Salads

Vegan Caprese Salad

June 1, 2012
Dairy Free Caprese Salad

Who doesn’t love the summery flavors bursting from a caprese salad? I know I do! If you are serving someone who is following a vegan or dairy-free diet, this version works perfectly. Simply substitute the typical mozzarella with fresh avocado. Try finding different brightly colored tomatoes at local farmers’ markets or grow your own. Find [...]

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Purslane Cucumber Seaweed Salad – Recipe Redux Challenge

May 20, 2012
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When I found out that this month’s Recipe ReDux theme was titled “Sea What You’ve Been Missing” I knew I was in trouble.  We were instructed to use little fishes like anchovies, sardines or smelt, OR we could focus on sea vegetables like kelp or seaweed.  Now, you would think that I would I would [...]

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Fresh & Colorful Quinoa Salad

May 16, 2012
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My last few posts have focused on some of the difficulties that come with having celiac disease.  Today I thought it would be a good idea to turn my attention to the delicious side of gluten-free eating.  You already know that I enjoy cooking for my family, and now that my kitchen is safely free [...]

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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 a gluten-free ancient grain, 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 for the [...]

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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
grilled romaine salad recipe

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
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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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