Made with spiralized vegetables, this flavorful Bell Pepper and Cucumber Noodle Salad is finished with an Asian-inspired sesame dressing. It's a crowd pleasing, vegetarian side dish that comes together in minutes!Happy Labor Day weekend Veg World!Wait. Wait a minute. It's Labor Day weekend?! How?! Why? When?I cannot believe how quickly this summer has flown by. It feels ...
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Cucumber Melon Fruit and Vegetable Popsicles
Refreshing fruit and vegetable popsicles made with cucumber, cantaloupe, and herbs are a healthy treat for kids and adults alike!Eating your veggies doesn't just have to mean salads and roasted vegetable dishes. You can also enjoy them in smoothies, juices, and even popsicles!Actually, popsicles may be one of the most fun ways to increase your vegetable intake, especially for ...
Chickpea Salad Cucumber Boats
Delicious, refreshing, and easy, these Chickpea Salad Cucumber Boats are the perfect meal for a hot summer day! They're gluten free and vegetarian, and can easily be made vegan.It's HOT out there, friends. Well, not so much today as it was over the weekend (Friday had a heat index of 111, can you believe it?!). But still, we are certainly in the "dog days of summer" right about ...
Mango Cucumber Salad
This vibrant and refreshing Mango Cucumber Salad has a beautiful balance of textures and flavors. It's an ideal side dish for warm weather!I'm a huge fan of fresh mangoes, and usually can't wait to get my hands on some once the weather gets warm! They're just so sweet and flavorful. Anyone else feel this way?!In fact, one of my favorite recipes on the blog is my Double Pepper Mango ...
Blended Cucumber Gin Cocktail
This Blended Cucumber Gin Cocktail is a lightened up beverage that's incredibly refreshing. Made with fresh cucumber, mint, honey, and lime (no simple syrup!), it's great for spring and summer gatherings.I did it again. I put veggies in an adult beverage! Because why the heck not?! (See also my Carrot and Orange Mimosas!)I am so excited to share this Blended Cucumber Gin Cocktail ...
Minty Cucumber Salad with Honeydew and Pecans
One of my favorite things to do when fresh fruit is in season is pair it with veggies (no surprise there)! And that's exactly what I did in this new one.Ripe, juicy honeydew combined with crunchy cucumber and pecans all dressed up in honey, lime, and fresh mint! I've been putting the same minty dressing on pretty much everything lately. I even added it to spiralized carrots a few weeks ago. ...
Chili Lime Jicama and Cucumber Salad
This refreshing and delicious Chili Lime Jicama and Cucumber Salad is light and easy, and great for potlucks and summer BBQs!By the middle of July, home cooks everywhere are turning off their ovens and swapping roasted veggies for raw produce!It's almost as if everyone makes this unanimous decision and food bloggers reply accordingly ;-)...Luckily, there is so much you can do with ...
Mini Cucumber Sandwiches with Herbed Cream Cheese
Herbed. Cream. Cheese. Need I say more?! Ok fine, I'll say a little more.Spring has FINALLYYYY SPRUNG! And I could not be happier. This weekend we are supposed to experience our first 60 degree day in over 6 whole months. I cannot wait!So this month's Recipe Redux theme, dining al fresco, came at the perfect time. We were challenged to come up with something to bring to a picnic in the ...