If you're lazy sometimes - and who isn't? - you sometimes need quick recipes to appear classier than you actually are. Here's something you can put on your salads that tastes really good, is good for you, and exploits what would otherwise be a minor annoyance in trying to live cheaply.
You need
- A nearly empty jar/bottle of mustard (preferably a good mustard)
- Tablespoon of olive oil (extra-virgin, duh!)
- Tablespoon of balsamic vinegar (buy the real thing from Modena)
- Take the top off your mustard bottle or jar
- Add the oil and vinegar
- Put the top back on, closing it tightly
- Shake the daylights out of the bottle
- Squirt delicious vinaigrette onto the salad in front of you and your sweetie.
Making food for a date is a nice, cheap alternative to taking someone out, especially if you make something light like salad and soup for dinner. Heavy food like steak or pasta can impede the romantic possibilities, and leaves less room for chocolate (aka the real reason for Valentine's day)
