Strawberry, Walnut Salad

Growing up, this was my favorite salad my mom would make. It was also the beginning of my love for onions. I remember when she first made it, I was about 10 years old. I looked at the salad with sliced onions on it. Yuck, I thought (of course, I would not have dared told my mom that) but she must have read the look on my face. Try it, she said. Oh my, how those sweet strawberries and onions did a dance in my mouth!

So simple, yet delicious!

Mom was right....again :)

Strawberry, Walnut Salad

1 pint of strawberries, sliced
1 small onion (spring, or purple), thinly sliced
1/4 cup of walnuts, chopped
1 head of lettuce or spinach, washed and cut or broke in bite size pieces

Place lettuce in a bowl, top with strawberries, onion, and walnuts. Toss and top serve with strawberry or raspberry vinaigrette.

Substituting

While at the Gluten Free Expo in Asheville, NC, I had the pleasure of  listening to Beth Hillson speak about gluten free baking. It was great! One thing she covered was substitutions. Here are some suggestions that she gave for substituting boldly!

Flour........ Gluten Free Flour mix + gum
Milk......... Soy, hemp, or almond milk
Butter....... Margarine, coconut oil, or organic shortening
Eggs......... Flax gel, chia seeds, puréed tofu, applesauce, or psyllium

For more information, see her blog http://glutenfreemakeovers.com/

Or purchase her books click here

Gluten Free Waffles

1 1/2 cup of Gluten Free Flour Mix
1 cup of milk or alomond milk
3 tbsp of molasses 
2 eggs
1/3 plus 2 tbsp of oil
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla

Whisk ingredients to get her until well blended. Set aside for ten minutes while waffle iron heats. 

Pour batter onto the heated waffle iron (mine takes about a 1/3 cup) and cook until the waffle is crisp and golden brown.  Serve with fruit and or your favorite syrup!