I love Asian chicken Salad. It is second only to chocolate on my list of favorites. I enjoy trying new variations and often experiment with it at home. When I discovered quinoa while going through my pantry, I knew I had to try it in this salad! Quinoa, with its nutty flavor and crunchy texture, is a natural addition to this type of salad. In this easy recipe, I used quinoa … [Read more...]
Roasted Red Cabbage with Homemade Ranch Dressing
Not only is it pretty, but I'm pretty sure you are going to fall in love with this Roasted Red Cabbage like we did! Cabbage may be one of those veggies that you see on sale throughout the summer, but you're not sure what to do with it. Besides making cole slaw, of course! I ran across these roasted cabbage wedges from Martha, but decided that they would be … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Couscous Salad
This is a simple, entree salad that is great for hot summer nights. Because this dish is served cold, it is great to take on a picnic or packed for lunch the next day. Mediterranean Couscous Salad Yield - 4 servings Preparation Time - 10 minutes Cooking Time - 10 minutes Ingredients 1 box couscous mix, plain (no favoring) 1 tomato, diced 1 cucumber, … [Read more...]
Chilled Summer Squash and Orzo Salad
Hello garden goodies! It's that time of year when the zukes, squash, and tomatoes and abundant in gardens across the land. And I've got the p.e.r.f.e.c.t recipe that will use them all up in one shot! There's just something about a chilled orzo salad during the summertime it just makes my tongue, my tummy and my heart happy! Orzo is the perfect size, texture and does … [Read more...]
Caesar Romaine Wedge Salad
So I have been racking my brain, trying to figure out what to do with this week's Grow. Eat. $ave. post about lettuce. I feel like I've been eating or talking about salads for weeks. (See Strawberry Spinach Salad, Asian Spinach Salad with Mandarins, plus I've been making lots of the salad dressings that are in my Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook over the past 2 months!) But I … [Read more...]
Corn Salad
Are you hot yet? In these dog days of summer, I have been experimenting with fresh recipes for hot summer nights. I have been loving vegetable salad recipes that feature summer produce in a new way. This is one of my favorite summer side dishes. It is a change from the classic corn on the cob and is a great make ahead dish to bring on a … [Read more...]
Broccoli Salad with Kohlrabi and Chicken
I like to operate from a menu plan, but during the summer my menu plan is written in pencil and subject to change after visiting the garden. On today's tour I discovered that some of my kohlrabi and broccoli plants were beginning to flower. I immediately began harvesting...and creating a new dinner plan. My daughter describes kohlrabi as a B list vegetable - not cool … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Make Fruit Salad
I love me some fruit salad. It's rich in flavor. And good for you. There's no need to add artificial sugars, as the fruit is sweet enough. But there are still some fun ways to dress up a simple fruit salad. I love adding different toppings and spices to fruit salad. Plus, how about this easy, "no juice" storage idea! 5 Ways - The Fruit Salad Edition Crushed Pistachios … [Read more...]
“Toss It In” Pasta Salad
I was having a "what to have for lunch" moment the other day. I've been having salads for lunch lately. A lot of salads. And while I love them for a variety of reasons, it was time for a change. A salad wasn't going to work for me, hence the "what to have for lunch" moment. Then it occurred to me that I have quite a few boxes of pasta in my stockpile from recent sale. I … [Read more...]
Easy Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix Recipe
Whisk up these homemade spice blends to save money, starting with this easy Homemade Ranch Dressing mix recipe! I love, love, love my homemade taco seasoning mix. It's convenient, cheap and oh-so-tasty. And I'm mixing up a new homemade seasoning mix today...this time for ranch dressing! This past weekend I planted some lettuce and other cold weather veggies. I … [Read more...]