Abbey's Salad

One of the most pleasurable things in life is a dinner party with dear friends; shared faith, hearty conversation, simple, whole foods, and wine. We have been so blessed with such friends over time. It has been increasingly difficult to leave them behind with each move. Since living in Minnesota, we have slowly developed friends again. So we can't move now.
In any case, Abbey and Karl delighted us with their presence and over dinner preparations, Abbey effortlessly put together a salad  that I could eat every day for the rest of my life and be completely happy. Of course, there's no set recipe but one could reproduce the salad by drizzling olive oil over fresh greens (important to include arugula in the mix in my opinion), thinly slicing an onion, less thin slices of a pear. Throw them on top followed by freshly topped thyme, fresh pepper, sea salt, turbinado sugar, and finally balsamic vinegar. Mix all together, and voila, delight! So wonderful with fresh bread and cheese.