The phrase "a simpler mix of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a combination of elements that is less complex or easier to understand than another mix.
Example: "The new recipe features a simpler mix of ingredients, making it more accessible for novice cooks."
Alternatives: "an easier combination of" or "a more straightforward blend of".
A simpler mix of lime juice, chilli, sugar and fish sauce fits the bill perfectly.
Singer often stripped much of the metaphysics and verbal density out of his native-language efforts, leaving a simpler mix of the imaginative and the quotidian, the carnal and the concrete, that he felt would appeal to the tastes of English-language readers.
Even more startling, data compiled by the National Association of College and University Business Officers for the 2011 fiscal year (the most recent available) show that large, medium and small endowments all underperformed a simple mix of 60 percent stocks and 40 percent bonds over one-, three- and five-year periods.
But the meringue — a simple mix of ground almonds (Mr. Steenman uses Marconas), fine sugar and egg whites — needs careful timing in the oven, so that the top is glossy and crisp, like the skim of first ice on a pond, shattering readily to a soft, moist core.
And the chicken, red beans and rice, while intriguing with its addition of peaches, brown sugar, biscuits and sour cream might be better left in its more fundamentally satisfying state -- a simple mix of sautéed trinity, long-soaked beans and sausage over rice.
The suspension is a simple mix of MacPherson struts in front and a torsion-beam axle in the back, but it works well with its all-season tires on 16-inch wheels, and the electrically assisted power steering has a good feel.
FINANCIAL TIMES Failing Grades for University Endowments | James B. Stewart writes in his column in The New York Times that data show that university endowments of various sizes "all underperformed a simple mix of 60 percent stocks and 40 percent bonds over one-, three- and five-year periods".
By comparison, a simple mix of 60 percent stocks, as measured by the S.& P. 500, and 40 percent bonds, using the Dow Jones corporate bond index, performed far better: down 11.7 percent in 2009, and up 14.5 percent in 2010, 20.8 percent in 2011 and 7.9 percent in 2012.
For new waders I would suggest a simple mix of VT (Vanguard World and BND Vanguard Total Bondnd), in a proportion they feel comfortable with.
The rest of my treatment was a similarly smooth introduction to the mysteries of this steamy tradition: in lieu of the glycerine and olive soap of the souks, I was scrubbed with the hotel's purer version, a simple mix of pressed olives and salt.
