Strawberry Chicken Salad with Honey Poppy-Seed Dressing — Mixed greens with sliced strawberries, pecans, crumbled blue cheese, and honey poppy-seed dressing. A few nights ago, we had friends over for dinner and I didn’t know them very well. Sometimes it is really hard to cook for people that you don’t know. You don’t want to …
This Mexican Avocado Chicken Salad with Honey Cilantro Dressing is loaded with a colorful and flavorful blend of avocado, veggies, corn, beans, and crunchy tortillas. Tossed with a homemade honey-cilantro dressing, this chopped salad is a total crowd-pleaser. Adapted from Mandy’s Gourmet Salads: Recipes for Lettuce and Life cookbook, this Mexican chicken salad combines basic …
I love everything about this Grilled Corn Salad. The corn and the balsamic bring the sweetness while the vegetables provide a satisfying crunch. Plus, it has tons of herbs, so every bite is refreshing! I promised to share the corn salad that went along with my Texas Tommy and Slider post and here it is. …
This Spring Salad highlights the best of the season. It can be made with whatever fresh produce you have. Adding roasted chicken makes it a meal. It is comforting to sit around a table and share a meal with people that you love. This salad highlights the best of spring. It can be made with …
While I was in LA for the Pom Wonderful trip, we had a beautiful pomegranate themed dinner at Tavern. In particular, I loved the farro salad with vegetables and pomegranate salsa. While I would never call myself a vegetarian, I tend to eat and cook a lot of vegetarian food. I am always looking for …
This Mediterranean Salad with Pomegranate Lemon Dressing is a great base for a healthy and nutritious meal. Pick a protein or cheese to add to it (my favorite is feta) and you’ve got dinner sorted! My children loved drinking pomegranate juice and I really like cooking with it. Pomegranate juice is sweet and tart at …
Tomato Basil and Blue Cheese Salad – A simple summer salad of the best summer tomatoes, a simple dressing, blue cheese, and tons of basil. I can’t really call this a recipe. It is really just putting stuff in a bowl and calling it a salad, but it is one that we have been making …
This refreshing Mediterranean Rice Salad is the best summer side dish to serve alongside Greek-inspired fare. Cool basmati rice, citrus juices, herbs, spices, currants, and pistachios come together to make this fresh, flavorful, and nutritious rice salad. I’ll be honest. While this salad is not the prettiest salad I’ve ever made, it is absolutely the …