I love this salad.

For those that know me in person, you know this is HUGE to say.  I’m just not a big salad eater.  I really wish I was, but it’s just not my thing…{bizarre too since I have one sister who is a vegetarian and the other who CRAVES veggie sandwiches like I do pizza…}

But me?

Yeah, I’m all about meat, cheese, potatoes…..yep, that stuff.

Kinda wish I craved  salad every now and then.

So when I find a salad recipe that makes my skirt twirl, it’s bound to be good.  It just needs good “stuff”.  A good dressing, and/or good things in it.  Otherwise it’s just all a bowl of paper to me.

Sorry.

This salad will make you twirl ’til you’re dizzy.  It’s super simple, very few ingredients, and a great mix of salt and sweet.  The dressing is so dang good I just keep it in a mason jar to enjoy all week.  It’s not the healthiest dressing, but a little goes a long way, so enjoy the treat.

On Tuesday this week I did my once every 3 months venture over to the AWESOME Whole Foods Market by our house.  Grabbed a couple DELICIOUS smoked chicken quarters (let me say that again ~ DELICIOUS), and whipped up this salad for dinner….

Throw some walnuts, crushed ramon noodles, and butter in a pan (did I say butter? Yep, there is BUTTER) in this…

While that’s getting all tasty on the stove top, I mix up the dressing….

Go back and check those super tasty buttery morsels.  They are probably done about now, so turn them off to cool.

Give some attention to the chicken you picked up at the market this AM.  I used smoked chicken breasts because it just sounded good.  Obviously this salad can go with anything.

Dump the now cooled buttery goodness into a bowl with lettuce (yes I use the packaged spring mixes, variety helps me…), chopped broccoli, and green onions.

Save the crunchies you don’t use in a container in the fridge for the next day.

Pour on a little dressing and toss it up (remember, a little dressing goes a long way…)

Yum, yum, yum!

Hubs asked for his chicken cold on the side

I shredded mine and tossed it in (the kids ate chicken taken from both of our pieces with some fruit & mac and cheese ravioli)

Yep.

It’s good.

We had the leftovers the next night.  Hubs grilled a flank steak, and then I mixed together the same spring mix, the crunchy buttery bits, cucumber, feta, leftover whole wheat pasta, and the dressing. Honestly, you could add anything with this dressing and those crunchies, the world just ends up perfect when you do.

Yum all over again!

Click this for the recipe and make this soon.  Take it to a potluck. Your friends will love ya (and your skirts will twirl!)

(Haaaa, just noticed the name says “romaine toss”, I normally use spring mixes…. just sayin’).