{"id":3841,"date":"2012-06-29T13:22:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T17:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=3841"},"modified":"2012-06-29T13:24:02","modified_gmt":"2012-06-29T17:24:02","slug":"eat-scrumptious-cherry-walnut-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/06\/eat-scrumptious-cherry-walnut-salad.html","title":{"rendered":"EAT Scrumptious: Cherry Walnut Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3110\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/files\/2011\/12\/dysfunctional-chef.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3110\" title=\"dysfunctional chef\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2011\/12\/dysfunctional-chef-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EAT THIS: Summer Salad &#8211; Cherry, Walnuts and Goat Cheese from your favorite Dysfunctional Chef !!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>I just returned from the corner fruit stand where I scored 2 pounds of fresh cherries, just in time to &#8216;cook up&#8217; a fabulous lunch.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Well &#8230; I don&#8217;t mean to imply that I am going to actually cook, as in turn on the oven.\u00a0 No way, especially given the fact that the temperature is on the rise (already over 90 degrees), and like &#8211; holy cow &#8211; the humidity, the heat index &#8211; whatever they call it, makes it feel like 150 degrees (okay, slight exaggeration).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Point being, I am going to toss up an incredibly delish salad for\u00a0 lunch today.\u00a0 Happily, I have all the ingredients handy, as well as the tools necessary.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Do they call things you cook with &#8216;tools?&#8217;\u00a0 Whatever you call it (cherry pitter?), you&#8217;re going to need something to remove those pits from the cherries!<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>CHERRY WALNUT SALAD<\/h3>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 (10 ounce) bag of pre-mixed salad greens (geeze louise, how easy is that?\u00a0 you don&#8217;t even have to chop it up and I think they pre-washed too).<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons raspberry vinaigrette (Please do read the label for calorie count on vinaigrette, because they range from almost nothing per tablespoon to 120 and more per tablespoon. Assuming you&#8217;re going the already made route.)<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup walnut pieces<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons dried cherries (adds the perfect tartness to the mix)<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 pound fresh cherries pitted (because they are in season and oh so delish)<\/li>\n<li>4 ounces goat cheese, slice<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 pound cooked chicken breast strips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Directions<strong>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Toss the salad greens, vinaigrette, walnut pieces and pitted and dried cherries into a large bowl. Divide salad onto plates.\u00a0 Place slice of goal cheese and a few strips of chicken breast on top!<\/p>\n<p>Looks beautiful, yes?\u00a0 And tastes delish!!! 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