Category: Salad
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Arugula Salad With Honey Pecan Vinaigrette
I have a confession to make. Although I love to cook and can happily spend hours chopping fruit to make marmalade, I hate making salad. I mean the kind of salad made with iceberg dressing, carrots, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and so forth. Not only do I dislike chopping all the vegetables, but the whole…
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Homemade Lemon-Thyme Vinaigrette
Early spring salads are so delicate that they only need the lightest and freshest of dressings. I love to make a salad from tiny baby lettuces and arugula, fresh herbs, and shallot scapes. The addition of a little goat cheese, cracked peppercorns, a few strawberries and toasted pecans is welcome, too! If you learn how to make…
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Panzanella
It’s the New Year, and most of us are thinking about losing the few (or more) pounds that we gained over the holidays. So I decided to start with a healthy salad when my daughter came for a visit. She’s gorgeous, by the way. I’m just saying! She recently shed about 30 pounds, which must have been…
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The Best Caesar Salad Dressing
I swear I could live very happily on steak and caesar salad. I would eat it every day if I could. Even for Thanksgiving, but my family wouldn’t accept it. It’s my go-to meal, whether I’m celebrating a happy event, having friends over for a casual evening, or just getting home from a business trip. It’s simple, but…