Mother's Day Picnic Salad with asparagus, edible flowers, sunflower seeds, pepitas, mixed greens, avocadoes

Mother’s Day Picnic Salad with mixed rice, avocados, asparagus, and edible flowers

If you’re still looking for something to make on Mother’s Day, this recipe would suit an adventurous spouse who would like finding edible flowers in her Mother’s Day meal. My sweet husband made it for me last year and I shared the recipe with you then. We made it again last weekend. My husband shopped for the ingredients and roasted the asparagus, I made the dressing and assembled the salad.  Read the article →

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