This dependable breakfast side dish starts with a couple of tins of canned fruit and embellishes with fresh fruit from the market to make a Festive Fruit Salad that is simply delicious.
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Slimmer Slaw – Classic Coleslaw Variation
Try this colorful coleslaw and enjoy a lighter side at your next barbecue. Slimmer Slaw includes craisins, apples and cider vinegar for a tart sweet tang that is as perfect for fall gatherings as it is for summer picnics.
Southwest Quinoa Salad
Colorful and delicious, Southwest Quinoa Salad relies on kitchen staples plus a few fresh herbs and vegetables to create a crowd-pleasing and protein rich side dish for easy entertaining.
Spring Garden Salad with Chicken and Quinoa
Make the most of radishes, sugar snap peas and fresh mint by adding quick-cooking quinoa and rotisserie chicken to this Spring Garden Salad. A perky pepper jelly dressing pulls it all together creating a vibrant spring entree.
Endive, Fennel and Radicchio Salad
This Endive, Fennel and Radicchio Salad is a beauty. Like Christmas itself, it is bright and festive. Adorned in ruffled leaves and lacy fronds it has a sweet appearance. Wrapped simply, in a classic lemon vinaigrette, this elegant salad also delivers a sheer savor.
Moroccan Chickpea and Barley Salad
Ras al hanout is the potent ingredient that makes this salad special. It is a blend of various spices used to flavor meals in the middle east and Africa. Rather than a set blend of a few spices, ras al hanout can have dozens of spices in the mix and which spices it contains varies depending on the source…
Garden Pasta Salad with Fresh Herb Dressing
I love a good salad. In fact salads are the backbone of my summer (and often autumn, winter and spring) menus. They can be made ahead and at times even improve with advance preparation, leaving me free near dinner time to focus on other parts of the meal or on other things […]
Family Traditions – Cranberry Eggnog Salad
Last year I read a piece in Southern Living magazine that had me laughing out loud. “Taking Sides” by Allison Glock described a formidable family tradition in the form of The Cranberry Salad, a side dish that nobody liked but was made and served each Thanksgiving day as a matter […]
Collard Salad with Lemon Dressing
New Year’s Day Dinner Are you planning to dine on black-eyed peas and greens this New Year’s Day? Tradition tells us it will bring good luck and prosperity in the New Year. I cannot speak to the efficacy of this practice, though I admit that when I consider the events […]
Fig Salad Dressed in Honey and Balsamic Vinegar
Serve figs that are just shy of perfect ripeness in a composed salad with spring greens and goat cheese. Drizzled with a honey and balsamic dressing, then topped with candied pecans, this salad is a beautiful way to enjoy the exquisite flavor of these exotic gems.
Ole Smoky Fruit Cocktail
Truth is, I don’t even like maraschino cherries. I don’t think I have eaten more than three (aside from those in my recently acquired mason jar) in my entire life…
Minted Watermelon and Cucumber Salad
This watermelon salad, featuring cucumber and mint, is the perfect side to brighten your dinner plate while adding a cool and refreshing note to a summer meal.