Strawberry spinach serving of mixed greens is my informal begin to spring in light of the fact that—and I believe it’s significant that we speak the truth about this—a March or early-April spring is certainly not a genuine article when you live in the upper Midwest.
Gradually, notwithstanding, my little yard turns greener, and I notice my plate of mixed greens longings moving endlessly from warm garnishes like the lentils and cooked vegetables in this Lentil Salad with Roasted Cauliflower or the sautéed potatoes in this Pea Salad to ones that are particularly lighter and more splendid: strawberries, poppy seeds, feta.
Another impetus for my abstract begin to “spring” (and I am not in any case going to imagine that I am embarrassed about this): the strawberry poppy seed plate of mixed greens at Panera returns. Gracious upbeat day!