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Category Archives: salad and salad dressings

Grapefruit Avocado Salad

This is exceedingly healthy. I’m giving you this dish to help prepare your insides for the onslaught of sugary naughtiness I’m about to throw your way in December. So go make this. Enjoy its bright, vibrant flavor after several days of decadent Thanksgiving leftovers. And then leave some butter on the counter to soften up, [...]

Posted 30 November 2010 | condiments   salad and salad dressings   vegetarian | Comments (0) Tagged: ,

Haystack Salad with Maple Vinaigrette

I love my new julienne peeler. It’s such a nice little inexpensive tool, and it makes eating raw vegetables so much lovelier. And it’s kind of cathartic to julienne an entire zucchini with a little slicer, and also a bit of an arm workout. I also love this salad. Many, many months ago, when I [...]

Posted 07 August 2010 | salad and salad dressings   seasonal   vegetarian   zucchini | Comments (6) Tagged: , , , , ,

Honey Bacon Two Bean Salad

Now that you all weigh an extra 200 pounds after the recent spate of dessert posts, here’s a healthy salad (with the tiniest bit of bacon) to help you detox a bit. Inspired by Honey Balsamic Bean Salad at 101 Cookbooks Honey Bacon Two Bean Salad 1 15 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 [...]

Posted 27 July 2010 | legumes   salad and salad dressings   simple dinners | Comments (3) Tagged: , ,

Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Pizza (BLT-P)

Happy Father’s Day! We didn’t do anything fancy for dinner – my husband is just not that kind of dad. But I did combine pizza, bacon, and ranch dressing, and he was happy (although he probably would have been just as happy without the greens.) I also attempted a new pizza dough technique – no [...]

Posted 21 June 2010 | condiments   pizza   salad and salad dressings | Comments (3) Tagged: ,

Celery Seed Dressing

While I still have very ambitious garden plans, I’m getting a late start. Having a baby with a two year old already on the scene will do that to you. I did just put in no less than a million tomato plants, and quite a few peppers. Come August, if you need tomatoes for slicing, [...]

Posted 10 June 2010 | gardening   salad and salad dressings   vegetarian | Comments (1) Tagged: , , , ,