Salad · Vegetarian

Cooling Chickpea Cucumber Salad

This cooling and refreshing Chickpea Cucumber Salad is hearty, yet light. Crowd-pleasing, yet embarrassingly easy to assemble or throw together. It’s filling and satisfying and fuels you with all the plant-protein. The cucumbers, red onions and the lemony dill vinaigrette add the perfect touch! Perfect for a hot summer day or any day. Great dish to bring along to BBQ’s, potlucks or a picnic. Very versatile, and easy to customize by simply adding some of your faves! Suggestions included in the recipe, go ahead and give it a try!

Salad · Vegetarian

Tabbouleh Panzanella Salad

If you are a fan of classic Mediterranean Tabbouleh, you’re doing to L-O-V-E this Panzanella version! Have you even heard about a Panzanella salad? It originated in Tuscany, Italy (of all pretty places) and it consists of bread, tomatoes, cucumber and other seasonal vegetables. I am convinced the salad originated as a way to effectively use leftover, stale bread instead of throwing it away.  You use good quality extra virgin olive oil and vinegar (or lemon) and I personally like it when the bread is soaked in the vinaigrette; much like croutons would in traditional salad.

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Quinoa Kale Tabbouleh Salad

The very versatile quinoa pulls a light and fresh Kale Tabbouleh Salad. And it does so splendidly; like a boss! Who needs traditional bulgur wheat when you can use a wonderful gluten-free ancient grain like quinoa that works well anywhere you throw it, pretty much. Not to outshine the addition of fine-chopped lemony massaged kale; which in my humble opinion, elevates this classic salad to “next-level good” status. Classic parsley and mint optional, but I highly recommend that you include these for that characteristic herby goodness.

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Mediterranean Wreath Salad

Between the turkey, the trimmings, the cookies & pie it is so easy to forget or overlook a big holiday salad. Almost blatantly easy. Well, what if we assemble a salad, shaped like a giant, festive wreath & pack it with all the yummies? Oh what fun! And yes, I (still) like to play with my food. Never…… Continue reading Mediterranean Wreath Salad