I consider this a base salad. This is easy to make and you can add other ingredients to make it your own. It’s chopped apples, celery, and fresh parsley tossed with an apple cider vinaigrette. You could add dried cherries and walnuts. Add red onion and feta. Just mix in things that compliment the sweet…
Category: Side Dishes
Green Lentil Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
I have been making this lentil salad for about a year for myself, clients, friends. It’s simple, hits all your nutrition needs and the flavor just adds to it’s charm. Make it for lunch, a side dish, or a quick bite. Perfect for upcoming summer parties. Green Lentil Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette Serves 4 1…
Egyptian Barley Salad
You need to make this grain salad during the holiday season. It can be a main dish or a side dish. Full of flavor, texture and warm spices. The pomegranate seeds make it feel special and dressed up. Egyptian Barley Salad Serves 4 1/2 cups pearl barley cooked 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon cumin 3…
Greek Salad
If you like Greek salads, you will love this authentic version. I can’t stop making this salad and eating this salad. Notice there isn’t any romaine or greens. Just large cut up cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, red onion, and chunks of feta. The usual suspects. What sets this apart is the addition of capers, thin sliced…
Marinated Zucchini and Peach Salad with Mint
I recently visited Fira, Santorini, and I had one of the best salads I’ve had in a while. My sister and I were at a wine tasting that included homemade sesame bread, a tomato compote with capers and various bites. We decided to share this simple yet complex flavored salad. Immediately, we both knew we…
Honeynut Squash with Long Grain Wild Rice Stuffing
This is a Honeynut Squash. Along with some friends in my fruit bowl. These are petite sweet squash ready for roasting and anything creative you have to fill them up this holiday season. Here’s the honeynut squash filled with a long grain and wild rice stuffing. Dried cherries, pine nuts, herbs and a raspberry balsamic…
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