Shady Lady salad... must share.

Good evening, beautifuls!  One for the tum here.  It has only been after SO wanting to share this dish with you, and researching it a little to explain the gorgeous mood that it puts me in, that I realise it was a recipe I laughed out loud at a few weeks ago- that recipe was loosely translated as "Whore's Spaghetti"


I guess then, this makes this "Whore's Salad"! 



Salad Puttanesca ~ the Shady Lady salad

The story goes:  Puttanesca gets it's name because it was so quick and simple to make, prostitutes in southern Italy would quickly dash to make a bowl to revive themselves between clients.  As believable as this is (because it IS quick!), another description I found...  


"[Puttanesca is] a little salty (from the anchovies)... a little spicy (from the capers)... and a little fragrant (from the garlic & the olives)" 


... may also explain why the salty, spicy, fragrant ladies of Italian nights had a dish named after them.


This dish is rich in natural, health-giving fats, greens and power-packed protein; and bursts with mediterranean summer flavour.  We are lucky enough to buy here (UK) a jar of "Puttanesca"- anchovies, capers and black olives preserved in olive oil- from Waitrose- I hope in Australia, Woolies; or State-side, Wholefoods or TraderJoes, sell a complete jar too! The speed of the dish is because all these fiddly yet delicious ingredients, a staple of Italian cuisine, can be added together, as in Italy.


Dark green leaves, diced cucumber, tomato and onion, a generous squirt of lemon, and a protein serve like chicken breast (shown here) or- my favourite; it seems to intensify the flavour- tuna- complete the "Whores salad":  a delicious, body-enhancing dish.  


Enjoy!


How to:
Serves two for lunch or light dinner- no cooking required

• 4 handfuls baby spinach
• 2 handfuls mixed baby leaves and herbs
• 1/2 cucumber, de-seeded, diced
• 8 cherry vine ripened tomatoes, quartered
• 1/2 onion, I like red here, diced,
• 150g each person of cooked chicken breast or tinned tuna, organic/sustainable wherever possible
• 4 tablespoons Puttanesca mix or 100g mixed black olives pitted; capers, drained; anchovies, drained and crushed; with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Juice of 1/2 a lemon

Do it now!

1. Mix the protein with Puttanesca mix and lemon juice in a large mixing bowl. 
2. Add all other ingredients and toss.  
3. Divide between two serving bowls, garnish with cracked black pepper, and serve.

OM, that name!!! makes me giggle everytime.