Quick Black Bean Salad can be put together in the time it takes you to chop your vegetables. It will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days, so it's great for lunches. If you make it ahead of time, use dehydrated onions instead of fresh to keep the onion flavor from overwhelming … [Read more...]
Poppyseed Salad Dressing
The original recipe for this Poppyseed Salad Dressing made a vat-sized quantity suitable for catering, and I think also included egg yolks. At one time (many moons ago - before Vancouver, and teaching, and children) my friend and I would carry small bottles of it with us when … [Read more...]
Sweet Chili Salad Dressing
If you have to eat salad, it helps to have a something like this Sweet Chili Salad Dressing on hand. Because (let's be honest) sometimes salads are a chore. A vitamin-filled, fiber-full, micro-mineral abundant chore. This dressing is super fast and easy to make, so you … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Lentil Barley Salad with Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette
Times are changing. There's a good chance now that if you have house guests, one or more of them may have dietary restrictions or preferences that might (if we're being honest) stress you out a bit. You need a recipe like this Lentil Barley Salad with Lemon Thyme Vinaigrette. … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Tortellini Salad with Avocado and Feta
There's not a lot that can go wrong with avocado and feta. Toss them with some tortellini, olives, tomatoes, artichokes (or not- you decide), assorted herbs and a dressing and you've got dinner. Or lunch. It keeps well. Vary this according to what you've got on hand. Sun-dried … [Read more...]