Archive | Salad Recipes

19 May 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Spiral Pasta Salad with Feta and Balsamic Vinigarette

Spiral Pasta Salad with Feta and Balsamic Vinigarette

On account of the fact that I am catching my daughter’s cold, and am totally wiped from a day of cooking and baking, I have nothing to say except go and make this. It’s as good as it looks! Spiral Pasta Salad with Feta and Balsamic Vinigarette 1 1/2 cups dry spiral pasta, cooked and [...]

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28 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Easy Avocado Salad

Easy Avocado Salad

This easy to assemble salad is fresh and absolutely delicious – A simple homemade dressing makes it superb! Avocado Salad 1/3 cup soya sauce 1/3 cup red wine vinegar 1 tsp brown sugar 2 limes, juiced 3 avocadoes, peeled, and sliced 1/2 red onion, sliced salad greens Assemble salad greens in bowl. Top with avocados [...]

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06 December 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Simple Tuna Salad Recipe

Simple Tuna Salad Recipe

Day three of my detox, and I’ve already lost 3 pounds – man, this diet works! I will be the first to admit however (followed closely by my poor family) that giving up caffeine and sugar has not been easy. I’m just a tad grumpy, and lethargic, but I’m trying to get outdoors and walk [...]

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24 November 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Succotash Salad Recipe

Succotash Salad Recipe

So, this isn’t exactly succotash – it’s BETTER! I actually got the idea for this recipe from a picture in one of my many cook books. I have no idea what the marinade or flavour of the salad in the picture was, but to me it resembled a succotash, so that’s just what I’m calling [...]

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04 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Avocado Salad Recipe

Avocado Salad Recipe

We go into Toronto quite often, mainly to visit bead shops, Kensington Market where I go to “Global Cheese”, China Town and other wonderful little places along the way. We like to just take it all in. I love the city, and as much as I would not want to live there anymore, there are [...]

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15 December 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Mango Bean Salad Recipe

Mango Bean Salad Recipe

The Farmer’s Market here in Guelph is great!  I try to go every week, often early in the morning to buy fresh local meat, cheese, fruits and vegetables, bread and the odd treat from the Mennonite Bakery or the Greek Cinnamon Bun “Guy” His perogies (tonight’s dinner) are also fab, but that’s another post all [...]

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20 November 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Broccoli Salad Recipe

This is a delicious salad, and a great way to get those greens into your diet, as they’re kind of *in disguise* in this recipe! It’s crunchy with broccoli, salty with sunflower seeds, has bacon for protein and has sweetness from the raisins! Perfect with grilled chicken or as a side dish with a casserole, [...]

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16 May 2006 ~ 3 Comments

Seven-Layer Salad Recipe

Seems I have been rather negligent about putting recipes on my blog lately…I guess I’ve had other things on my mind. At any rate, here’s one that I think everyone loves. I grabbed a picture off the web of a 7-layer salad which looks very much like the one I make. I didn’t have the [...]

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