In the chaotic kitchen of a recipe developer, you get a food blog called FoodMayhem.
I'm Jessica, an Asian-American, born and raised in NYC, and that's Lon, my Jewish, white husband. While professionally trained as a French culinary- and pastry chef, many of FoodMayhem recipes are my attempt to preserve and share authentic Chinese and Taiwanese recipes learned from my mom. We don't eat Chinese food every day, so you'll get a little bit of anything we find delicious enough to share: from our Eastern European side; recipes and techniques learned from my restaurant days; restaurant reviews, food travel tips; and a few other juicy bits along the way. Welcome to FoodMayhem!
Have you had fresh strawberries with feta cheese before? If not, you’re missing out on a great combination. Try throwing together this simple salad, some mixed greens, fresh sliced strawberries, crumbled feta, and drizzle with an aged balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. Don’t forget to season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. It’s beautiful and elegant, but simple and not too fussy, like the perfect black dress that can be dressy or casual.
Mmmm, this is one of my favorite salads, although I’ve always made mine with chevre or bleu cheese. I think the salty feta would be amazing with strawberries though!!
I have to say fruit + veggie salads do not appeal to me. In my opinion you have to pick a side and run with it.
Interesting combo–I need to try this!
:O strawberries and feta cheese? that’s such a cool combination! i ended up using all of my strawberries to make fruit leather, but the next time I have strawberries, I’ll be combining them with feta! t hanks for sharing 🙂
Bill G, I’m on the opposite end on this…to me, the best salads are the ones with fruit and cheese in them: pear and blue cheese, goat cheese with beets and mandarin oranges….yum!
Pearl – home made fruit leather yum! Is that easy?
Kasi, making fruit leather is easier if you have a dehydrator, but I’ve made mine in a very low-temp oven too. My favorite’s peach. 🙂 The University of Georgia – my university! – has a great how-to here: http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/dry/fruit_leathers.html.
Strawberry and feta salads are a great way to enjoy spring!
Thanks for the fruit leather link!