Tuesday, October 25, 2011

{Holy shit this is good!}

Noodles & Co. have a Greek salad with yogurt dressing that I looooove.
I've been craving it and tried to improvise my own version with ingredients I had on hand.
I still had  a small portion of my pizza toppings that I wanted to use up.

All that really needs to be said, is that after my first bite, I whispered to myself, 
"holy shit!!  this is good!"



I sautéed garlic, sundried tomatoes, pine nuts, spinach, cracked pepper, and sea salt in olive oil.



I boiled up shell macaroni to al dente, and sliced fresh red onion, yellow tomato, and cucumber.


Added it all together in a bowl, and then coated it with this lovely yogurt dressing.
(my kids drink this stuff!!  it's that good!)
~All natural
~No preservatives or MSG
~No artificial colors, flavors or added sugar
~65% less fat and 55% fewer calories than regular buttermilk dressing


A sprinkle of ground cheyenne  pepper and garlic powder was the final ingredient before I mixed it all together.
Oh people!!!  This was the most super wonderful combination of ingredients that my mouth has enjoyed for a long time. 
(the sundried tomatoes could have been left out...they were just ok)
I think the key is the dressing.

We will call this experimental salad of mine:
"Jolie's Holy Shit-Good" salad.



2 comments:

paula said...

ROCKIN GOOD! I'm going to put this on my menu for next week. Never tried this dressing so I'm excited.

Tracy said...

Yes, That's been my new fav dressing since I first tried it a year ago. :)
Thanks for the awesome recipe, Jol. Can't wait to try the JHSG Salad on the peeps. YUM!!