This Blueberry Spinach Salad is colorful and festive, with fresh berries, pistachios, feta cheese, and a creamy tahini dressing! Great for the 4th of July, a dinner party, or a weeknight meal.And just like that, we made it to the 4th of July! Well, almost. In just a couple of days, it will be time to don our red, white, and blue, and celebrate with fireworks and cookouts.If you read ...
Salads
No Waste Broccoli Salad with Peanut Dressing
A raw broccoli salad with peanut dressing that uses the entire broccoli plant - florets, stalks, and leaves. It's finished with dried tart cherries and fresh mint.Broccoli salad is such a good side dish for dinner, lunch, cookouts, parties...you name it. And there's so much you can do to it to spice it up!I always enjoy making a new variety of broccoli salad during the summertime ...
Spinach Artichoke Pasta Salad
Made with whole wheat pasta, lots of veggies, and an oil and vinegar dressing, this Spinach Artichoke Pasta Salad is a flavorful and light side dish for potlucks and parties.Growing up, we would have pasta for dinner at least twice a week. And since my mom is 100% Italian, sometimes we would have homemade gravy and meatballs too. It was pretty much the best.So, naturally, I have a ...
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 ...
Italian Marinated Green Bean Salad
A refreshing marinated green bean salad with red onions, chickpeas, and homemade Italian dressing! This vegan side dish is loaded with nutrition and great for summer potlucks and cookouts.As I write this post, the windows are open and the sun is pouring into my office. Summer, I see you!And what's better than a refreshing, veggie-loaded dish like this cold green bean salad on a hot ...
Rotisserie Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups
These crisp butter lettuce cups are filled with a healthy rotisserie chicken salad, made with fresh herbs, grapes, celery, red onion, and a mayo/Greek yogurt dressing.Spring has definitely sprung in Minnesota! Perennial plants are popping up in our garden, the smell of fresh lilacs is wafting through the air, and it's almost farmer markets season.I absolutely love the change of ...
Quinoa Arugula Salad with Pineapple
Quinoa Arugula Salad with Pineapple is a quick and delicious side dish that's bursting with flavor from fresh, simple ingredients.This recipe started out as a total fail. I set out to make a pineapple arugula smoothie in honor of Cinco de Mayo. But as soon as I tried my super green concoction, I knew I couldn't salvage it.I think arugula has just too strong of a taste to be the sole ...
Endive Orange Salad with Tahini Dressing
Light, refreshing Endive Orange Salad with a delicious tahini dressing, sunflower seeds, and fresh mint. It's the perfect vegetarian citrus salad to transition from winter to spring!Are you guys familiar with Belgian endive?! If not, it's a cylinder-shaped veggie with pale yellow leaves that has a slightly bitter taste and crunchy texture. My first experience with endive was at my ...
Peanut Soba Noodles with Roasted Broccoli
These healthy, vegetarian Peanut Soba Noodles with Roasted Broccoli are finished with a drool-worthy sauce. It's the only recipe you'll ever need for buckwheat noodles! This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, see my affiliate disclosure. How many of you know about soba noodles? If you're not familiar with them, they're thin Asian noodles made from buckwheat, a ...
Shaved Asparagus Salad with Mint Tarragon Dressing
This easy Shaved Asparagus Salad is bursting with flavor from lemon, parmesan, and fresh mint and tarragon. It's a delicious dish to liven up any spring meal!This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, see my affiliate disclosure. There is a new way to eat asparagus on the block and let me tell you, it's DELICIOUS!!! I'm talking about this Shaved Asparagus Salad if you didn't ...