Cucumber Salad. Light and refreshing!
Perfect for Summer! My family LOVED this salad! The dressing really makes it pop! Ingredients For Salad: 4 to 6 cucumbers, peeled and sliced 1 white or red onion, thinly sliced 1 to 2 tomatoes, cut into thin wedges 1 Tbs salt (don't worry, you're going to rinse it all off) Ingredients For Dressing: 1/2 cup cider vinegar 3 Tbs olive oil 2 Tbs honey 1 tsp celery salt 1 tsp ground mustard 1 tsp garlic powder 1 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning (like McCormick perfect pinch) 1/2 tsp salt 2 dashes of cayenne pepper Directions: In a large bowl, toss your sliced cucumbers with 1 Tbs salt. Recipe adapted from: Kelsie's Kitchen (Seasoned With Love) Chickpea and Tomato Salad with Fresh Basil. Sorry for my short hiatus… AGAIN.
I’m still adjusting to baby and trying to figure out a schedule now that Little Guy is home. Posting should become a bit more consistent now and I (we) even recorded a video today! I should have it ready tomorrow. Thanks for being patient with me as I find my groove again. Anyway, enough “business.” Today I plucked from my basil plant and made this bean salad really quick. 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsedAbout 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved25 large basil leaves, chopped3 cloves of garlic, minced1 tbsp red wine vinegar1 tbsp apple cider vinegar2 tsp olive oil1/2 tbsp honey (10g)pinch of salt Toss all ingredients together and chill for at least 20 minutes, allowing all the flavors to merge. Then EAT!
Can’t get any simpler than that. :) Chipotle chickpea salad. As a parent, cooking has never been more important to me.
Unfortunately, I have never had less time to do it. And what a week so far! My oldest son is sick with a double ear infection and the baby is nursing like an Olympic champion. Phew! There's not a lot of sleep happening around here and I'm running on leftover Easter chocolate. 540 ml (19 oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed a dozen grape tomatoes, halved 1/2 cup feta cheese, diced 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp white wine vinegar 1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder In a medium saucepan, I brought 1/2 cup of water to a boil and added the garlic cloves and asparagus.
In a medium mixing bowl, I combined the asparagus (cut into 2 inch pieces), chickpeas, tomatoes, and feta.To make the vinaigrette, I combined the oil, vinegar, chili powder, and reserved garlic clove (finely chopped) in a small jar with a tight-fitting lid. I hope you enjoy having that song stuck in your head now. What's on your family's table this week? 20 Salads Hearty Enough for Tonight's Dinner. By Angie McGowan and Erin Lebar | We love to make big salads for dinner at our house.
The salad that I make most frequently is a taco salad. It’s one of my comfort foods. But I also make lots of other different varieties, including rice and pasta salads. Including meat, beans, or whole grains is a great way to add more substance to a salad. Nggallery id=’119699′ Paella Rice Salad For a cool summer take on this typically warm dish, keep the veggies raw and just cook the rice! Make paella rice salad Beans and Rice Salad A great summer twist on the classic rice and beans. Tu Es Pour Moi La Plus Belle. Chicken, Chickpea, and Pesto Salad. Authentic Suburban Gourmet: { Avocado and Grilled Corn Salad with Cilantro Vinaigrette }
A few days ago, I arrived home from work to find a surprise at my front door.
It was a box addressed to me. Typically most boxes are addressed to my hubby, who is an avid Ebay participant. But this one was for me. I reviewed the package label to realize that is was from the Tastemaker program at Foodbuzz. As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program, I received a box of fresh and nutritious California Avocados from the California Avocado Commission. The wheels of imagination went off in my head. When I opened the box, these avocados were absolutely perfect. When I explored the California Avocado Commission’s website, they had a section for fun facts about avocados. Avocados are a fruit, not a vegetable, belonging to the genus Persea in the Lauraceae family Avocados are sodium and cholesterol-free and have only five grams of fat per serving, most of it the monounsaturated kind.
I do have a couple other avocado related recipes that I will share with all of you. Serves 4 Cilantro Vinaigrette.