This is really four recipes in one that will add so much flavor and creativity to an endless array of meals. You’re getting 1) the salad recipe; 2) a delicious and easy preparation for making homemade croutons (you’ll never go back to store-bought); 3) an easier (and healthier) way to make crispy bacon in the oven and; 4) a versatile avocado dill dressing that goes with countless salads, while also being a tasty condiment for sandwiches and toasts.
Summer Quinoa Salad
I love the Japanese philosophy and artistic expression of wabi-sabi: appreciating the beauty in the imperfect. We don’t appreciate the beauty of imperfection in Western society, so we have to take the initiative to cultivate it for ourselves and within the communities and cultures to which we belong. What does this have to do with Summer Quinoa Salad? Nothing, except that the day I created this recipe, I was reminded of the concept of wabi-sabi and wanted to pass it along.