So it turns out I am a trivia prodigy.
I don’t look like much, but this noggin is jam packed with nothing but useless facts.
At first, I was nervous to join my dad’s trivia team last because I felt a bit rusty. I haven’t really had to exercise the cortices of my brain that house this type of knowledge.
But once I got going, I just started slinging answers left & right. I know that the U.S. won the 2011 yacht club championships (I am elite). I know that Norfolk, VA is home to the largest naval base in the U.S (Excellent military wife right here). I know that the Memphis airport handles more cargo than any other southern city (I would have been kicked out for answering this incorrectly). I am simply a trivia STAR! Among my many other talents.
But I must admit I didn’t know that Gouda was from the Netherlands & for that I feel like I must shut down this food blog.
Time: 30 minutes (prep + cooking) | Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 4-6 cups of packed spinach leaves
- 1 cup of green lentils
- 2 pears, sliced thin
- 1/2 cup of walnuts
- 1.4 cup of dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup of feta cheese
- S+P, to taste
- Balsamic Vinaigrette, for serving
How to:
- Cook lentils according to package directions, drain + set aside
- Toast walnuts in a skillet over low heat for 4-5 minutes
- In a bowl, combine spinach + lentils + pears + walnuts + cranberries + feta + S+P + some vinaigrette
- Serve room temp or chilled
- Shove literally all of this in your mouth it is guilt free
I love the combination of flavors. Sounds delicious!
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Thank you, thank you! Such a yummy salad!
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Eeek – you are SO on my wavelength – I have just posted a ‘non lasagne, lasagne’ with green lentils replacing half (or all!) the meat.
And my next post will be a walnut and Cranberry salad – shame we’re on different continents – I can see us opening a resto…….I am a bit behind reading post, so sorry if I have missed some of yours as I had no net for almost three weeks!
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Ughhhh yes!!! I need to do your lentil lasagna. What a great idea.
& ummm I’d love to open a resto with ya! If we’re ever in each other’s neck of the woods, we simply must whip up some things together!
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OH my – that wold be great fun, you and me in lentil heaven – they eat a lot of ‘Puy’ (green) lentils here in France, and little black ones too, that I am on the lookout for recipes with. I have a really interesting veggie moussaka coming up in a couple of weeks when I get back to the UK to test it on my daughter xx
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I love the combination of ingredients, especially the lentils. My kind of salad.
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Why thank you! I hope you give it a try!
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What an interesting combination of ingredients. Love them all!
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It certainly is, but somehow it all came together!! Thanks for reading!
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Great idea!
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Why thank ya!
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Sounds tasty Ms Trivia Queen!! And NO, you cannot shut down this blog just ’cause you didn’t know Gouda was named after a town in the Netherlands!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Your punishment now is to make something with Gouda and to blog it with it’s history!! (And that’s more trivia for us to learn!) 🙂 🙂
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Hahahaha that’s actually an excellent punishment & is now going on the meal plan!!!!
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Awesome! Can’t wait to see what you come up with!! 😀😀
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Looks delicious!! 🙂
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I appreciate it!
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All about some leftover lentils on a salad but never thought to combine them with pear. Thanks for the inspiration!
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