Category: salads
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This is another David Tanis creation and, paired with his Green Bean and Cherry Tomato salad, it is classic picnic fare. While I love potato salad, I’m not a fan of the mayonnaise-y kind. The tang of mustard in vinaigrette along with some classically French herbs, tarragon and chives, make this French-style potato salad perfect,…
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Professional Chef and cookbook author, David Tanis, writes a monthly food column for the New York Times and recently featured this colorful green bean and tomato salad in a May column about French picnic foods. Combining fresh and simple basics like just-ripe cherry tomatoes and green beans, the addition of the dressing, an amalgam of…
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Recently, G. Daniela Galarza of the Washington Post posted an article (16 Tinned Fish Recipes for Near Effortless Meals) on making use of tinned fish. It intrigued me because I had not considered using tinned fish for anything much at all – tunafish being my go-to. This week, in an effort to expand my repertoire,…
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We’re gearing up for the Fourth of July cookouts, and this salad from Jacques Pépin is exactly the kind of summer salad that can be transported without the worry that mayonnaise-based sides bring, and is flexible enough to be a make-ahead – something that gets better with time. This Tabbouleh Salad recipe is found of…
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I’ve been a fan of Ellie Krieger, registered dietician and nutritionist, since finding her on the Saturday cooking marathons on our local PBS channel. Combining good basics of nutrition with accessibly creative cooking is an art form. This recipe, which was recently published in the Voraciously column of the Washington Post, takes full advantage of…
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Ann Maloney is a Washington Post Recipes Editor and Food Reporter focused on, in her words, “quick and easy home cooking.” Honestly, what’s not to like here? Her recipe for Quick Lentil Salmon Salad is adapted from Cooking Light and comes together in about the same time as it takes to cook the lentil. It…
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Mollie Katzen’s recipes are always a hit in our house and this one, from 2013’s The Heart of the Plate, was no exception. It is the perfect summer salad as fresh cukes and tomatoes are in abundance, and it is easily adaptable – as I quickly discovered when I neglected to buy fresh corn at…
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With grocery roulette becoming more pronounced, I’ve been looking for some new salad ideas, particularly ones that don’t involve using lettuces. Hetty McKinnon, cookbook author and a food and recipe contributor to the New York Times, is the creative force behind this salad recently published in the New York Times. For more terrific food ideas…
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We hosted family for a casual lunch on Mothers’ Day this year. When picking out what to cook for our family get-togethers, there’s a lot to think about when considering the guests range in age from 3 to 98. This simple and versatile recipe comes from Karie Houghton via Taste of Home website. It was…
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We are getting our first real snowfall of Winter 2022 today, so I decided to change things up a little by making our big meal for mid-day. Food & Wine published this warming Winter-weather salad in 2013. The original recipe was developed by Nick Wilber and it ticks all the right boxes for a snowy…
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