Dinner tonight - is a twist on a nicoise salad:
Bed of greens and a layer of barley/whole red lentil mix then topped with green beans, potatoes, tomatoes, and canned tuna.
May I just say how much, this time of year, I love dinners that are "the idea of a nicoise salad"?
Standard (potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, olives, capers, anchovies, tuna, hard boiled eggs, homemade basil/parsley vinagrette)
"German" (potatoes, cooked cabbage, sliced grilled sausage, capers, , maybe eggs, sourkruat, apple cider vinaigrette)
"beef" (potatoes, cooked green veg, tomatoes, something pickled, hb eggs, probably homemade green goddess dressing)
Obviously, I like potatoes, but that's not a limitation: something starchy, something green and cooked, some other vegetables, something pickled, some kind of protein, some dressing. Everything's served in one giant bowl, and it's all delicious. Most of it isn't hot, but it needn't be cold -- I can cook the eggs/potatoes/vegetables earlier in the day, dress them, and they can hang out for dinner.