Happy Monday! I hope you all had a food fun filled weekend. Ours started off on Friday night with an epic progressive dinner in which we hopped from house to house enjoying different courses. We didn’t plan the dinner around a theme and each course was a surprise so we had quite the smorgasbord of tasty cuisines.
Various types of unique bruschetta’s and an avocado daiquiri at Mixmaster Pearl’s.
A main course of shredded chicken and carne asada tacos on homemade tortillas in the LYK.
Last but not least, fabulous frozen chocolate crepes filled with chocolate mousse at our friends Marianne and Lindsey’s home.
More on some of these recipe’s later this week!
This super simple summer salad has a sweet crunch and is a perfect side dish for any BBQ or potluck.
You see, this was an accidental recipe. While half asleep one morning, I threw some left over vegetables from the refrigerator onto a salad for work and then later realized how tasty the combination of toppings was. I recreated it without lettuce (paying slightly more attention to what I was doing) the next day and ta-da – a tasty side dish!
Side note: Here are some random iPhone scenes from the weekend…
A gorgeous wall of yellow flowers that Chrissy and I stumbled upon.
A totally awesome classic song on a sign in my new favorite store: Leaping Lotus.
My succulent garden bird house that Chris built is blooming! Just in time for summer.
A very cranky kitty in an alley.
Enjoy this fresh salad along side BBQ’d pork, fish, steak, chicken or atop some lettuce for an easy lunch!
Raw Corn and Feta Salad
Ingredients
2 ears of white corn
1/2 cup crumbled feta
2 tomatoes, diced
1/2 avocado, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
1 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
Cut the corn off the cob and put in a medium bowl.
Whisk or use an immersion blender to combine the oil, balsamic, honey, Dijon, salt and pepper.
Toss corn with feta, tomatoes, and balsamic vinaigrette. Add avocado and toss lightly.
From the Little Yellow Kitchen,
Lauren
11 June, 2012 at 8:33 am
As if one terrifying cat in our alley isn’t enough (cough cough rambo)
As for the food… this looks AWESOME, and will be useful for the feta surplus in my fridge! (darn you buy-2-get-1-free sales at sprouts)
11 June, 2012 at 9:38 am
I love raw corn and feta – this sounds delicious:)
11 June, 2012 at 9:48 am
I love a fresh and light summer salad like this. Great combo of flavors in the dressing – balsamic sweetened up a bit by the honey and then, of course, the feta. Really YUM!
12 June, 2012 at 5:45 am
Thx for connecting with me on foodbuzz. I just subscribed to your blog feed and can’t wait to see what your next post will be!
12 June, 2012 at 8:17 am
Do it! And invite me over because I would like to have more of it
About the cat, this one was far scarier than even Rambo.
12 June, 2012 at 8:17 am
Thanks Liz!
12 June, 2012 at 8:18 am
Thanks CJ! Welcome to the LYK
12 June, 2012 at 8:19 am
Yep! I love the drizzle of honey in the balsamic. It’s a lovely touch of sweetness!
13 June, 2012 at 10:03 am
Thank you! We appreciate your comment and we are excited to share some great posts with you.