À la Dankertier

A little while ago I stumbled upon a few  nice tips reusing old jars . The best one, and so far most used, is the salad in a jar. Nicely stacked, starting with the dressing, it stays fresh and doesn't get soaky, perfect to take it to work or just to eat later - with the beautiful side effect, due to the transparent glass :) Try it! Nice Caesar style salad in a jar. Quickly made in the morning using  ready fried frozen chicken bites and dressing - fantastic.

I've never been a big fan of green salad, until I tried this fantastic one many years ago in a spanish/mexican restaurant in Dresden. It came in a tortilla-bowl. Of course I could just guess what they put in, but the result came pretty close. I varied it alot, made it simpler or more fancy, but for Sophie I made almost the classic, which always looks amazing. While boiling an egg prepare the base. Make a nice green salad, with lettuce (or maché), cucumber, tomato, peppers . Add a nice Caesar salad or simple garlic dressing and some croutons (I bought a ready made set for Caesar salad. It's the perfect amount for two, and the real Parmesan fits perfectly in, too!). Finally fry a few slices of bacon (mhhh..), slice the hard boiled egg and decorate the salad with both nicely. As a variation you can simply fry bacon cubes and add it to the base, or if you like the taste as much as me, just do the cubes and the slices ;). And if you don't have an egg or the time, just ...