Good morning and apologies in advance, as I’m again one of those loathsome (that if, if you were shivering somewhere) people who just returned from the beach, where we went on vacation last week because our kids were off from school and we didn’t see why they should have all the fun. Around me were turquoise waves, glittering with sunlight, lapping gently at the silky white-sanded shore and there were no children having tantrums or whining because this was a magical place — and at some of those things are true. However, as will always happen on vacation, while we had some enviable tacos and aguachiles, I was only a few days in when I started to fiercely miss home-cooked food, most especially this salad I’d made the week before.

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CALI, COLOMBIA - SEPTEMBER 28: Alan Brandi (2nd L) of Argentina plays the ball past Joao Matos (L) of Portugal during the FIFA Futsal World Cup Semi-Final match between Argentina and Portugal at the Coliseo El Pueblo stadium on September 28, 2016 in Cali, Colombia. (Photo by Alex Caparros - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

CALI, COLOMBIA - SEPTEMBER 28: Alan Brandi (2nd L) of Argentina plays the ball past Joao Matos (L) of Portugal during the FIFA Futsal World Cup Semi-Final match between Argentina and Portugal at the Coliseo El Pueblo stadium on September 28, 2016 in Cali, Colombia. (Photo by Alex Caparros - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Alan Brandi (2nd L) of Argentina plays the ball past Joao Matos (L) of Portugal during the FIFA Futsal World Cup Semi-Final match between Argentina and Portugal at the Coliseo El Pueblo stadium on September 28, 2016 in Cali, Colombia. (Photo by Alex Caparros - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Argentina's Alan Brandi (C) controls the ball between Portugal's Bruno Coelho (L) and Joao Matos during their Colombia 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup match at the Coliseo El Pueblo stadium, in Cali, Colombia on September 28, 2016. / AFP / LUIS ROBAYO

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CALI, COLOMBIA - OCTOBER 01: Alan Brandi of Argentina celebrates after he scores during the FIFA Futsal World Cup Final match between Russia and Argentina at the Coliseo el Pueblo Stadiumon October 1, 2016 in Cali, Colombia. (Photo by Ian MacNicol - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

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Alan Brandi of Argentina celebrates after scoring a goal during the FIFA Futsal World Cup final between Russia and Argentina at Coliseo el Pueblo on October 1, 2016 in Cali, Colombia. (Photo by Alex Caparros - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

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