Salad, side/appetizer

Vegetable & Tuna Pasta Salad

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:29:37 +0000

This delicious pasta salad recipe is made with zucchini, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula and chunk light tuna, which is lower in mercury than white albacore tuna. For the best flavor, combine the pasta salad with the dressing about 1 hour before serving. If you’re looking for an environmentally sustainable canned tuna option, check the label—tuna that was caught by troll or pole-and-line is considered the best choice, according to Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program. Or look for the blue Certified Sustainable Seafood label from the Marine Stewardship Council.

Peas & Ham Pasta Salad

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:38:58 +0000

Peas & Ham Pasta Salad

This creamy pasta salad recipe with peas, ham and mushrooms is lower in calories and fat compared to a classic pasta salad. Using whole-wheat pasta and loading it with plenty of vegetables makes it as nutritious as it is delicious. If you have fresh-shelled peas on hand, use those instead of frozen peas. For the best flavor, combine the pasta salad with the dressing about 1 hour before serving.

Broccoli & Feta Pasta Salad

Nifer — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:08:55 +0000

Broccoli & Feta Pasta Salad

This vegetarian pasta salad recipe is perfect for your next potluck or as an easy side dish. The broccoli keeps it nice and crunchy and the chickpeas add protein. For the best flavor, combine the pasta salad with the dressing about 1 hour before serving.

Spring Salad with Peas & Frizzled Shallots

Nifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:15:53 +0000

Spring Salad with Peas & Frizzled Shallots

This simple spring salad recipe combines red leaf lettuce and frisee with fresh peas and crispy fried shallots tossed with a light tarragon-infused vinaigrette dressing. The fried shallots give this salad an out-of-this-world flavor. And compared with store-bought fried onions, they have half the calories and a fraction of the saturated fat and sodium.

Arugula & Feta Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

Nifer — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:26:26 +0000

Arugula & Feta Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

This fresh arugula and feta salad recipe is dressed with a tangy strawberry vinaigrette made from a base of fresh pureed strawberries. If you can't find the sweetest strawberries, don’t worry—strawberries with a little more pucker are wonderfully suited to salads, salad dressings and vinaigrette recipes, as we use them here.

Spinach Salad with Avocado-Ranch Dressing

Sarah Hoff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:16:33 +0000

Spinach Salad with Avocado-Ranch Dressing

This healthy spinach salad recipe uses one avocado two ways: half goes into a healthy creamy ranch dressing and the other half of the avocado gets chopped to top the spinach salad.

Grapefruit Rounds with Halloumi Cheese

Sarah Hoff — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:08:41 +0000

Grapefruit Rounds with Halloumi Cheese

In this beautiful grapefruit salad recipe we pair the salty flavor of halloumi cheese with sweet-tart ruby grapefruit and aromatic mint. Halloumi cheese has a texture similar to mozzarella, but it browns rather than melts when it is heated. Look for halloumi in tubs or airtight packs near other imported cheese in large supermarkets.

Grapefruit, Hearts of Palm & Shrimp Salad

Sarah Hoff — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:58:57 +0000

Grapefruit, Hearts of Palm & Shrimp Salad

Serve this grapefruit, hearts of palm and shrimp salad for lunch or as an appetizer. This shrimp salad recipe is low in calories, light and satisfying. Hearts of palm are the tender inner stem of certain species of palm trees, with a flavor similar to artichokes. Find them near other canned vegetables.

Citrus Salad with Olives & Radicchio

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:27:01 +0000

Citrus Salad with Olives & Radicchio

This tangy winter salad recipe combines oranges and grapefruit with flavorful bitter greens. Green olives and a sprinkling of Manchego or feta cheese top off this delicious salad.

Grape & Fennel Salad

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:12:30 +0000

Grape & Fennel Salad

Crunchy fennel and celery are combined with grapes in this delicious salad recipe.

Quinoa Salad with Oranges, Beets & Pomegranate

Erin McCormick — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:45:41 +0000

Quinoa Salad with Oranges, Beets & Pomegranate

Roasted beets and sweet dates, tangy oranges and juicy pomegranate seeds make this quinoa salad recipe festive. It pairs beautifully with turkey or roast pork.

Massaged Mustard Greens Salad

Erin McCormick — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:25:01 +0000

Massaged Mustard Greens Salad

A few minutes of judicious massaging will transform bitter mustard greens into a mellow, well-balanced salad spiked with hints of lemon, garlic and Parmesan.

Massaged Kale Salad

Erin McCormick — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:16:05 +0000

Massaged Kale Salad

Here a pungent garlicky dressing is infused into kale by massaging the greens and the dressing together with your hands. Any type of kale will work in this kale salad recipe, just remember to remove the tough stems before you start.

Massaged Broccoli Rabe Salad

Erin McCormick — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:59:58 +0000

Massaged Broccoli Rabe Salad

In this broccoli rabe salad recipe, the dressing is massaged into the leaves and florets, virtually eliminating its bitter undertones.

Apple & Fennel Salad with Blue Cheese

Erin McCormick — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:47:39 +0000

Apple & Fennel Salad with Blue Cheese

Apples and blue cheese are a heavenly match in this fennel and apple salad recipe dressed with a tangy cider-vinegar dressing.