This extremely simple salad would be such a big treat at Haven. I can’t get decent veggies in Assiniboia most of the year and when the lettuce and tomatoes are decent, I’m going into town so rarely that a salad can be had maybe one or two days a month. I’m always ecstatic when Caroline and Charles have enough produce to share!
Here, fresh veggies are easily accessible and super cheap so I’m making an effort to make salads more regularly. This one is super basic and really doesn’t have much in it; romaine lettuce, tomato, red onion, turkey ham, and Oaxaca cheese. I don’t buy salad dressing, so I made one with oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, salt, pepper, and a little garlic powder. Not as good as the one I make with balsamic vinegar and honey Dijon, but still tasty!
Simplistic deliciousness!
I’m not fond of vinegar as a food so I make my dressing with lemon or lime juice. I do use vinegar as a fabric softener, though. It takes out any remaining soap so leaves my clothes very soft. No, they don’t smell like vinegar when done.
I love a flavoured vinegar like apple cider or especially balsamic, but you need a little sweetness to balance out the acidity.
I also use (white) vinegar in laundry at Haven because the water is so hard there. It’s also great for cleaning and, no, my house doesn’t smell like vinegar any more than your laundry does. 😀