My Mission:

I love cooking. I love baking. I feel like it's a wonderful outlet for my creativity and a way to warm the hearts of my loved ones. Days spent in my kitchen with my apron on and flour in my hair are my favorite days.
However- having struggled with my weight my whole life I've learned how to modify recipes for years. Now on Weight Watchers- I still cook delicious foods for my husband but I have tricks to shave off lots of fat and calories!
Allow me to share....

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Berry and goat cheese dinner salad with black cherry balsamic vinaigrette 8 PTS

Ron and I enjoy really good salads. Usually for lunch or when we go out to eat for dinner. I have been craving a good light fresh vibrant salad the past few days. So I made this one the other night. I calculated my portions to be about 7-8 points. It was so delicious that I'm making myself one for dinner again tonight (I'm cooking Ron a special Valentine's day dinner that I'm not interested in eating myself so.. yay! Salad!!)
Tell me this salad isn't GORGEOUS?!?!? It's just so pretty!! :)


What you need for the salad:
Clean, chopped up lettuce (we do romaine mostly)
fresh strawberries sliced up
dried cranberries
cashews (I probably would have chosen pecans or pistachios but we're out of both!)
garlic herb goat cheese

What you need for the vinaigrette:
black cherry balsamic vinegar (the yummy kind from Gustare I've mentioned before http://www.gustareoliveoil.com/)
light olive oil
a small squirt of brown mustard
a pinch or sea salt and ground pepper
(whisk together and pour over salad)
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