Salad
Salad Sevillana
Here is a great Summer salad. Salad Sevillana Serves 4 Use the extra dressing with boiled potatoes or green beans to make an instant salad later in the week. 1 cup olive oil 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 tsppaprika 1 tsp dry mustard 1 tsp salt […]
Continue ReadingLet’s get ready for Summer!
I seem to be in a side dish frame of mind. I think in the summer it’s great to have many side dishes up your sleeve to be able to make ahead ready for a BBQ. Here is another great one using orzo. PS. Summer is my least favorite time of year. I have VERY […]
Continue ReadingCrunchy Cabbage Salad
Crunch! The Sequel The following recipe is another great side dish for the summer. The addition of the toasted ramen noodles, add a lot of texture and crunch to this dish. This is a real crowd pleaser. Crunchy Cabbage Salad Serves 8 1 head cabbage, shredded 1/2 lb bacon, fried and diced 1 package sliced almonds 3 Tbs sesame […]
Continue ReadingSicilian Chunk Vegetable Salad
Crunch! Here is a wonderful, satisfying summer salad. It’s an old Rachel Ray recipe. I love anything crunchy. It’s best to make it earlier in the day. Sicilian Chunk Vegetable Salad Serves 4 – 6 1/4 to 1/3 lb fresh green beans, trimmed 4 ribs celery, chopped 1/2 European or English “seedless” cucumber, diced 2 vine […]
Continue ReadingRed Quinoa, Black Bean and Corn & ChileTomato-less Salsa Salad
Warning: Anyone who lives in a country / state/ city that does not have Trader Joe’s, probably should not read this. I am sorry, especially for my friends in Colorado…. Last week, I was wandering around Trader Joe’s and was pulled by a magnetic force over to the tasting station. They made a cold red […]
Continue ReadingSalad of Fennel & Cucumber with Asian Pear, Rice Vinegar & Olive Oil
Folle de Fenouil! This recipe has my friend Jessica’s name all over it! Elle est folle de fenouil. This is a refreshing salad, bright crisp cucumber slices paired with fennel bulb and pear. A surprise ingredient is Pastis, an anise liqueur, which echoes the subtle anise flavor of the fennel. This dish can be a side […]
Continue ReadingBalsamic Strawberries
Sweet & Savory My daughter, Zoe, made these strawberries over the weekend. It’s an Ina Garten recipe. She serves it over panacotta. They are great mixed with spinach or arugula and some goat cheese. Another idea is to spread a cracker with some mascarpone and top it with the strawberries. Balsamic vinegar and black pepper […]
Continue ReadingIceberg Wedges with Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing
A Wedge of Water I was in a very “retro” mood and was thinking about iceberg wedge salads. The crispy, no nutritional “value-ness” or the nutitional valueless-ness or the vacuum of nutritional value, of the iceberg lettuce, juxtaposed against the bacon and blue cheese is wonderful! Iceberg Wedges with Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing Serves 8 […]
Continue ReadingWatercress, Pear & Pomegranate Salad
A Fabulously Festive Salad This is a very festive and refreshing salad to serve during the holidays. Especially if you happen to have Harry & David pears on hand. Enjoy! [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:299]
Continue ReadingPomegranate Dressing
I made a salad the other day for an event and the dressing seemed to be a crowd pleaser. It was mixed baby greens, blue cheese, toasted almonds, pomegranate seeds and pomegranate vinaigrette. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:298]
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