Day 289: Spring is Here and It's Delicious

So much good produce is in season now:  asparagus, artichokes, and peas.  So, for our salad tonight, I decided to forgo lettuce and spinach and those usual leafy greens and instead, used pea shoots.  If you haven't eaten pea shoots before, they are light, crisp, and taste just like sweet peas.

I also quartered a couple of handfuls of heirloom cherry tomatoes.  There were red, yellow, and dark green ones - each with its own flavor.  I also added a cucumber, a red bell pepper, an avocado, some celery, and a couple of baby beets.  Instead of using a bottled dressing, I made my own using the juice of a lemon, about 1.5 T olive oil, about 1 tsp sugar, and S&P to taste.  

For our protein, we took the easy way out.  Our local grocery store sells marinated pork tenderloin that had been pounded flat and it is delicious, especially when cooked on the grill.  So...that's what we did.

This was an easy, fresh, flavorful, and healthy dinner.  A great start to the week!