Colorful Salad for Four.

Recipe and Photos by Isaac Winburne and Heydon Hatcher

Whether you are gearing up for a home-cooked meal with a robust guest list of extended family, fine-tuning your pumpkin pie recipe for a low-key gathering with friends, or just relishing a relaxing week off -- this recipe is for you! *Quick* and *easy* are key words here, especially if you are reading this post-celebrations when even the thought of cooking makes you tired. A simple farm-fresh salad prepared with minimal effort is what we all need to nourish ourselves this time of year. We are all laden with an abundance of engagements till the year's end, so here’s to delicious, nutritious, and effortless CSA meals that almost make themselves. Without further ado, Isaac’s “Holy Cow, It’s a Quick & Easy Late Fall Salad”.

The quickest of sides to pair with a burger.

Salad ingredients:

• 3 carrots, sliced thinly
• 2 medium watermelon radishes, sliced thinly in half circles
• 2 stalks of green onion, thinly sliced
• ½ jalapeno, very finely chopped
• 1 small head of butter lettuce, chopped
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 2 sprigs of mint, chopped
• 4 sprigs of parsley, chopped
• 1 sprig of dill, chopped
• 1 Claussen pickle spear, finely chopped

Dressing ingredients:

• Juice of one lemon, plus some zest from said lemon
• 1 shot glass of white wine vinegar
• 3 shot glasses of olive oil
• 1 tablespoon Claussen pickle juice
• 3 tablespoons of salt
• 1 tablespoon of pepper

Combine all salad ingredients, mix lightly. Dress salad with dressing ingredients in the bowl together, and toss thoroughly. Enjoy! This recipe serves about 4 folks.

Served with love.