Roasted sweet potato salad made with figs, pomegranate seeds, lentils, and drizzled with a maple balsamic dressing. This vegan roasted sweet potato is delicious cold or warm.
Category Archives: Salads
Pumpkin Salad
This Pumpkin Salad recipe is packed with roasted pumpkin, cranberries, mixed greens, and drizzled with a warm maple syrup dressing. It is a great roasted pumpkin recipe idea and is perfect for a fall potluck and holiday gatherings! Plus I’ve included some fun photos from my recent trip to Germany!
Green Curry Pasta Salad
This Green Curry Pasta Salad recipe is a simple cold salad made with pasta and tossed with a creamy green curry sauce, grilled chicken, pineapple, and greens. This easy recipe is great for a family gathering, potluck, or tasty weeknight meal! This was a popular dish we enjoyed while vacationing in Aruba. This post contains … Continue reading
Tortellini Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
Easy Tortellini Salad recipe tossed with poppy seed dressing, spinach and arugula, dried cranberries, and parmesan. Super simple, kid-friendly, and sure to be a hit at your next potluck, BBQ or as an easy weeknight meal for your family!
Poached Pears
Simple Poached Pears made with apple juice, champagne, water, cinnamon, honey and vanilla.
Salmon Pasta Salad
I recently worked with Twin Cities Live and No Name to come up with some spring recipes. I thought No Name Salmon would be perfect for some spring recipes. I have to admit cooking fish gives me some anxiety but No Name Salmon has pop-up timers-just like turkeys! These timers make cooking the salmon goof-proof. … Continue reading
“Dill”icious Pasta Salad
Looking for an easy dinner that won’t heat up your house or require you to fire up the grill? Here’s a recipe for a simple pasta salad that has less than 10 ingredients and can compete with any salad you’d find in a gourmet deli. Last week when we returned from our vacation to the … Continue reading
"Dill"icious Pasta Salad
Looking for an easy dinner that won’t heat up your house or require you to fire up the grill? Here’s a recipe for a simple pasta salad that has less than 10 ingredients and can compete with any salad you’d find in a gourmet deli. Last week when we returned from our vacation to the … Continue reading
Sizzling Summer Salad
The Fourth of July brings so many families and friends together around grills and for some that means a whole lot of hamburgers and hotdogs. For us it was a whole lot of cheddar bratwursts, potato salad and oh yeah, multiple stops to the Dairy Queen for custom chocoholic blizzards. So for something light, I … Continue reading
Thai Peanut Salad
I was at my favorite place this past weekend (the St. Paul Farmer’s Market of course)and picked up lots of fresh veggies. I thought I’d put together a large salad for us to eat through the week. This is the type of salad that most people love to eat at a restaurant but don’t know … Continue reading
Gnocchi Salad
1.1 lbs of cooked Trader Joe’s Gnocchi=12 2 Cups of steamed and halved brussel sprouts=0 1 cup chopped and seeded tomato (1 large)=0 2 medium bell peppers=0 2 Tb of chopped red onion=0 1 Cup of cooked chopped beets=0 Dressing 1/4 cup of dry diced sundried tomatoes=2 2 Tb Olive Oil=8 2 Tb White Vinegar=0 … Continue reading