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Sherry Lime Vinaigrette

June 5, 2020

Sherry lime vinaigrette is a delicious dressing for your salad or vegetables. It is also great for meal prep recipes!

pouring vinaigrette on salad

The combination of sherry vinegar and tart lime juice not only makes this vinaigrette super tasty, it is very versatile.

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Filed Under: Condiment, Salads Tagged With: emulsion, how to make a vinaigrette, lime vinaigrette, salad dressing, sherry lime vinaigrette, sherry vinaigrette, sherry vinegar, vinaigrette, why does vinaigrette separate

Mediterranean Orzo Salad

July 6, 2019

It’s finally summer and you know what that means – picnics, barbecues and long days at the beach. This Mediterranean orzo salad is perfect for taking on the go. It is light, yet substantial and dressed in a light vinaigrette. It is one of our favorite Mediterranean lunch recipes for the work week.

bowl of mediterranean orzo salad

I love this particular pasta salad because of all of the fresh vegetables it has. If you really wanted to load it up – broccoli, julienned zucchini, summer squash, cauliflower, red bell pepper or even summer beans would all be great in this salad. 

Making salads of all kinds is my go-to during the warmer months. Check out my favorite summer salads post, you might find a new favorite!

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Filed Under: Pasta Tagged With: artichoke, capers, cheese, cooking, cucumber, dinner ideas, easy recipe, Food, herbs, how to, lemon, make ahead meals, meal prep, olives, pasta, recipes, Summer, tomato, Vegetable, vegetarian, vinaigrette, weeknight cooking

Nectarine Blue Cheese Spinach Salad

July 8, 2018

Spinach SaladSpinach salad is my favorite way to eat this leafy green. Topped with fresh and dried fruit, a zingy dressing and a few crunchy, toasted almonds.  We’ve all seen or eaten the salad with strawberries, but this spinach salad uses perfectly ripe stone fruit and tangy blue cheese.  It is by far one of my all-time favorite salads and you know how much I love a good bowl of greens.

Summer time is when I really enjoy salads.  The anemic tomatoes of winter are happily forgotten and replaced with gleaming, juicy, bright red beauties.  The delicious, but boring cucumbers can go on hiatus along with their carrot friends. 

The same ol’ stuff that routinely finds its way into your salad can go by the wayside to make room for things like stone fruit. Sometimes we are on auto-pilot and occasionally get stuck in a bit of a rut. Considering all of the amazing things available to us in the summer, this is the time to branch out and mix it up.

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Filed Under: Salads Tagged With: almond, cheese, figs, fruit, healthy, nectarine, salad, spinach, Summer, vinaigrette

Spicy Sauteed Broccolini with Citrus Vinaigrette

April 9, 2018

Sauteed broccolini is one of my favorite vegetables. This version, tossed in a warm citrus vinaigrette and dusted with red pepper flakes is my vegetable side of choice these days. I can’t get enough of it. 

sauteed broccolini in bowl

sautéed broccolini

Small florets sit atop long, thin stems, that’s how you know you’ve gotten your hands on some broccolini. Ready in less than 15 minutes, this easy and healthy side is packed with flavor and it even got a thumbs up from picky eaters. I deserve a trophy.

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Filed Under: Side Dish Tagged With: broccolini, citrus, easy, gluten free, healthy, side, side dish, vegan, Vegetable, vegetarian, vinaigrette

Summer Grain Salad with Rainbow Carrots, Heirloom Tomatoes and Herbs

May 29, 2016

This grain salad is full of summer vegetables. Whole grains provide a satisfying, chewy texture to this salad, while the vegetables give it great crunch.  Herbs and red wine vinaigrette make this salad super flavorful.
It’s the unofficial start to summer and you know what that means: dining alfresco! Whether it be picnics, backyard BBQ’s or lunch hours outside on a bench while soaking up a little sunshine, this grain salad with it’s rainbow of colors has you covered.

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Filed Under: Salads Tagged With: barley, carrots, chives, cucumber, dill, Freekeh, grain salad, Grains, healthy, heirloom, herbs, low calorie, make ahead meals, parsley, peppers, rice, salad, Summer, tomato, vegetables, vinaigrette

Mason Jar Dressings

January 18, 2012

A very good childhood friend of mine sent me some salted caramels over the holidays and I have been rationing them out on a daily basis.   Needless to say, when I see commercials for all of the various weight-loss companies it makes me cringe a bit knowing I’m a few bites away from needing an intervention.
Therefore, I’ve taken it upon myself to get back into the swing of things.  Like everyone else, I get a bit out of control during the holidays and then, when all of the over-eating makes me feel like Jabba the Hutt, the pendulum swings back the other way and I get myself back in line.

As you well know from previous posts, I have no shortage of mason jars in various shapes & sizes cluttering my cabinets and there is a reason for this,  besides canning.  They are useful for many different things, quick salad dressing being one of them.

It honestly couldn’t be easier…  pour everything in & shake it up.   The best part of making your own salad dressing aside from it being much less expensive, is that you know exactly what’s in it.   There are no dyes, no high-fructose corn syrup, no ingredients that require a Ph.D. in Chemistry to pronounce.

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Filed Under: Condiment, Salads Tagged With: dairy-free, dressing, gluten free, healthy, lemon, low-carb, orange, salad, vegan, vegetarian, vinaigrette

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