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The Ritz Carlton Potato Salad. I got this recipe several years ago when my Mom and I attended a cooking class at The Ritz Carlton in Amelia Island.

The Ritz Carlton Potato Salad

We spent two days cooking and eating with the chefs at the restaurant in the hotel. We had such a great time and got tons of great recipes! This Potato Salad is THE BEST! It isn't full of mayonnaise, so you can really tastes all the flavors in the potato salad. 9 Healthy Orzo Salads - Food News - Five things you might not know about orzo (but really should): 1) Orzo is a type of cut pasta; it is most definitely not a grain, but it is made from a grain (wheat). 2) Most orzo is made with semolina flour, which is made from denser parts of the wheat berry that give the pasta a more toothsome, firm texture. 3) If you're on a gluten-free diet and get depressed reading features about wheat-based pasta, you can use DeLallo's Gluten-Free Corn/Rice Orzo in all (yes, every single one) of these recipes. 4) "Orzo" is Italian for "barley" and gets its name for it's grain-like shape.

9 Healthy Orzo Salads - Food News -

Homemade Macaroni Salad - simple and easy to make. Spring Raspberry Salad recipe from Betty Crocker. Berry, Mango & Spinach Salad. Bacon Chive Potato Salad Recipe. I’ve been wanting to use the chives I’ve been growing in my potted garden and this was the perfect opportunity!

Bacon Chive Potato Salad Recipe

Have you ever seen the bag of small gourmet potatoes at Costco for around $5? Sweet Pea Salad with Scallion, Bacon, and Lemon Cream Dressing. When I think of spring – as far as food goes – green peas immediately come to mind.

Sweet Pea Salad with Scallion, Bacon, and Lemon Cream Dressing

I think it’s because green peas are not only one of my favorite springtime foods, but also because they remind me of the green buds on trees. And if you live in a place where it snows, you will know exactly what I mean when I say that buds on the trees in spring are a most welcome sight. This salad is so easy to make it’s barely a recipe, and even though it has just a few ingredients, it’s not lacking flavor at all.

With a lot of my recipes, I say that it’s fine to go ahead and make the dish if you’re missing an ingredient or two, but with this salad, each component brings an essential flavor to the mix. The highlight is the lemon cream, which is used to dress the salad. Crunchy Asian Broccoli Coleslaw Recipe. Recipe: Colorful Coleslaw. This dish is like putting your regular “white” coleslaw through a prism and having a rainbow of exciting just-picked color and flavor emerge on the other side.

Recipe: Colorful Coleslaw

The sweet-tart honey mustard dressing, cilantro and peppy poppy seeds are a fresh move away from the gobs of mayo that make up the typical dressing. Colorful Coleslaw • 3 Tbs. grainy mustard• 2 Tbs. honey• 2 Tbs. fresh lime juice, plus more to taste• 2 Tbs. cider vinegar• 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil• ½ tsp. salt, plus more to taste• ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste• ¼ large head red cabbage, cored and thinly sliced (about 4 cups)• 2 large carrots, shredded• 1 medium fennel bulb, halved, cored and thinly sliced (1 ½ cups)• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced• ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves• 1 Tb. poppy seeds In a large serving bowl, whisk together the mustard, honey, 2 Tbs. lime juice, cider vinegar, oil, ½ tsp. salt, and ¼ tsp. black pepper.

Our Favourite Broccoli Salad Recipe. Spinach-Strawberry-Almond Salad With Balsamic-Lime Dressing. Mmm springtime!

Spinach-Strawberry-Almond Salad With Balsamic-Lime Dressing

Forget a basic garden salad, this salad is filled to the brim with flavorful strawberries and a touch of sweet balsamic vinegar and lime juice. You can make this salad to accompany lunch or dinner; I’m planning to serve it to my mother for Mother’s Day brunch on our back deck alongside roasted vegetables. Summer strawberry salad with maple balsamic dressing.

This healthy salad is full of sweet strawberries, tangy Gorgonzola cheese and crunchy pecans topped with a delicious maple balsamic dressing.

Summer strawberry salad with maple balsamic dressing

Add grilled chicken or homemade croutons for a delicious summer meal. This is hands down one of my all-time favorite salads. It has juicy summer strawberries, crisp baby spinach and a little bit of spicy red onion. The maple balsamic dressing really adds a sweet yet tart flavor to this salad, helping to bring all of these wonderful flavors together. Spinach salad with warm bacon vinaigrette. Happy Pie For Breakfast Day, friends!

spinach salad with warm bacon vinaigrette

Spring Salad with Mixed Berries, Candied Almonds, & Honey Citrus Vinaigrette. The flavors of spring mingle in this beautiful and tantalizing mixed greens salad, studded with plump blueberries, juicy raspberries, crunchy candied almonds, and a sweet, poppy seed-infused Honey Citrus Vinaigrette.

Spring Salad with Mixed Berries, Candied Almonds, & Honey Citrus Vinaigrette

Happy first day of spring, y’all! It’s amazing how a little extra effort can take a salad from blah to amazing. From run of the mill to something special. Taco Salad Recipe. CATALINA Taco Salad recipe. Cranberry And Feta Salad Recipe - Food.com - 222156. Napa Cabbage Salad IV Recipe. Weight Watchers Friendly Recipes: Mini Taco Bowls. Mini Taco Bowls These Mini Taco Bowls were as tasty as they were adorable, and two of them was a perfect sized dinner serving for me.

Weight Watchers Friendly Recipes: Mini Taco Bowls

I initially intended to make these with ground beef, but when I ran to the grocery store yesterday they were completely out of 95% lean ground beef (can you believe it?) So I bought ground turkey instead. These were good with the turkey but seeing as they work out to be the same number of points per 2-taco serving, next time I’ll make it with ground beef, because I prefer beef tacos. You can add any of your favorite taco toppings to these (light sour cream, guacamole, black olives, salsa etc). Yield: 3 (2 taco) servings Ingredients: Directions: Preheat the oven to 375.Sprinkle each tortilla lightly with water and stack them on a plate.

Weight Watchers Points Plus:5 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Grilled Watermelon & Fennel Salad with Charred Lemon Vinaigrette. This unique grilled summer salad is the result of a category three brainstorm and a little flavor research. I've long wanted to try grilling watermelon, and I finally decided to actually go for it last weekend. Once I made that decision the next question was what I'd do with it. I needed some sort of dish, and I came up with this with the help of one of my favorite go-to resources, The Flavor Bible. This reference is indispensable for situations like this where you have a flavor and need to find other flavors and ingredients to accompany it. In my research I found that fennel pairs well with watermelon, and red onion, lemon and feta work well with fennel. This didn't last long, and the ladies of the house told me to put it on the "Make That Again!

" MethodQuarter the watermelon slice, arrange the wedges in a single layer in a gallon zip-top bag, and freeze for about two hours. Cut out as much of the core of each fennel quarter as you can while leaving enough to hold the layers together. Watermelon Salad with Feta & Mint Recipes From The Kitchn. Grilled Watermelon Salad... 7-Layer Pasta Salad Recipe : Food Network Kitchens. Vegan Salad in a Jar. Make-Ahead Bliss. Salad. In a jar. I totally get this one. A while back (and maybe still) there was a spirited "foods in a jar" trend hovering around the food blogs. Mostly, cupcakes in a jar. Addictive Brussels Sprouts Salad.

The second I laid eyes on this salad, Brussels sprouts jumped to the top of my grocery list. I had to have it.