Summer. It’s the time when no one feels like cooking indoors, and quick meals are essential! I’ve really been struggling with meals – nothing sounds good! Now that my garden is finally producing lettuce, I am eating more salads!
This salad was a winner this week. It is loaded with veggies, and the potatoes make it a little more filling.
Grilled Asparagus, Brussels Sprouts and Potato Salad
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Salad:
10 baby potatoes, halved
1 bunch asparagus, washed and trimmed
20 small Brussels Sprouts
Cherry tomatoes (optional)
Cheese (optional)
Olive oil
Salt
Salad Greens
Tarragon Salad Dressing:
1/4 cup tarragon vinegar
1/4 cup garlic infused olive oil (or regular olive oil)
2 cloves roasted garlic, chopped, or 1 tsp garlic powder
salt/pepper to taste
Prepare a grill or grill pan. Cut the potatoes in half and place on a grill. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Grill for 5-8 minutes, until lightly cooked.
Add the asparagus and Brussels Sprouts and brush them with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Grill for another 5-10 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes.
Remove from the grill and let rest until cool enough to handle. When cool, cut into bite sized pieces.
Prepare the salad dressing – coming the oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper. Mix well.
In a bowl, place your choice of salad greens on the bottom and add some of the grilled veggies, and salad dressing.
Easy peasy!
There is a lot of green in this salad, but believe me, it is good!
Even if you add some cheese!
I packed this up in a glass jar for lunch.
I love lunches that help me get more veggies in my life – it is an ongoing process for me, but having summer veggies available definitely helps!
This is being shared with Fit and Fabulous Fridays,Freaky Fridays, and Summer Salad Sundays.
That looks so good Jane! Never thought to add potatoes to salad but it would really add some stick-to- the ribs-iness. What is it about grilling vegetables that makes them taste so wonderful?
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I know, I love grilling! It really does make everything seem so much tastier!
I love all the photos in this post, and agree with the sentiment that now is NOT the time to be cooking
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Thanks! We are getting into the time of year now where it will cool off about 4 pm and sometimes we will have an afternoon storm (it is our monsoon season now!), so that is nice!
Jane, in the summer like we have, the sun is our stove, really. I think if I put my ham outside it would cook faster than inside in the oven…:) Anyway, salad is great. I love adding potatoes to any salads, and dill… The only question I have: where did you get brussels sprouts?
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Just at my local grocery store! I think we probably have different seasonal food than you too
Everything here is available at different times because of our climate 
Mmm…sounds like a great combo! I love summer salads—they’re just way easier to eat in nice weather!
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My SIL loves brussel sprouts, I’ll have to make this for her next week for one of her lunches!
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mmm this looks so good! I love brussels!!
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Such a great combo!
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I think this sounds fabulous. Pinned.
and by the way, I hope your husband wasn’t assigned to film the Aurora shootings. Such a horrible and tragic event to watch, let alone be there to witness the grief first hand.
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Oh of course he was … we woke up to a 3am phone call the morning of … and then he proceeded to work a 21 hour day yesterday, and is back out there today! Sigh … I know that is what it means to be married to a photo journalist, but it still is tough.
In fact there was an interview with one of the kids that was shot that apparently was shared with all the local stations, and he was the one who did the interview.
I think I know which interview. :/
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This is gorgeous Jane! Thank you for sharing at Fit and Fabulous Fridays!
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