Mató & Maple Syrup » salad http://www.matoandmaplesyrup.com Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:56:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Special dinner http://www.matoandmaplesyrup.com/2010/02/20/special-dinner/ http://www.matoandmaplesyrup.com/2010/02/20/special-dinner/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:19:29 +0000 alexandra http://www.matoandmaplesyrup.com/?p=405 I was so inspired by my husband’s gift that I had to make something quick but special tonight. Out came millet with cranberries and walnuts, accompanied by mushrooms stir-fried in garlic and butter and a salad made with spinach, blood orange, thinly sliced carrots, fennel, celery, radish, and seasoned with a lemon & olive oil vinaigrette. It was awesome.

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I know there are people who like eating each dish on their plate separately. But to me, it’s all about the mix of flavours. If I’m eating one main with two side dishes, each forkful has to have a third of each. The beauty for me is in the blending which always tastes better than the sum of each dish. So when I looked to these two salads, I didn’t hesitate. And this is what I had:

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