Food Math

My #1 Rule:

If you eat well 90% of the time, you can eat like crap 10% of the time.

Or something like that, I don't know, I'm not a math genius.

You can also apply that theory to individual meals.  This salad is 90% good for you and 10% double cream brie.

If you drink a wine that is 10% alcohol, that means the other 90% is all antioxidants, right?  RIGHT??  Like I said.  I'm not a math genius.

OK, let's do this:

Stupid Easy Only Slightly Sinful Salad
total time 5 min


apples
brie
arugula


For the dressing:
dijon mustard
olive oil
honey

Slice an apple into bite sized pieces about 1/8" thick.  Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  Top the apples with a few very thin slices of brie

Put it in the oven and set the oven to broil.  Broil 2 minutes or until the cheese just gets soft (this will be quick)

Meanwhile, mix 1 part dijon with 2 parts olive oil and 1/2 part honey.  Math Genius says for example:
1T dijon
1T olive oil
1/2 T honey

Toss over the arugula and place the apples and cheese on top!  Viola!

"Oooh! I LOVE arugula!"

Arugula is awesome, but people treat it as if it's impossible to find or something.  People always gush over it.  That's because people are dumb.  You can use this to your advantage.

How to impress people in 3 easy steps:

1) Buy some arugula
2) Toss it with dressing
3) Put it on a plate

With quiche I like to add a little arugula salad.  Partly because it looks awesome and partly because I like to try to balance eating pie crust first thing in the morning.

Here's how to make a kick ass dressing in less than 1 minute.


OK, let's do this:

Kick Ass Dijon Dressing
makes 6 servings
total time: 1 min

3 T Dijon mustard
2 T Mayo
1 or 2 T olive oil, you can choose the consistency.  I'll let you.
1 T capers if you have them
salt and pepper to taste

Stir all ingredients together and toss over the arugula.  Save the extra in a little jar for a week or so.

Bonus: Put it on things like asparagus and broccolini and call it an "aioli," and pretend you're fancy!