Thursday, June 30, 2011

Salad Boat

I am convinced that romaine lettuce was created just for this recipe, and maybe the Caesar Salad came after!
Regardless, this lettuce is the perfect shape for what we love to make and eat at YogaMeDo, the Salad Boat.

This crunchy delight has 50% of your daily needs for Vitamins A, K, and C, not to mention the 16 other essential nutrients.  Amazing to think all this goodness can fit inside one serving of Romaine lettuce!

How to Prepare:
1.  Just pick your favorite vegetables and dice them up.  Carrots, bell peppers, scallions, edamame, beans, peas, corn, and whatever other bite size wonders you have on-hand will do.  Once they are diced into small pieces put them in little bowls with a spoon for serving.
2.  Peel the leaves of the Romaine lettuce head one at a time from the core.  Wash and pat dry, careful not to break the stem (no one wants a leaky boat).
3.  Begin filling the inside cavity of the Romaine leaf with your diced veggies and more.
4.  Once the boat is full, drizzle some of your favorite dressing on top.

Here comes the best part, turn the boat towards either end and take a big bite, and then another, and another! 
Don't worry there are plenty of leaves for everyone!

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