Salad of the season, originally uploaded by Debi Lilly of aperfectevent on flickr.

Upon reading the menu yesterday, I was dying for the 11 am lunch service to begin poolside at The Purple Palm.

I am always hunting out fresh, interesting new items for our event menus. Working with the same annual clients and events for over ten years, it is a constant challenge to continually improve last year’s perfect set of tasting courses.

This salad will be served at every event I can tie it to this year:

Manchego and Date Salad with arugula, manchego cheese, slivered dates and apples, candided walnut and pistachio vinaigrette

Simply, utterly, fabulously delicious.

—–