Since I made a fig pizza yesterday I found myself with plenty of extra pizza dough. Tonight I decided to go for a New York style pizza with marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and pepperoni and have it with a classic NYC Waldorf Salad from page 94.
This salad was so simple to make, with only a few ingredients that gave it a very distinct sweet and sour flavor. The dressing is lightened up a bit with the addition of plain yogurt with the mayonnaise and just a hint of apple cider and lemon added. Toasting the walnuts enhanced their sweet and nutty flavors and added a nice texture to the whole salad. Instead of red grapes, I used figs because as I’ve mentioned, my fig tree has left me with an abundant harvest and I need to come up with new ways to use them every day!
The whole meal made me a little homesick for New York — I just wish I could meet my best friend for cocktails down in Greenwich Village and walk up to Midtown with her like we used to do almost every week. But at least with a homemade pizza and this Waldorf salad, I can have a little taste of NYC right here in Florida.
