VIVA LA MEXICO and VIVA ITALIA! Yes, ladies and gentleman we have both Mexico and Italy to thank for the culinary superstar known as Caesar salad. Caesar salad was invented by Italian American Caesar Cardini while he was operating his restaurant in Tijuana Mexico. Cardini was a restaurateur who had restaurants in both San Diego and Tijuana. He was reportedly in Mexico to avoid Prohibition Era laws.

Salads for lunch or dinner are my go-to all time favorite meal. I really do love salads, and I love experimenting with so many different combinations of sweet and savory, fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, flavored vinegars and different dressings. I love salads for the truly endless taste combinations, and mostly, I love salads for how I feel after I eat them.

Salads are one of my favorite meals. I think the reason I love them so much is because there are truly endless versions of an incredible lunch or dinner. There are countless greens to choose from, lots of different fruits and vegetables to add in, crunchy additives like a few nuts or seeds, dates and raisins, figs and apricots and so much more! But the most fun for me is creating healthy vegan dressings that do not contain toxic oil.