Tag: Salad
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Tomato and Watermelon Salad
This simple, 5-ingredient dish works best with peak season produce, so you should probably make it soon. Here, tomatoes and watermelon are plated together with a faint sprinkle of salt and pepper. Then, they’re topped with feta and a drizzle of arugula oil, which sounds fancy, but comes together in minutes. Personally, I think this…
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4 Ingredient Salad: Mango and Avocado
Quick and simple, this mango and avocado salad is greater than the sum of its parts. Honey is quickly whisked with fresh lime juice, salt and pepper to form a dressing. Then, sliced mango and avocado are added, and it’s all gently tossed together. The fresh flavors and bright colors make it festive enough for…
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Fast Food: Grilled Chicken Salad with Nectarines & Fresh Corn
Does anyone else feel like their hot dog/brownie/ice cream intake is off the charts lately? No, just me? Hmm. Well, if like our family, you’re in need of a recharge, I’d like to suggest a market fresh salad full of sweet nectarines, creamy fresh mozzarella and peppery arugula. Salads are the original fast food, which…
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Explore: Spicy Cucumber Avocado Salad
When Deb of Smitten Kitchen raves about a recipe, I’m always in a rush to try it, because that lady knows her food. This one, “obsessively good avocado cucumber salad,” is really special and easy. Crisp cucumber and creamy avocado play perfectly with a spicy mayo dressing. Try it this weekend. You won’t be disappointed. The…
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Explore: The Web
1. Cupcakes and Cashmere has been killing it with content lately. But, in particular, I loved her wardrobe staples post. 2. These flares on 9 to 5 Chic are so cool. They have me ready to add a pair to my closet. 3. This carrot cake smoothie from Gimme Some Oven looks on point. 4.…
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Avocado & Orange Salad
It’s that time of year when we’re all a little more aware of what we’re eating. So, I offer you a beautiful winter salad that tastes as wonderful as it is good for you.
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Shrimp, Pineapple, Strawberry, Almond and Goat Cheese Salad
Last month, my in-laws came to visit. They wanted to see us. Oh, who am I kidding? They wanted to snuggle the baby. While they were here, they did a lot of that, but they also sent me to the mall with my mother-in-law (Hi Kim!). We stopped for a ladylike lunch at the Nordstrom…
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Spring Salmon Salad
Before I started this blog, I never really created my own dishes. I would make small modifications to existing recipes, and that was about it. But ever since I started writing here, I’ve slowly begun to develop my own recipes.* With each dish I create, I get a little bit braver. A few weeks ago, I had a huge breakthrough. I…
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Dressing Up
Salad dressings are shockingly simple to make, and the homemade version tastes so much better than the bottled variety. Follow this simple formula to make a variety of dressings: Dijon mustard, vinegar/acid and extra virgin olive oil. I like mine with a little bit of minced shallot, but it’s completely optional. Here’s how to make your own easy dressing.