Cranberry, Apple, and Avocado Salad

Pin It Now! An odd thing happened to me on the way to work today.

{I didn't freeze to death.}

I was fairly certain that it was going to happen. It. Was. Frigid. 


So cold that I didn't bother to put on makeup because I was certain that my eyes would water uncontrollably (sort of like what happens to me when I watch The Notebook- a most bizarre and abnormal occurrence, I assure you).

Today's recipe is brought to you by the letter: S for Splotchy-Complexion-That-I-Should-Still-Have-Worn-Makeup-Over. Ha. Kidding.             Kinda.

Today's recipe is indeed brought to you by the letter S, but not for the aforementioned reason, but for SALAD!!!

Have you ever been really excited about a salad? I mean really jazzed about the little bowl of healthiness.

A good salad sets the tone of the day. I mean. I just stared at the clock until it was lunchtime, so that I could eat the salad. And I didn't even make it to lunchtime. I devoured it at an unacceptably early time (which I will not share with you... Okay, so 10:30, twist my arm!), not because I was hungry, but because it looked so goshdern good.

You feel this way often about salads, don't you?! Okay, so it may just be me.

You'll very quickly see why I am exuberant over a bowl of roughage. BECAUSE IT'S DELICIOUS (hello?!) and I no longer have to feel overly guilty about lightly sampling one or two cookies devouring a plateful of cookies at Christmastime, a couple of weeks ago.


Cranberry, Apple, and Avocado Salad
Yields: 4-6 servings
Made possible because of: a-post-Christmas-gut / very-hungry-belly

Ingredients:
6 heads of romaine lettuce, chopped
1 avocado, cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch cubes
2 gala apples, chopped into 1/2 inch to 1 inch cubes
1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup roasted red pepper, diced
Honey Dijon Dressing
Feta cheese, optional

Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Do a happy dance because it tastes so darn good.