This could also be called the cleaning-out-the-fridge salad because that’s literally what I was doing the first time I made it. However, we knew it was a keeper when we went to the store the next day to buy the same ingredients for another batch.
This caramelized roasted veggie medley is a colorful, nutritious and comforting vegetable side dish for the winter holidays and all winter long.
Dress up your baked potato (or sweet potato/yam) with an assortment of veggies to make an edible Mr. {Baked} Potato Head. This edible art project is fun for all ages and allows kids to play with healthy foods.
One of my favorite things about fall is eating squash — they are easy to prepare, flavorful, nutritious and comforting. I’m now a big fan of delicata squash and I especially love the fact that you can eat the beautiful yellow skin that is striped in green.
Adding quinoa to the mix is a great way to add protein along with other nutrients to this healthy and flavorful taco salad. If you have the chicken and salsa done in advance, it’s a quick way to turn leftover tacos into a new meal.
This light, refreshing slaw is an easy salad for summer picnics and potlucks.
This quinoa salad with peanut dressing is full of colorful veggies and packed with nutrients and lean protein. It’s a refreshing summer salad served warm or chilled.
This fusion of Mexican and Italian cuisines was inspired by the Italian Caprese salad. Tomatoes are still the base of this stacked salad but I have traded out the other ingredients {mozzarella cheese, basil and balsamic vinaigrette} for their south-of-the-border counterparts that my family loves so much.
Tzatziki sauce {also known as cucumber salad} can technically be served as a dip or a salad but for me, I have always known it as the sauce that makes gyros.
This trendy salad is easy to make at home and can turn a normal meal into something a little bit more gourmet. Even if you’re not a blue cheese fan the combo of apples and/or pears and nuts is refreshing and can be paired with many other cheeses.
Friday, March 22, 2013
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