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Poppy Seed Pear Salad with Roasted Almonds
This is a refreshing spring salad that is easy to make and has a fun “do it yourself” feel. Set out bowls of diced pear, chopped roasted almonds and lettuce. Mix individually in bowls and drizzle with poppy seed dressing.
Diet – Dressing is high in fat, but no saturated or transfats. To reduce fat content, use a half-serving or make your own with low-fat yogurt and poppy seeds or olive oil, lemon juice and poppy seeds.
Vegan – Yes!
Ingredient List: Bartlett or Bosc pear, lettuce (your choice), roasted chopped almonds, Brianna’s Poppy Seed Dressing.
Asparagus Gruyère Tart
I’d been eyeing this recipe since I got my new cookbook, but they were out of frozen puff pastry at Safeway. I finally found some this week, so I decided to make it. This is definitely not a low fat, healthy recipe! The main offender is the frozen puff pastry, but it’s what makes this recipe simple. Gruyère is a super expensive Swiss cheese. I didn’t feel like spending $15 for a small brick of Gruyère cheese, so I substituted it for sliced aged Swiss (found in the cheese aisle with sliced deli cheeses) that was only $2.50. Since the cheese will be melted anyway, this actually made it quicker since you just have to lay the slices out over the pastry. I love asparagus, and after my last asparagus disaster, I was really happy to have found a good recipe this time.
Diet – Consider this a splurge or pass on the whole recipe! 
Vegan – I’m not sure how great vegan cheese would melt with this recipe, but it’s worth a try, because the asparagus is so good. Instead of using puff pastry, make a vegan pastry pie crust recipe.
Ingredient List: asparagus, frozen puff pastry, Gruyère cheese (substitute with sliced aged Swiss), olive oil, salt.
Cook book: Everyday Food: Great Food Fast by Martha Stewart Living Magazine
