London Broil with Asparagus and Spinach Salad

After a long day at work and only an apple all day, boy was I ready for a good, easy, FAST dinner! We grilled London Broil that I had started marinating on Sunday. Cooked it to medium rare and sliced it across the grain. Joining the steak on the grill was some nice fresh asparagus which I brushed with some honey mustard. And to finish it all up, a spinach and blueberry salad tossed in a very simple vinaigrette. Yum!

Easy Spinach and Grapefruit Salad

This has become my new favorite healthy salad for lunch, and it's ridiculously easy. Mix 3 cups of fresh spinach with 1 red grapefruit, sliced into sections, and 1 strawberry Fiber One yogurt. Sprinkle with poppy seeds. Toss to coat. Eat.

173 calories gives you 10 grams of fiber, 150% of your daily Vitamin A and C needs, 20% of your iron, 15% of your potassium and 15% of your calcium. Not bad, huh?

My Favorite Spinach Salad

I love love love spinach salads. Not that we ate them very frequently when I was young. Occasionally we would do a spinach salad with hot bacon dressing, which is yum, but a lot of work. As an adult though, I've found that we incorporate spinach salads into dinner very regularly. In the summer I combine spinach with strawberries, blueberries and a nice apple cider vinaigrette. In the fall, pears, blue cheese and walnuts with balsamic honey vinaigrette. Pretty much anything I have in the house I can accomodate to a spinach salad. But our all time favorite is one Jonathan's family introduced me too. It's sorta like traditional salad meets russian dressing. Read on.

1 bag spinach leaves
4oz. mushrooms, sliced
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1 can sliced water chestnuts, drained
2 hard boiled eggs, chopped
3 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled

dressing:

1/2 cup ketchup
2/3 cup cider vinegar
3T sugar
1T worchestershire sauce
2/3 cup vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste
(this dressing will make several salads)

Combine all salad ingredients in large bowl. In shaker, combine dressing ingredients, shake well, and add small amounts to spinach salad at a time. Toss and add dressing until desired coverage is reached (I don't like really heavy dressing, but some people do)