Ahhh yes, it’s the quiet ecstacy of a weekday lunch at home. Arugula salad with grilled corn, black beans, pepper jack, walnuts, avocado, grape tomatoes and popcorn with parmesan peppercorn dressing. And Lebanese lentil soup from Chef Rita – my fabulous and gorgeous neighbor here on the Lower East Side. Aaahhh.
Otherwise known as “throw-it-in-a-bowl-and-dress.” But let me say that the little extra effort to shave the corn off a cob and sauté it in butter and salt for five minutes will turn this salad into a taste sensation you think must be off the black market, it’s so good. It makes your Muzak into Mick Jagger, your fish sticks into Katsu-ya sushi, your Bud Light into a Fat Tire, your… well you get it.
And yes, I did say POPCORN. Newman’s Own microwave light butter flavor, to be exact. Push the envelope people. Pop the corn. Trust Punky on this one – it’s like crack in your salad.
Does crack taste good in a salad?
Nevermind. You know what I mean.
Serve and Enjoy!
wuv,
Sam