| Many restaurants, as least where I live, have added | | | | tomato, seeded and chopped1 small bunch of green |
| chopped salad to their menus. I don't know why | | | | onions and tops, chopped1/3 cup (or more) of |
| chopped salad has suddenly become popular, but | | | | Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled (You may also use |
| may be due to the fact that it goes with everything | | | | Roquefort.)2 cups iceberg lettuce, |
| - beef, pork, chicken, and fish. Chopped salad can be | | | | choppedDRESSING:2 tablespoons extra light olive oil2 |
| a first course or a main course.A few weeks ago I | | | | tablespoons rice wine vinegar1/2 teaspoon Dijon |
| had chopped salad at a well-known Italian restaurant | | | | mustard1/2 teaspoon saltFreshly ground black pepper |
| and it was fabulous. Could I make it at home? I | | | | to tastePrepare salad ingredients, put them in |
| bought the ingredients, chopped the vegetables, and | | | | separate plastic bags, and refrigerate. Make salad |
| refrigerated them. Then I made the dressing. Just | | | | dressing and set aside. A few minutes before |
| before dinner I combined the ingredients in a large | | | | serving, combine the ingredients in a salad bowl, add |
| salad bowl, added the Gorgonzola cheese, and tossed | | | | the Gorgonzola cheese, the salad dressing, and toss |
| the salad.Here's my recipe and, if I say so myself, it's | | | | gently. Makes 6 generous servings. |
| as good as the restaurant salad. To cut down on | | | | Hodgson has been a nonfiction writer for 27 years |
| calories I dressed the salad lightly. If you want more | | | | and is a member of the Association of Health Care |
| double the salad dressing recipe. You may bring this | | | | Journalists and the Association for Death Education |
| salad to a picnic as long as you keep the ingredients | | | | and Counseling. Before she became a health writer |
| cold. For an even heartier salad add some grilled | | | | Hodgson was a food writer for the former |
| chicken or steak. This salad tastes like a BLT | | | | "Rochester Magazine" in her hometown of Rochester, |
| sandwich without the bread. Make a lot because your | | | | MN. Her 24th book, "Smiling Through Your Tears: |
| family will gobble it up!BACON, LETTUCE AND | | | | Anticipating Grief," written with Lois Krahn, MD, is |
| TOMATO CHOPPED SALAD WITH GORGONZOLA | | | | available from A five-star review of the book is |
| CHEESEINGREDIENTS:1 cup cooked pasta (tiny tube | | | | posted on Amazon. You will find another review on |
| pasta or tiny shells)1 2.8 ounce package of | | | | the American Hospice Foundation website under the |
| precooked real bacon pieces1 large beefsteak | | | | "School Corner" heading. |