the recipe called for Dijon Mustard, but I used regular organic)
1 tsp local honey
1 tbsp minced garlic (or one big clove minced) 
Salt and pepper to taste (I don't use much salt on anything, and this was not a problem since the recipe already has so many strong flavors. 

Now, le'ts make magic happen: 

The making is super easy. Basically, throw everything on a blender and using the "pulse" button mix it all. 

DELICIOUSNESS! 

To make my salad, I just threw some spinach, chopped pecans, avocado, strawberries, raisins and the berry's vinaigrette, and it was perfect! 

"Fall in love all over again everyday!"