spring is such a sweet
but busy time
spent plundering garden centers with
overflowing trays of brilliant color
and their earthen scented ride in the backseat home.
winter coats and moods are shrugged off
and all is airy and new..
{ here is my view from the Back Door, c ♥ ! }
{ Please visit the lovely Celi at thekitchensgarden where she is celebrating everyone’s views from their back doors. }
dust in mind’s corners are swept
rugs are shaken.. cushy cushions cheer and sun umbrellas taunt the rain clouds
{ even in rain.. we smell the scent of spring in the air }
thoughts drift to memories of
fresh herbs and cracked pea pods, lettuce greens
just plucked
from a garden
fresh
pure
simple
light..
just like this Wild Black Walnut and Honeyed Rhubarb Salad
♥
First spring peas..
Crunchy, peppery radishes..
A little spring picnic for one..
A simple dressing..
- wild black walnuts (or regular)
- 3/4 lb rhubarb
- 1/4 cup honey
- salad greens
- radish, sliced thinly
- chevré (goat cheese)
- sweet spring peas
- hearts of palm, sliced
- edible pansies (pesticide free)
- Dressing
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- Fleur de Sel with herbs d'provence, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- Preheat the oven to 450F with one rack in the upper third of the oven and one rack in the lower third. Line a baking pan with non-stick aluminum foil. Rinse and cut the rhubarb in 3/4" lengths and place in the pan. Drizzle the honey over the rhubarb and toss to coat. Bake on the top rack of the oven for about 5 minutes or until softened. Let cool.
- Meanwhile, toast the walnuts on the lower baking rack until lightly browned and fragrant, also about 5 minutes. Let cool.
- Arrange the greens on individual serving plates. Arrange rhubarb, walnuts, radish slices, chevré, peas, hearts of palm and edible flowers amongst the greens.
- Shake all dressing ingredients together, drizzle over each salad and serve.
Beautiful shots and what a lovely view from your balcony. I wou;d love to sit out there with you and share such a beautiful salad 🙂
Smidge! OH so very beautiful looking at Spring through your lens! Yours words, always…and these Images! Oh so LOVELY! My heart did a contented sigh this morning…thank you!…the view from your back window, petals unfuling, paths that curve, your picnic for one, the peace on your porch, al just so very lovely a breath of Spring. (Again, your photos are just Beautiful!!) another contented sigh, another thanks…and love. good morning, friend xoxo
Hi, spree! It’s just so wonderful to see you here.. sending hugs!! xx
Gorgeous photos – looks delicious! Your verandah is so welcoming too.
Lovely pictures! And such a nice salad. I love black walnuts – they have more taste than the regular kind, IMO. Really fun post – thanks so much.
Gorgeous salad. Where did you get the wild black walnuts? Do you really have Spring peas already? My lettuce was sown in the fall and is half the size of yours, but bigger than anyone else’s here.
Have you seen that The Canadian Food Experience Project has started! It would be wonderful if you were a part of it!
🙂
Happy gardening!
Valerie
Hi, Valerie! I was totally set to join you but forgot with the rush of travel plans.. I’ll come take a look shortly, it sounds like fun! Those black walnuts and peas etc are all from Blush Market, I’d love to grow my own, but am always on the go to the lake so I can’t grow anything that requires a lot of TLC, some day I hope to have a full veggie garden:) xx
This post made me feel so cheery and happy for warm weather in backyards with a nice salad and a cold beverage!! Your backyard is lovely, as is your garden and this salad!! YUM!
You have a lovely view from your back door and your photos are beautiful
Every thing about this post is delightful! Your salad, your simple dressing, and above all, your little spring picnic for one. What a great way to celebrate spring!
I love your photos and the fresh spring salad! So colorful and vibrant!
Beautiful! Glad to see that Spring has made it up your way.
What I wouldn’t give for Spring to be back here 😀
Cheers
CCU
It’s lovely to see that it’s now warm enough for you to be sitting outside. Your garden is beautiful and the view from your backyard is stunning. It’s so green and pretty and I love the winding path. And no more snow! xx
Beautiful flowers!
How absolutely divine, both the salad and your glorious garden! and those pansies! This was a truly gorgeous post Barb. I can just imagine you having a lovely glass of chilled white in that wonderful chair, just sitting and thinking.. thank you for letting us peek into your world. c
I love your garden view. It is so peaceful and full of fresh flowers and I can almost smell the scent of cut grass from here. I think that this easy and simple salad would be perfect for a picnic. Take care, BAM
Barb, your garden and the surrounding area is just so beautiful and inviting. It definitely looks like spring has made a solid appearance. Beautiful–as is this lovely salad. You do everything with such a flourish, Smidge! I love this. 🙂
Beautiful Barbara, just beautiful. Love all your gorgeous photos…enjoy this lovely time of year.
Oh how wonderful! Looks like all the things I love and more.
A wonderful post, Barb. Such a beautiful salute to Spring. Your yard, garden and deck views/photos are just incredible. Spring has definitely arrived and you have certainly taken advantage. Bring on Summer! You’re ready.
As always, such inspirational photos, Barbara. 🙂
I am not much into rhubarb but I like your treatment of it. Definitely going on my “to make list”.
Thanks for sharing the gorgeous views from your back door.
You are already harvesting peas, I am jealous, mine are just flowering. What are the plants behind your lovely lettuce?
Hi, Norma! My garden has a few new plants to replace the unsuccessful ones from last year:) I decided to try Saskatoon and Blueberry Bushes.. so wish me luck:)
Nice salad! I just had cooked rhubarb with stichelton cheese sprinkled on top, but I think I like your salad more 😉
Wonderful photos – every single one. What an oasis you have there! 🙂
what a beautiful garden!
and your plate is full of spring colours and goodies. would happily eat up that salad!
Love everything about this .. Barbara, especially you porch – would love to sit there with a nice chilled white and just let time pass by and talk about everything. This salad will sit well … too.
Love the presentation on the salad.
Lovely and the salads, look so inviting. Enjoyed the photos and will try the salad.
Perfect timing Smidge, my friends just gave me a bunch of rhubarb but I had to freeze them as we were off to DC. Do you think this would work with previously frozen rhubarb? I have a brunch on Sunday that I’d love to make this for.
What gorgeous views, it’s no wonder the poetry just flows from you.
Gorgeous, Gorgeous!!! Fabulous combination of salad goodies. And what a lovely, inviting back-porch view. Of *course*. 🙂 xo!
What great pictures leading up to an absolutely awesome salad!
It seems like only yesterday you were sharing pictures of snow and icicles! How lovely and green everything is now. The salad kind of encapsulates it all 🙂
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