Salad

Mother’s Day Picnic Salad with Pea Shoots and Grilled Asparagus

May 14, 2012 Recipes

A spring picnic salad for Mother’s Day or another special occasion featuring greens, grilled asparagus, a blend of whole grain rice, sunflower seeds and pine nuts, and sliced avocado.

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Arugula and Watermelon Salad

May 12, 2012 Dairy free

The amazing thing about this salad– which I’ll admit, seems like an odd combination on the face of it– is how the sweet watermelon takes all the bitterness out the arugula. Add a simple dressing and pine nuts, and you’ll have this nutritious salad on the table in no time.

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Asian-Style Carrot and Cabbage Slaw

May 4, 2012 All Year

Serve this Asian-style carrot and cabbage slaw as a garnish, dish out a big salad bowl of it, or top it with tofu or another protein. The lime juice, sesame oil, tamari, ginger and rice vinegar add plenty of flavor.

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Gingered Carrot Raisin and Fresh Pineapple Salad

April 30, 2012 All Year

A few things make this simple carrot raisin salad particularly good. Fresh pineapple. Fresh grated ginger. And no mayonnaise, no dressing at all.

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Winter Jewel Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette

March 19, 2012 Dairy free

Walnuts, dried cranberries and dates and fresh pear and pomegranate stud this pretty red and green salad. With all the fruit and nuts atop its bed of maché and baby spinach, it fills my craving for sweetness and almost qualifies as dessert

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Pomegranate Salad Dressing

March 16, 2012 Fall

A tangy, sweet pomegranate salad dressing that’s nice and thick and coats salad greens well.

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Kale Edamame Salad

March 6, 2012 Dinner

Dark green and purple kale, red grape tomatoes and pea green edamame are topped with chopped scallions, slivered almonds, dried cranberries, and a creamy tofu-based lemon-herb dressing. Inspired by Trader Joe’s Kale and Edamame Bistro salad, it’s enough for a full lunch.

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Creamy Lemon Herb Salad Dressing (silken tofu-based)

March 4, 2012 Recipes

This creamy lemon-herb dressing based on soft silken tofu, olive oil, and lemon juice will be good on any salad and can stand up to hearty winter greens.

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Chard, Kale and Fennel Salad with Wild Rice (Emerald City Salad)

February 10, 2012 Dairy free

Chard, kale, fennel, parsley and scallion, tossed with wild rice, dressed with lemon juice and olive oil. make a hearty winter dinner salad good enough for a teenager to eat.

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Bibb, Roasted Beet, and Radicchio Salad with Hazelnuts

February 4, 2012 Recipes

A beautiful pink, red, and green salad with sweet roasted beets, radicchio, and hazelnuts with Bibb and red leaf lettuce. I’ll show you how to make the radicchio mild, not bitter.

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