Category Archives: Salads

Making crispy kale is an easy way to make this rich leafy green more delicious, especially with added lemon and Parmesan flavors. The main key with any crispy kale recipe is to keep the kale in a single layer in the oven so that the kale doesn’t steam itself. Overall, crispy kale is an easyContinue reading “Crispy Kale”

Have you tried cutting your cucumbers into spirals yet? It turns a simple cucumber salad into a delightful conversation piece! And it’s so easy to do. All you’ll need equipment-wise is a pair of disposable chopsticks— or a very careful cutting hand. How to Cut a Cucumber into a Spiral Cutting cucumbers into spirals isContinue reading “Spiral Cucumber Salad”

Making the kind of ginger carrot dressing like you get at many Japanese restaurants only takes a few key ingredients and a matter of minutes. Once you try it, you’ll likely find yourself making this again and again. Not only is this ginger dressing delicious, it’s simply a gorgeous addition to any salad with it’sContinue reading “Ginger Carrot Dressing”

Artichoke hearts are such a wonderful addition to a fresh quinoa salad. This artichoke quinoa salad includes fresh feta cheese, cucumber, cilantro, herbs, and red onions. Then it’s drizzled with a honey lemon vinaigrette made with fresh lemon juice, honey, and olive oil. You can put a lot of twists on a quinoa salad. AddingContinue reading “Artichoke Quinoa Salad”

A chopped caprese salad is an excellent recipe to turn to for a side dish or light snack. This crowd-pleaser dish is so easy to make with chopped or shredded mozzarella and cherry tomatoes. Unlike a traditional Caprese salad, which uses slices of tomatoes and large medallion shaped slices of mozzarella, a chopped Caprese saladContinue reading “Chopped Caprese Salad”

Strawberry watermelon salad with honey lime vinaigrette is a perfect dish for the summer season when fruit is fresh. This is such an easy salad to make, and you can keep any leftover honey lime vinaigrette dressing on hand to use with other salads. This watermelon strawberry salad uses fresh mint, but you can alsoContinue reading “Strawberry Watermelon Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette”

A watermelon vinaigrette recipe is very easy to make, and it goes excellent with a bit of lime juice. It’s the perfect dressing for a traditional lettuce salad like a spinach salad, or for a fruit salad. Sweeten watermelon vinaigrette salad dressing with a bit of honey and add some apple cider or white wineContinue reading “Watermelon Vinaigrette”

Strawberry Gorgonzola salad is the perfect salad for a summer lunch or dinner. When the strawberries are fresh at the farmers market is when this strawberry spinach salad will be at its best! This is a very straightforward salad dish and it’s beautiful with all of the colorful ingredients … from the purple of theContinue reading “Strawberry Gorgonzola Salad”

Making an Asian Caesar salad is a little involved because of the slightly complicated Asian Caesar dressing recipe. But once you have the dressing made, you can keep the extra for later and make the Asian Cesar salad very easily the second time. You can actually buy Asian Caesar salad kits in the grocery store,Continue reading “Asian Caesar Salad”

Hoisin marinade for chicken is a recipe that is easy to make to take your chicken to the next level and beyond an olive oil coating. Honey, soy sauce and rice vinegar are among the key ingredients that make this hoisin chicken recipe full of rich flavor. Hoisin sauce marinade is a good base forContinue reading “Hoisin Marinade for Chicken”

A pomegranate and pear salad is a refreshing dish that’s easy to make with just a little bit of prep work picking a pomegranate, slicing a pear, and making dressing. The rest is just combining ingredients. An arugula pear pomegranate salad goes well with a vinaigrette, and this one is an easy go-to homemade vinaigretteContinue reading “Pomegranate and Pear Salad”