Young asparagus is sweet and tender, and best of all, widely available and on sale at various grocers around this time of year. It’s delicate, intensely green (no filter needed), and crisp – everything you want in a salad veggie. This salad is easy enough – just blanch and shock the asparagus. It’s the dressing…
This is THE BEST curried chicken salad I’ve ever made! The inspiration was the version from Alon’s Bakery, which has dried apricots and red bell pepper and is DELICIOUS. Roasting the chicken with the skin on helps keep it moist, and while using a store-bought rotisserie chicken is perfectly acceptable, your chicken salad will be…
Asian-style potato salad is probably my favorite kind of potato salad because it’s more delicate than the chunky American style. You’re likely to find it served as one of the banchan side dishes in Korean restaurants next to tofu soup. It also reminds me of my childhood, when my mom would make picnic sandwiches out of…
Happy new year! Here’s a simple and healthy salad to help jump-start any healthy eating resolutions. It’s delicious precisely because of its simplicity – each component can be tasted for what it is. Drizzle on some of your favorite balsamic vinaigrette if you’d like, and dig in! For 1 serving: 3 kale leaves, stem removed…
When we eat out at Japanese restaurants, we’re usually given a choice of two types of salad: a seaweed salad (long strands of seaweed marinated in a slightly sweet and vinegary sauce, accompanied by sesame seeds and a few red pepper flakes – delicious, but a guilty pleasure due to the obvious artificial green coloring),…
Chicken salad is an easy dish to make, especially if the chicken is already cooked for you! In this recipe, I take a bit of help from the supermarket in the form of a ready-to-eat rotisserie chicken. The chicken is already seasoned, the meat is very tender, and best of all, it saves me the…
Greek salads are my favorite because they’re so easy to put together. This one has a twist of adding roast shrimp for a bit more protein, and a bed of baby kale for some superfood points. Ingredients: halved cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, halved pitted Kalamata olives (toss these first 3 ingredients with some olive oil, salt,…
I think this salad was inspired by an attempt to clean out the pantry/fridge at the end of the week. It has a bit of Hawaiian flair! The sweetness of the pineapple and tartness from vinegar used to season the lentils make separate salad dressing unnecessary. You will need: (serves 2) Baby spinach 1 red…
This is a super easy salad to put together, and uses pears and pomegranates – two fruits you can find in season this time of year. For a tutorial on peeling a pomegranate, take a look at this post. Pear and Pomegranate Salad – serves 2 You will need: baby spinach 2 ripe Bosc pears,…
I came across a small container of miniature heirloom tomatoes at the grocery store and thought their varied colors would be perfect in a simple salad. This one is just halved cherry tomatoes, small cubes of watermelon, and torn basil dressed in a bit of salt, pepper, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar (served over baby…
Something about having a plateful of colorful things makes it much more enticing to eat! I mean, would you rather eat a monochromatic dish (which automatically looks more bland) or something with varying textures and flavors? :) This salad makes a light and delicious lunch, great chilled or at room temperature. Pan-fried shrimp: Season raw…
Papayas are a tasty tropical fruit, but can be intimidating if you’ve never purchased a whole one before (they’re rather large, can bruise easily, and have lots of seeds). Simply cut it in half long-ways and scoop out the seeds. Then cut it into half-moon sections and gently remove the skin with a paring knife.…
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