Alas, salad

I had a beautiful weekend and to mark the end of such a beautiful time, I have made a good meal to go with it. Alas, I have made a colourful, fulfilling salad. I haven't eaten since 5pm yesterday and it is now twenty hours later. So yes, I am rather hungry and need to satisfy my sweet and salty tooth simultaneously. I just came back from the market and bought lots of fresh, organic goodies; fit for a foodie.

I'm going to call this salad: "Jared's Arugula Salad w/ Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette." I know, the name strays from my usual creativity, however, I must pay dues to the brother I never had. Jared absolutely loves arugula and the other ingredients I have chosen to put in this salad. Also, he's the one who showed me how to make this dressing. He likes more balsamic, I like more oil, he likes more lemon, I like more pepper. We have our differences, but on the whole, we KNOW food.

Ingredients:
Makes ONE serving. Dining alone for one, baby.
2 cups of organic baby arugula leaves
2-3 tbsps. of extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. of aged balsamic vinegar
7 grape tomatoes, halved
3 slices of proscuitto
1 handful of organic green raisins
1 lemon wedge
1 tsp. of honey
1 tsp. of brown sugar

Directions:

1)Wash n' spin arugula, plate it
2)Slice grape tomatoes in half
3) Tear proscuitto into pieces
4) Toss raisins onto the plate
5) Have fun and arrange your food the way you want it to look. =)

How to make the dressing:
This is probably my favourite dressing; it is so good that I never want to eat store- bought dressings again.
In a bowl or glass, pour in olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper to taste, honey, brown sugar and then stir vigorously. Do a dance while you stir, it will make it more fun. =) I was listening to Iron and Wine when I was making this.




Enjoy! Alas, salad! (It's supposed to rhyme when you say it. Think French accent.)