Sometimes the best dishes are the simplest. That’s what this delicious springtime seared salmon salad nicoise is. Make this for your significant other and impress the heck out of them. I know that Mary Jo was impressed. Spring means asparagus and I like to have it frequently, especially when it’s on sale. A traditional salad…
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Lunchtime Healthy Tuna Salad
I don’t know about you, but I get stuck in a rut when it comes to lunches. Same old fried egg sandwich or leftover spaghetti every day. Well here’s a recipe that lets you use up some of the veggies in the refrigerator and provide a very tasty, low calorie meal…a lunchtime healthy tuna salad….
Kale Salad with Cranberry Orange Dressing
Here’s a healthy salad you can put together in no time and it tastes so darned good. Kale salad with cranberry orange dressing. Amy’s garden needs to be thinned out, and there are 3 or 4 dinosaur kale plants that she planted. On it’s own, this kale is a little bitter tasting, but combined with the citrus and…
Homemade Poppy Seed Dressing
Summertime and the livin’ is easy. Perfect time for a refreshing strawberry salad with homemade poppy seed dressing. That’s right…homemade. The heck with those bottled dressings, all full of preservatives; disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, sorbic acid, xanthan gum! Who needs it…even my computer doesn’t think these are real words, but they’re in the bottled stuff!…
Tex-Mex Chopped Chicken Salad Recipe
If you’re like me, you like a quick, easy-to-make meal. Something you could put together kind of spur of the moment. In steps your friendly neighborhood Rotisserie Chicken! Grab one on your way home, along with whatever else you need for this easy, tasty salad. Most of these ingredients are one’s that you probably have…
Lemony Curly Kale Salad
Lemony curly kale salad is a nutritious and succulent side dish that is easy to throw together. The dressing is just shallots, lemon juice and zest, with olive oil and a bit of grated cheese. Mix this together and have it with any meat you like. I had it with sauteed shrimp. Start by tearing…
Healthy Zoodles Zucchini Noodles
Holy zoodles zucchini noodles! Spiralized zucchini is all the rage now and it should be. Besides being a fun way to prepare the zucchini, it is also a great substitute for high calorie pasta. Just make some of these healthy noodles and top them just like you would regular pasta. Think marinara sauce, and Alfredo sauce. Mix…
Classic Crab Louie
Crab Louie salad with vegetables, hard-cooked eggs, and a spicy mayo chili dressing make for a great dinner. Crab Louie! Where have you been all of my life? I’ve got to admit, I only recall having this one other time and that is when Mary Jo made it for a Purple Foot Club wine gathering…
Creamy Avocado Salad Dressing
Avocado salad dressing is a perfect way to spice up a unique lettuce and tomato salad. And it is a good way to use up those avocados that are a bit over-ripe with brown spots. Yesterday I was planning on making a nice tomato and avocado salad. I chopped up a good amount of red…
Grilled Green Tomatoes
Ah…summertime is the time for fresh tomatoes. If you are growing your own tomatoes, you maybe have gotten some ripe ones, but have a lot that are still green, especially in the northern climates. Why not just grab some of the unripened orbs and treat yourself to some yummy grilled green tomatoes! They are really…
Rhubarb Mango Salsa
Rhubarb is in season! Go out and get some and make this rhubarb mango salsa. This sour, springtime vegetable is a wonderful treat for anyone that savors its unique flavor. Mix it with strawberries or apples to make a great tasting, tart dessert. This recipe post may contain affiliate links. Please see our Privacy Policy…
The Best Southwest Salad Dressing Recipe
Post updated March 11, 2023 This is my take on Newman’s Own Southwest Dressing Recipe. Just like McDonald’s southwestern salad dressing you can make at home. It’s a tangy blend of spices combined to make a great Southwestern salad dressing. If you’re someone who loves Tex-Mex flavors and is always on the lookout for a…
Poached Shrimp with Green Goddess Salad
Poached shrimp is a way to get perfectly cooked shrimp and it pairs so well with green goddess salad. I love shrimp. My first real experience with shrimp was when my family took a road trip to Biloxi, Mississippi back in the 1960s. I recall going to a small restaurant that was right on the…
The Best Healthy Potato Salad Recipe
This is the Best Healthy Potato Salad I have ever had! At the time we were eating this meal, I kept commenting how wonderful this salad is. I think my words were that it was “Killer.” And I’m not exaggerating! Origin of the Salad This was back in 2014 and three couples were on a…