Absurdly huge salads are a specialty at “GiryaGirl HQ” especially nutrient dense ones like this simple, very flavorful one.
"1905" Inspired Lemon Garlic Salad - High Protein, High Calcium
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 cup spring mix
- 4 oz organic deli turkey Or use a mix of thinly sliced turkey and ham
- 1 oz parmesan cheese use the real stuff* shredded or sliced razor thin.
- 1 juice of half a lemon
- 3 garlic cloves pulverized!
- 1/4 cup manzanilla (green) olives and pimentos (sliced or pre sliced) green olives and pimentos (sliced or pre sliced)
- 1 T olive oil very good quality
Instructions
- I start with a GIANT bowl and add the spring mix. Then I slice or shred the meats into very thin strips before adding them to the bowl along with the cheese and the olives. Combine the garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil in a small blender or, pound with a muddler in a small bowl to fully mix the dressing. Add salt and pepper to dressing before drizzling it over the entire salad, then mixing everything well. The old school Manzanilla green olives and pimentos are very salty, so you may wish to be conservative when seasoning the dressing. Yes, they're good for many more things than just a classic martini or an early 1960s "fancy" garnish on deviled eggs.
- Enjoy immediately.
- This is basically a riff on the Columbia Restaurant 1905 salad which is traditionally prepared tableside.
Notes:
Recently I’ve rediscovered Parmesan Cheese… I picked up a little container of it from Whole Foods the other day–the sort I used to get with some regularity for making pesto. Unfortunately that day the fresh basil was nowhere to be found. I decided to add some to the top of my red sauce over zucchini noodles while doing a food study (every once in a while, I’ll track my food for a week to make sure I’m getting what I need in the right quantities). When I added the parm, I couldn’t believe the nutritional boost it gave the meal.
True Parmigiano Reggiano is made from the milk of cows who only eat grass (grassfed woo!) and is staggeringly nutritionally dense. A one ounce serving boasts an impressive 30% RDA of calcium along with 20% RDA of vitamin B12 and 9g of protein. It’s also high in magnesium, copper, and zinc among other minerals and contains ZERO carbs and zero lactose. Excellent Parmigiano Reggiano is available in giant wheels, blocks, and also pre-shredded. I love to use razor thin shavings of it when I have time.
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