I feel so fortunate to have a number of very good restaurants options just minutes away from our house. The only downside to this is that I tend to get a little lazy when it comes to venturing out to try new restaurants that open in other parts of town.
So, I’m always thrilled when a new restaurant further enables me to be a homebody by moving into my territory.
Bar Cantinetta, is a petite version of 2 other Cantinetta restaurants, located in other Seattle suburbs. It is a cozy, dark and intimate setting. The small dining room is lined with banquette benches along 2 walls, allowing diners to squeeze in amongst the rustic cotton pillows. Street lights and whimsical crystal chandeliers offer soft lighting to the room.
The handcrafted Tuscan cuisine is delicious and comforting. I could go on and on, but I decided just to highlight this refreshing assembled winter salad I enjoyed because it would be so easy to recreate at home, using produce that is at it’s peak right now.
Four slabs of earthy~sweet golden beets are the foundation of the salad, topped with cross~cut slices of juicy, flavorful satsuma oranges. To top it all off, ribbons of radicchio, tossed in a simple vinaigrette or some flavorful olive oil is spooned over the top. The salad was garnished with drizzles of olive oil, salt and pepper.
perfetto!
Delish and so beautiful!
xoxo
Karena
The Arts by Karena