Wednesday, June 20, 2012

First Day of Summer with Summer Berries, Arugula and Avocado Salad Recipe


Home Made Granola Parfait

Today marks the first day of summer.  How do you plan to kick off your summer?  I think it’s nice to jump start the day with a scrumptious Home Made Hazelnut Granola Yogurt Parfait for breakfast, that’s also good enough to be a dessert!

The Lake at the Park

I love spending time at the park with my kids, especially a park that has a gorgeous lake such as this one.

At the Park

Bubble fun is one of my kids favorite.  Pop pop pop….

At The Beach

Or, a relaxing day at the beach.


Berries and Avocado Salad

A nice and refreshing Berries, Arugula and Avocado Salad to keep you energized. 

Black Currant Fizz

Wash it all down with a glass of Black Currant, Meyer Lemon and Mint Fizz.

Baby Girl Food Styling

And have all my work (at least the food styling part) done by my Precious Baby Girl!  Priceless! 

All these images are from my recent Instagram posts.  Smile    If you're interested to follow me on Instagram, my user name is AmyTong_

Wish you all a beautiful and fun summer!


Last but not least, I’m submitting this post and recipe to the Wake Up Breakfast with California Avocados Link-Up party hosted by Dine and Dish and Cookin’ Canuck.  I can’t wait to check out what others are cooking!



Summer Berries, Arugula and Avocado Salad:

Serves: 2

1 Lemon, zest and juiced
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
kosher salt and pepper
3 cups baby Arugula
1/2 cup Strawberries, dices
1/2 cup Raspberries
1 California Avocado, sliced
1/4 cup cheese of your choice (I used baby mozzarella)

In a small bowl, whisk together lemon zest, lemon juice, mustard, honey and thyme leaves.  While whisking, slowly add the olive oil and whisk until vinaigrette is well incorporated.  Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside.

On two large serving plate, divided the baby arugula evenly, top with raspberries, strawberries, avocado slices and cheese.  Drizzle enough vinaigrette just to moisten the salad.  Serve extra vinaigrette on the side. Enjoy!


24 comments:

  1. Your Yogurt Parfait looks like a perfect way to start the day. It also looks like you're having a perfect summer.

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    1. Thanks, Barbara. Yes, I love that parfait and have it almost every single morning. :) I'm enjoying the summer so far. Hope you're having a great time too. Stay cool! ;)

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  2. What lovely nostalgic photos - getting me in summer mood!

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    1. Thank you. :) I guess my summer started like a month ago...in terms of temperatures here in L.A.

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  3. I think I'll have the black currant, meyer lemon and mint fizz please Amy!

    Loveley pictures you put together for the first day of summer:)

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    1. Thank you, Cinderella. Wish I can sent you a tall glass of the black currant, meyer lemon and mint fizz! It's really refreshing.

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  4. So, where is the recipe for that granola? It sounds wonderful! (I'm kind of obsessed with granola right now.)

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    1. Good question, Jen. hehehe...I have't post this hazelnut granola recipe on my blog yet. That's because it really similar to this Coconut Granola recipe here (http://utry.it/2012/01/citrus-yogurt-parfait-with-berries-and.html) Simply add 1 cup of roughly chopped hazelnut and 1 cup of sliced almonds instead of 2 cups of almonds from the original recipe. The rest are the same. Hope you like it.

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  5. Oooh, the granola yogurt parfait looks so good. Love to have the recipe. I have ton of extra thick oatmeal that I would like to use up.Lovely shot so those nostalgic photos. Very nice!

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    1. Thank you, Holly. The truth is, I have't post this hazelnut granola recipe on my blog yet. That's because it really similar to this Coconut Granola recipe here (http://utry.it/2012/01/citrus-yogurt-parfait-with-berries-and.html) Simply add 1 cup of roughly chopped hazelnut and 1 cup of sliced almonds instead of 2 cups of almonds from the original recipe. The rest are the same. Hope you'll like it.

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  6. Love all those summer time fun things! Great post. Come and visit us on Friday. We are having a great giveaway. Flip flops that you will love.

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    1. Thank you, Carolina. Can't wait to enter your giveaway! I'm loving all these summer fun.

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  7. That avocado arugula salad looks mouthwatering. Beautiful photos of kids playing in the park.
    Have a wonderful weekend, Amy!

    Angie

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    1. Thank you, Angie. Glad you like my pictures. Wish you a beautiful weekend as well.

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  8. I wish I know u sooner, we just got back from ca after1 week of relaxing on the beach. Love your blog a lot .

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    1. Thank you so much. I hope your stay in CA was wonderful. Well, there are so much to do here in CA. Maybe visit again next time. :) Wish you a beautiful Summer.

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  9. Wow, what lovely photos!
    Here it's raining and dark... fells like middle of autumn :-(. I hope it brightens up, otherwise I'll have to make a hot wintery soup instead of fizz and salad :-)
    Have a great weekend!

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    1. Sorry that it's raining and dark in your area. I'm sending you some sunshine from California. Hope it'll brightens up your day. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  10. I used to have instragram account but forgot what my account was! It's fun to follow but I just don't have time to enjoy and I can't keep up with all the social media. You take great pictures and love the photos. Your daughter is helping? How nice... I can't do anything when kids are around! LOL. Enjoy your summer Amy!

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    1. aww....too bad you don't use Instagram any more. For me, I only take pictures as I go and upload them whenever I have a chance. I'm not really as active as many people out there. My daughter loves helping in the kitchen, especially measuring and adding ingredients for me into the mixer. :) Whenever I take pictures for the blog post, she would check out what I got. Sometimes, she would use her own kid's camera and take pictures next to me. :) It's fun to have her "help"...when she's not messing with my setting too much. LOL Wish you and your family a wonderful summer too.

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  11. This is summer in 1 page. I am looking forward to all the summer activities I have lined up for the kids now that school is done. Have a happy summer!

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    1. Thank you. Wish you and your family a wonderful and fruitful summer. Enjoy and have fun!

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  12. Such luscious summer treat you have here. It's been so very hot over here too. Btw, your little princess is so pretty. Enjoy your summer time!
    Kristy

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  13. What a beautiful summer salad and I really enjoyed seeing all your photos from Instagram.

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