Chicken and Blood Orange Salad with Miso Dressing
Super Easy Poached Chicken Breasts Lay the Groundwork. I get cravings for chicken salads on a regular basis. Whereas I normally lean to the dark meat of chicken, thighs are my go-to, I greatly prefer the breasts in chicken salads. Keeping the white meat juicy is super easy. I put on a pot of salted […]
Grape, Orange, and Pomegranate Salad
There is No Single Star in This Show. I’m back with another very good salad. This one only contains fruit. While I commonly add fruit to many salads, there just happened to be no need for anything else in this one. The flavors and textures were perfect as is – sweet, tart, a little earthy, […]
Beet Farro Salad with Yogurt Sauce and Cumin Oil
How About Giving Beets the Star Treatment? Taking a break from my Thanksgiving planning and preparations, I had a couple bunches of beets and decided to really go to town and make them the focus of the meal, rather than the side dish. Roasted beets don’t need much in order to be delicious. A little […]
Spicy Summer Salad of Corn, Blackberries, and Queso Fresco
Now This is a Salad Worth Talking About! Summer corn, blackberries, lots of scallions, queso fresco, and homemade torn croutons are the basic ingredients in this salad and they’re all delicious in their own right. But when they’re combined and topped with a simple dressing, along with some spices, something almost magical happens. Of course, […]
Blood Orange Salad with Creamy Whipped Dressing
Could Be My Last Orange Salad of the Season – So Let’s Go Out with a Bang. Well, citrus season is winding down, so this is probably one of my last orange salads until next season. I will still make an occasional salad using navel oranges that are available year round, but other fruits and […]
Orange and Olive Salad with Black Cumin
A Few Ingredients and You’ve Got Simplicity at Its Best. Anyone who’s been here for awhile is aware of my fondness for fresh orange salads. When they’re in peak season I eat them regularly. Besides being delicious, they serve a specific purpose. I don’t enjoy eating multiple rich dishes at the same time. My palate […]
Rice Salad with Roasted Lemons
I Don’t Think I Could Love This More. I love a good rice salad. And by good, I mean one that’s loaded with flavor and full of interesting ingredients. For this one I sliced up a lemon, drizzled it with a small amount of olive oil and roasted it in a hot oven. I […]