90-second summer salad

And a hot honey berry dressing, for lazy days

Samoens, the village we stayed in. Loads of adventure sports like canyoning, white water rafting, paragliding, zip lining, glacial lake swims, extreme mountain biking, and good old fashioned hiking.

My dear holiday revelers, summer smurfs, and purveyors of joy,

How is your summer unfolding? My BMI is probably 70% Reblochon at the moment, courtesy of the Haute Savoie. (I think that makes me practically French, right?)

I’m sailing into your inbox today to gift you a refreshing yet creamy salad that can be whipped up faster than immediately.

It will probably take more time to read this recipe than to make it.

This cinchy summer salad has a velvety dressing that is at once sharp but sweet. Add cold clouds of cheese, fresh crunchy leaves, your favourite dribbly summer fruit, and you're left with little wonder why the French are an amorous people. (Okay, so chillies in the hot honey dressing can help to rev up circulation - true. And chillies contain capsaicin, a chemical frequently responsible for stimulating feelgood endorphins. But I reckon the aphrodisiacal effect of French recipes is in the ease at which it all comes together in one beatific twirl of a salad bowl while holding a glass of wine in the other hand. In this ridiculously demanding world we operate in, I think that's enough for me!)

French Alps, hiking everyday

We spent a gorgeous week in France, thriving on cheese and fresh salads (can you tell?!?) I plan to eat this salad every day until the temperature drops below 10 degrees. 'Nuff said.

Our local swimming lake, Le Lac Bleu

Endless hikes and waterfalls, accessible by foot or cable car. Our chalet chef at Geeski arranged us packed picnics every day.

There's handy step-by-step photos below in the methodology, which I know so many of you dig. (I do too - it's really useful to see recipes unfold visually). Don't forget the printable PDF, which means you can file this beauty away in your kitchen cabinet forever.