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Warm salads. How did I never think of this before?

I have trouble eating salads in the winter, because I want warm food. This makes getting enough vegetables on a regular basis more complicated - finding ways and time to prepare them.

At Scutra in Arlington - which, by the way highly, highly recommended - I had a salad from their specials menu that was served warm. Revelation! Suddenly salad is comfort food.

So I decided to try it at home. The basic idea is to take your dressing, and presumably whichever other ingredients you want warm, and heat them in a pan. When they're good and hot, throw in your greens and toss them really well and really quickly, before they wilt, and remove from heat. Voila - warm salad.

Today's involved half a mango (all crushed because overripe), a blob of salsa, and some sliced turkey in the pan. Threw in baby spinach, then turned it all into a bowl and topped it with walnuts, cheddar cheese, and crumbled blue corn chips.

Taaaasty.