A Fast but Great Lunch

Just a few minutes and loads of crunch and taste

Today was one of those 'I have nothing to do but I am really busy' days. I didn't have anything on my schedule until evening rehearsal but managed to keep busy playing with the dog, planting cucumbers and tomatoes and making a simple lunch on the first hot day of the year.

Despite the ridiculous price of produce right now I found these nice red leaf lettuces for a buck and a half each. Here I am serving myself one half of one. Notice the core of the lettuce is trimmed but still attached. It's my favorite part.

The sandwich is really thin ciabatta bread waved over a burner and seasoned up with dabs of strawberry preserves from a student of mine and a bit if Dijon mustard. I sliced some left over turkey and some cucumbers as a filling.

The salad got dressed with this Morrocan olive oil I found in the clearance basket at the market. I am not sure it is good enough to go back and buy more. I also used lemon juice, salt and pepper.