Salads

Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad with Apricots & Pecans

July 28, 2011

One of my favorite things about Instagram is following other foodies.  It’s nice to know that I’m not the only crazy person who takes pictures of what I’m eating.  Last week, the talented Jenny of Picky Palate shared a photo of a strawberry, goat cheese, and pecan salad she was about to eat at a [...]

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Quick & Easy Quinoa Salad

July 19, 2011

All day today, I had planned to roast a bunch of veggies for dinner to toss with either quinoa or millet for Meatless Monday.  As the day went on, I just couldn’t make myself turn on the oven.  It’s way too hot outside, and I needed a quick dinner so that we could get to [...]

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Millet Tabbouleh – A Cool Summer Salad

July 7, 2011

Inspired by EA, aka “The Spicy RD“, I recently dipped into the bulk bin at Sprouts and came home with some millet.  Millet is an gluten-free ancient grain, that is typically grown for bird seed in the United States.  With 6 grams of protein per cup and a versatile flavor, this grain is not just [...]

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Romaine Salad with Beets, Feta & Almonds

June 30, 2011

  Have you been finding beets in your CSA basket or co-op haul lately?  Maybe you have noticed their bright colors at your local grocery store.  Before this year, I never realized how many different colors of beets there are.  We have been lucky enough to pick our own beets at a local farm and [...]

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Simple Summer Salad Idea

June 24, 2011

Do you ever get to the end of the week and have a drawer full of random vegetables that didn’t get eaten?  That happens to us sometimes.  Either we went overboard at the Farmers Market or our crazy schedule interrupted our weekly meal plan.   When this happens, I make a simple marinated salad.  It’s [...]

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Grilled Romaine Salad

June 21, 2011

Welcome to the first month of Recipe ReDux, a challenge group of healthy living bloggers who believe that with healthy eating, taste must come first!  See the entire list of recipes at the end of this post. This month’s theme is grilling which put me into a bit of a panic.  Since our move, our [...]

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Pear & Pomegranate Christmas Salad

November 29, 2010

I put this salad together the other night with some of the organic ingredients from my Bountiful Basket.  The combination of flavors was outstanding, and Jeff and I gobbled it up!  I call it a Christmas salad because of the beautiful red and green colors, but this would be a delicious salad any time of [...]

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Flavorful Salad Idea

November 15, 2010

Tweet Look what I found at Trader Joe’s today! I decided to bring it home and make it into a salad for lunch.  Per serving, these babies pack 12 grams of fiber, 11 grams of protein and 20% of your daily iron. I grabbed a handful of almonds and gave them a rough chop. I [...]

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Spicy Cucumber Salad

August 17, 2010

Last week I still had three seedless cucumbers in my crisper from the previous week’s Bountiful Basket.  I didn’t want them to go to waste, so I started asking for ideas.  My friend Angela suggested making a Thai cucumber salad.  I went online to search for a recipe and came across several.  So I took [...]

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Cucumber Tomato Salad

July 27, 2010

This is a quick, easy and fresh summer salad.  It’s perfect to throw together for your family or to take to a party.  There are so many different variations to try, so just use whatever you have on hand.   Cucumber Tomato SaladIngredients:-2 large tomatoes-1 seedless cucumber-1/2 red onion-2 T. balsamic vinegar-2 T. olive oil-salt [...]

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