salad for dinner

sometimes we have a big fresh salad for dinner, and it is so delicious and filling.
we put out toppings 'salad bar' style and let the kids choose what to put on their salad.
they get crazy excited about the mandarin oranges. every. single. time.
here are some of choices from the last time we had it (before we cut everything up).

chris grilled everything, which makes it a super easy meal for me. and hardly any clean-up.
i had him grill the tomatoes this time too, and they were delicious that way.
we only do this a couple times a year, but i think we should have it more often.

i seriously love this meal every time we have it.
there's something so scrumptious about the warm vegetables on top of the salad greens.
add some balsamic vinegar dressing and french bread and it is really awesome.