dinner - strawberry salad

tonight we ate summer. oh what? well, this strawberry salad is what i imagine summer tastes like! so fresh, delicious, and amazing.

the recipe (here) also calls for feta, but our feta had gone bad, so we left it out and it was just as delicious without it! (i would also imagine it would be yummy with goat cheese..) and can i just say? you really want to give your almonds a little fry on a frying pan, because it makes all the difference and it is so absolutely amazing. and, last but not least, the dressing is something heavenly (we leave out the raspberry vinaigrette). 

if you are like me, and a little weary about salads with fruit/berries, please give this a try - you will not regret it!

i also made some mashed potatoes to go with some fried garlic chicken sausage.