While in college, God blessed me with a friend that you would absolutely love. To give you a little picture of what she’s like, at the end of the year our floor voted her as the “most colorful person.” She is fun, hilarious, full of crazy stories, artistic, creative and so full of life.
She is also a wonderful cook, and throughout college she often would make me salad, and I now use her recipe almost every single day. I seriously crave it and the thought of it makes my mouth water. So no matter what we’re having for dinner, this salad almost always accompanies it. Here’s my rendition of my colorful friend’s salad:
*Wash baby spinach and put it in a bowl. (I always make separate small bowls for each person, as I don’t like left over salad.) (And I like baby spinach better than the regular stuff.)
*Add any vegetables to it that you want. I often use tomatoes and cucumber, but sometimes I only have the spinach so I just use that. But you could use anything you like- peppers, onion, etc. You could also use strawberries, dried cranberries, pear slices, etc.
*Drizzle olive oil over the top. (lately I’ve been using grapeseed oil instead.)
*Drizzle a little balsamic vinegar on top.
* (I think she taught me to add salt and pepper at this point, but I rarely do.)
*Mix it up well with 2 forks.
*Put a generous spoonful of feta cheese on top
enjoy!!!
colorfulmama 
I love this salad Ann, I have to go to Trader` Joes soon!