Last year, I didn’t eat meat or drink alcohol (unless I was at Blue Hill in New York since I made the reservation in November) for the month of January. This wasn’t a resolution so much as a staving off death measure. For whatever reason, December 2011 was so wet it required a Dryuary. Fortunately, December 2012 wasn’t quite so crazy and a full on Dryuary wasn’t required. But here’s a salad I’ve come to think of as the salad I eat with Rebekah. We made it together on a girl’s night recently and lately it’s worked its way into the assemblage/weeknight/healthy eating lineup. There’s lots of flavor and plenty of protein. 4 cups of greens (I like arugula, butter lettuce and romaine, probably because that was what was on hand) 2 ounces of feta; crumbled 4 ounces chickpeas 4 ounces olives 2 whole oranges; segmented 4 carrots rough chopped and steamed dressing 2 tablespoons olive oil salt (to taste- for me, around ¼ teaspoon) pepper (to taste- for me, around ¼ teaspoon) 1 tablespoon honey orange juice from the waste from segmenting the oranges 4 ounces fresh herbs (mint, thyme, parsley or some combination thereof are great) Steam the … Continue reading →