When we went to Ireland we looked around everywhere for salads and greens, and it wasn’t easy for me who’s allergic to a lot of pesticides, and not only need to eat a lot of greens – I also need to eat organic fruit. But finally in Dublin we happened upon Chopped – a chain of restaurants that make really nice chopped salads.
You picked your greens, you picked your other ingredients like goat’s cheese and walnuts – my favorite! The cook then put everything on a large chopping board and chopped everything together using a Mezzaluna, one of these half-moon knives. Finally the cook put everything in a large bowl and mixed it together with a vinaigrette. It was delicious, and a brilliant concept!
I googled a kitchen store in Dublin (The Kitchen Whisk), and went and bought a really nice Mezzaluna for ourselves. Now we have chopped salads almost every day! We chop chop chop everything – cheese, broccoli, greens, veggies – and the salads are ready in no time, and taste so good! All because of this simple utensil that I hadn’t even thought about using before… I love traveling and finding new inspiration in this way!