A CITRUS WONDERLAND
I’m dreaming of sunshine and ocean breezes. Salted margaritas and shoulders. Rows of pink, green and lavender sea cottages. Flocks of swooping seagulls. The glimpse of a porpoise fin just off shore. Seafood dinners after a day on the beach or the boat. White platters of steaming pink shrimp and periwinkle crabs. Baskets of golden-hot hushpuppies. A plastic red squeeze ketchup all to myself. Paddle boat parades and terry cloth towels damp with sand. Wind-beaten hair and bare shoulders. Sundresses. Straw hats. Sunshades. Shorts. Porches and quiet conversations. Games that crown a family champion on never-ending days that melt away like ice cream bars slowly licked under the hum of a gentle ceiling fan. Romance and memories. Blue skies and bliss.
CITRUS SALAD WITH FETA AND KEY LIME HONEY DRESSING
Serves 2 to 4
About 3 cups of citrus segments and/or other fruit (Orange, Grapefruit, Strawberries, Kiwi)
1/2 cup cooked Edamame
2 cups mixed Lettuce and Sprouts (microgreens, mung bean, or aduki sprouts and/or baby lettuce leaves)
4 oz. Feta cheese, chopped into chunks or crumbled
KEY LIME DRESSING
1/4 cup Key Lime Juice (about 10 Key Limes)
2 T honey
2 T oil (cold-pressed such as flax)
2 T chopped mint
1 t minced purple onion
Salt and freshly ground Pepper to taste
Juice the limes (or use bottled) and shake or whip all ingredients together. Soak citrus and other fruit in dressing for ten minutes. Toss with greens. Serve as a side salad or a meal. This dressing is so delicious, it’s drinkable.
Needful Things
Love your dreamy, wistful tone. I’ve had to stop and close my eyes for a few moments, wishing myself on a sunny beach somewhere, waves gently lapping at my feet.
And oh, the salad looks amazing.
Kim
We have had crazy amounts of sunshine here in South Carolina this January. It’s felt like those giddy feelings you get around mid-March when the sun starts to peek out and hang around for a day here and there and you think, “I’m going to wear sandals today. I know it’s too early, but I don’t care.” I would take snow any day if it would come, but in its absence, I’m good with a sunny day, any day.
Needful Things
Sunny winter days are pretty atypical where I live and on the coldest day we’ve had so far the temperature was about 32F. Not freezing, but such a respite from the dog-days of summer that stretches just far too long in these parts. As I type this, it’s just about noon and it’s 77F outside. ‘Snow’ sounds almost alien to my ears when I consider our ‘winter’ is probably over already
Emma
Looks so summery and sounds delicious! I’ll have to have a go sometime
Kim
Thanks, Emma! I am a sucker for all things summery.
Inge
This looks so delicious… and it looks like Summer has started already (in my mind).
Even my husband said that this looks great and he’s not a big fan of greenery in general. 
Love your blog by the way, thanks to the Blog Boss e-course I hopped over to your blog (finally found the time to check out the complete blogroll on Holly’s website).
Hugs, Inge x