“D’you want a snack?”
“Uhh, sure!”
“How about celery? We have lots!”
(Blank stare.)
“What, celery tastes good! And it’s healthy too!”
(Blink blink.)
“Okay… Umm, how about a sandwich then?”
I overheard this conversation between my younger brother and his best friend last week. They spent the day in true Spring Break style, twiddling their thumbs over video game controllers while trance beats thumped out of their laptop speakers.
Despite sharing lots of interests, the two teenagers still differed slightly in their tastes in food. Vegetables, specifically. My brother and I inherited the celery gene (it somehow leapfrogged our mother), whereas his best friend and most of the world… Well, didn’t.
So a few days later, I tossed together this salad with three of my brother’s favorite foods: celery, strawberries, and kale!
The sweet and savory ingredients blend really nicely in this salad! Add chicken or tofu for a more substantial meal.
- In a medium bowl, drizzle the balsamic vinegar over the kale, and toss to coat the leaves evenly. Add the strawberries and celery, reserving 2 teaspoons of each, and toss to combine. Plate and top with the remaining strawberries, celery, and the feta cheese.
I LOVE strawberries in salad… this looks like a perfect application!
Me too! One of my favorite salads is spinach, strawberries, grapes, candied walnuts, and chicken with a fruity balsamic vinaigrette. (Surprisingly, I found it on a pub’s menu!)
In my defense, I’ve eaten a lot of really awful celery in my life. This salad looks infinitely more edible… and not too heavy on the celery. =)
And also in your defense, my brother has a lot of crazy ideas — so you have every right to be wary of anything he suggests! :] The sweet strawberries distract a bit from the celery, so it mainly added “crunch” and not so much flavor. Maybe we can arrange for you to try it during your next break!
Strawberries make everything awesome. I’d love to!
So true. Okay, it’ll be on this summer break’s menu! Let me know when you’re coming over so I can visit too!
This looks great. I’ll have to try it sometime soon.
Thank you! I had fun making and eating it. I’d love to hear your thoughts, if you do try it!
I am actually not much of a celery fan, but this salad look delicious!! Your photos are gorgeous too, great job with the focus!
Thank you! I’m kind of obsessed with shallow depth of field right now. (Well, for the past 2 years. But who’s counting?)
YUM! Looks like my kind of salad. I’m making this immediately (great way to use up the rest of my celery). I rarely eat cheese, but I’m definitely adding some goat cheese to this. Thanks for the idea!
My pleasure! Goat cheese would be perfect. I usually favor that over feta, but I had run out just before making this salad. Oops. I’d love to hear what you think of it!
I made it last night for dinner 🙂 and even took pictures to show you! – I’ll repost your recipe so you can see them 🙂 I added a little olive oil to it in addition to the balsamic vinegar. Pretty taste-y. I had never tasted strawberries and celery together – very interesting mixture.
Sounds wonderful. I’m excited to see your photos and read what you thought of it!
I posted this salad a few days ago! http://fitnesscreatures.com/2013/04/05/crispy-curried-sweet-potato-coins/ Thanks again!
Looks great! My pleasure; I’m glad you enjoyed it!
This looks delicious! I am definitely going to have to make this recipe. Have you tried it with blueberries or any other fruits?
Thank you! I actually haven’t tried it with other fruit, but blueberries would probably work just as well. I’d love to hear what you think, whether you try the original or a variation!
YUMMY!! My youngest daughter LOVES any and all vegetables. She actually would choose them over sweets. Sigh….If only I had that problem! Maybe more salads like this one would help me! 🙂
What a wonderful daughter you have! I’m like you, I have to bribe myself with dark chocolate and brownies so that I eat all of my vegetables. Glad to hear I’m not alone!