I get complete nonsense reminders on my phone all the time. It’ll be 3pm (or 3am!) and my phone will pop up with random phrases like, “Call Sav,” “Plan blanc,” “Kitchen attach,” or simply, “Foot.” These are of course things that I have commanded Siri to remind me about and she completely botched. The problem is that I’ll say something into my phone, realize immediately that my phone recorded it wrong, and then think to myself, Oh, I’ll totally remember what “Plan Blanc” means 2 weeks from now. (I didn’t.) A couple days after that particular reminder, I remembered on my own that I needed to plan our summer block (Blanc) party. Call Sav was meant to say call Sarah. (Kitchen attach? Foot? Still no clue.)
The other thing I get are threatening messages in the morning, from myself, to myself. Things like, “Don’t you dare get back into bed Karen.” Or a slightly more encouraging suggestion, like “Answer 5 comments in 5 minutes!” (I hate when I get backed up on answering all your comments on the blog!) but then will follow up with a stern “Do it. NOW.”
I’ve been trying to change my night owl tendencies into early-morning tendencies, and apparently the only way to keep myself from hitting snooze and crawling back into bed is to threaten myself. So the theory is that when the alarm on my phone goes off at 4:30am, I will see the messages to myself and be so super motivated to get to work! Or something like that.
Maybe if I had this Raspberry Avocado Salad waiting for me I would be more motivated to wake up? (Okay, let’s be real, probably not at 5am. Try waffles. You guys know my rocky relationship with salad, and offering even the best salad that early in the morning is probably going to make me grumpy.)
How to make Raspberry Avocado Salad
This Raspberry Avocado salad is a winner guys. (as long as it’s not at the crack of dawn.) It’s so simple, but all the flavors come together into this amazing party in your mouth. It’s just romaine, red onion, goat cheese, avocado, and raspberries, topped off with some poppyseed dressing.
It’s of course endlessly adaptable, just like any salad. Swap the raspberries for blueberries or blackberries. Use butter lettuce or spring mix (or both) instead of (or in addition to) the romaine. If you are not a goat cheese lover, try feta or gorgonzola or blue cheese. But please, don’t skip the avocado. Make it a Blackberry Avocado Salad. Or a Strawberry Avocado Salad. Avocados just make the salad so creamy and add the perfect touch. Squeeze a lemon over the avocados if you have any time in between when you make it and serve it. I love a big green salad alongside grilled food in the summer time. Try this salad with this Slow Grilled Mustard Chicken, or this Grilled Chicken with Spicy Honey Bacon Glaze. Or alongside something more hearty like this Meatball Sub Recipe to lighten the meal! Make some of Aunt Shirley’s Famous Dinner Rolls too!! Oh man now I’m hungry. Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram One year ago: Pan-Seared Salmon with Cherry Tomatoes and Mozzarella Three years ago: Cream Cheese Chocolate Cupcakes Six years ago: Chipotle Black Bean Pizza with Goat Cheese and Avocados More salads I promise you will love! Copycat Cafe Zupas Poppyseed Dressing and Spinach Bleu Cheese Salad « if you love homemade salad dressings, make this poppyseed dressing to go with today’s salad!
Pineapple Spinach Salad « why limit spinach salad to strawberries??
Apple Gorgonzola Salad « just like the one from Buca di Beppo! I love this salad!
More salads from blog friends that you will love! Red Raspberry Spinach Salad from Taste and Tell Very Berry Salad with Honey Sweetened Raspberry Vinaigrette from Tried and Tasty Kiwi Berry Salad with Raspberry Poppyseed Dressing from Recipe Girl
