quoi de neuf – An Amazing Chickpea Green Goddess Salad!
Welcome to this Wednesday’s quoi de neuf. This is the fifth edition of quoi de neuf and it’s been quite an easy, chill week so far. I’m actually quite enjoying the calmness of the misty rain. And the smell of the lilac tree blooming. Not a lot going on, or a lot to share, except an amazing chickpea green goddess salad! Otherwise, just taking it easy. Hope you are too!
Doing
Enjoying our new shipment of wine from Castello di Amorosa in Napa Valley! We visited them during our anniversary trip to San Francisco, what a beautiful, special winery. We had so much fun in the tasting room and needless to say, joined the wine club! We savored the 2016 Merlot Monday night, it was so good. Someday, I know, we will go back.
Reading
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. I just started this whimsical book about a café in Tokyo which allows it’s customers the chance to travel back in time. I really enjoy Japanese fiction, years ago I was addicted to Banana Yoshimoto’s books, I believe I’ve read them all. In fact now, I’d like to go back and read them again and start checking out some more Japanese fiction. More books to add to my list!
Watching
Over the weekend I watched the Earful Tower’s Oliver and Jay Swanson cross Paris from east to west live. I tuned in about an hour in and watched the remaining three hours. I love feeling like I’m there, and I love that it was live! Also, I watched another of Oliver’s live Pub Quizzes on Saturday with the Eiffel Tower as he and Lina’s backdrop… good times.
Still watching/listening to Chillhop on YouTube. Love that little raccoon!
Wearing
I really want to order this Rafia Top from Anthropologie. Very cute with the puffy, ruffled sleeves, kinda Gwyneth. Also digging these loafers, they would be très cool if I ever make it back to work.
Cooking
My Garden Green Bean Soup turned out très délicieux I must say, and if you are a fan of green beans, you must try it! I made some adjustments, the original posted recipe has been updated. And here’s a happy accident, uncovered by cleaning out the fridge, an amazing chickpea green goddess salad. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
An Amazing Chickpea Green Goddess Salad
Ingredients
- 1 large kale leaf stem removed, chopped
- 1 large romaine leaf chopped
- 1 handful baby spinach
- ½ cup cucumber chopped
- ½ cup canned chickpeas drained
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1 tsp olive oil
- salt, pepper, sharp paprika or smoked paprika to taste
Green Goddess Dressing
- ½ cup Greek yogurt, 2% fat
- ½ cup olive oil mayonaisse or Vegenaise
- ½ cup parsley leaves chopped
- ½ cup cilantro leaves chopped
- 1 tbsp thyme leaves
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp tarragon vinegar
- 1 tsp capers
- 1 tbsp water
- salt, pepper
Instructions
- Place the greens on a salad plate and top with the cucumber and onions.
- Heat olive oil in small pan. Next, toss chickpeas with paprika and salt, add to pan and sauté until crisped. Dress salad generously with Green Goddess, top with chickpeas and, as ma sœur says, feel the healthy!
Green Goddess Dressing
- Add all ingredients to food processor and pulse until smooth. Alternately, Add ingredients to large bowl and blend with an immersion blender – less mess!
Notes
À bientôt!
Limer le chillhop moi-même! Accro! fiction japonaise hein? toujours quelque chose de nouveau à apprendre de et sur vous! Soignée! ajoutant à ma liste de lecture
regardera Earfuls tour aujourd’hui tout en faisant nettoyer la soupe de réfrigérateur et le pain de patate douce! mocassins mignons!… de la peau de la mort! ;>
Chill ma soeur – didn’t order le loafers, I would have checked first 👍 You should read some of Banana’s books. Something with the Japanese fiction, it just sort of puts you there, in a dream world, I always feel like I’m there. Love the soups and salads de refrigerator! 😘