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Category Archives: Salads
Quinoa with Roasted Butternut Squash and Garlicky Collards
Quinoa has been around for thousands of years, but is just recently becoming a kitchen staple. It appeals to several different diets: It’s gluten-free, has balanced amino acids therefore being a complete protein (great for vegetarians) and is easily digestible. … Continue reading
Ribbon Salad with Ume Dressing
I am virtually friends with this woman named Kim. Virtually, not as in ‘almost’, rather as in, Facebook. Our mutual friend Allyson introduced us a month or so back and we hit it off immediately. After a successful (and enviable) … Continue reading
Posted in Asparagus, Recipes, Salads, Vegetables, vegetarian
Tagged raw vegetable salad, ribbon salad, ume dressing, ume plum vinegar, vegetarian recipes
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Green Papaya Salad
I served this at a dinner party last night and people sort of lost their minds. It is so fresh and delicious, it’s redunkulous. Whether or not you like fish sauce, it is integral to this dish and no one, … Continue reading
Beet Slaw
“I’m afraid of beets,” she said as I dished up a plate of the ribbon salad I had just demonstrated. I was teaching a cooking class to a nice group of thirty-something mommies. Tucked, cozy and snug into the kitchen of one of the mommies, an ornery, summer storm flashed great lightning bolts outside the large kitchen windows. Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Sides, Think, Vegetables, vegetarian
Tagged beet salad, Beet slaw, buttermilk dressing, golden beets, healthy coleslaw, low fat salad dressing, try beets
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Spicy, Stuffed Tomatoes (Vegetarian)
These are great to take along to a picnic or potluck because they are served at room temperature. If you don’t want to go through the hassle of scooping out and stuffing tomatoes, simply dice up some really ripe and … Continue reading
Roast Portobello Mushroom Cap with Soft Poached Egg
Confessional: I swiped this idea from a cooking student of mine. She said that on ‘Meatless Mondays’ she bakes up portobellos, places a thick slice of goat cheese in the middle, broils, then serves on greens with a poached egg … Continue reading
Posted in British Flavours, Eggs, Mains, Mushrooms, Salads
Tagged entree salad, portobello mushroom, portobello mushroom cap, vegetariansalad
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Wasabi Chicken Salad in Crisp Wonton Cups
I wrote this recipe for an article about picnic fare in June’s Charlotte Magazine. It is a yummy twist on classic chicken salad. The wasabi in this recipe is not overly spicy, it’s more of a background flavor. It’s slight heat dissipates … Continue reading
Bang Bang Chicken Salad
This is a great salad if you are trying to eat healthfully in the new year; It’s got TONS of flavor, and the only fat is from the tahini in the dressing. The dressing tastes sort of like peanut satay … Continue reading
Posted in Asian Flavours, By Ingredient, Chicken, Mains, Recipes, Salads, Vegetables
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Japanese Ginger Salad Dressing
When I turned 16 years old, my parents told me that I could take my five best buddies out for dinner at a nice restaurant of my choosing. My favourite restaurant at the time (and still a fun place to … Continue reading
Posted in Asian Flavours, By Ingredient, Kid Friendly, Recipes, Salads, Sides, vegetarian
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Summer Lemon Potato Salad
Visiting my folks in Cape Cod, our first night my mom served up steamed lobster and this delicious lemon potato salad. ‘The recipe’s from a magazine,’ she told me sheepishly. ‘Which magazine?’ I asked, as I watched her chopping, simmering, … Continue reading
Posted in Potatoes, Salads, Sides, vegetarian
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