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Roasted Pumpkin, Feta & Spinach Salad with Honey & Pinenut Dressing. Preparation Pre-heat oven to 220c.

Roasted Pumpkin, Feta & Spinach Salad with Honey & Pinenut Dressing

Place the pumpkin onto an oven tray and mix in the 100ml of olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Place into the oven for 25-35 minutes turning every now and then until golden brown. Take out of the oven and let rest until warm. For the dressing, take a 1 litre pot and add the honey and place onto a medium flame. While the pumpkin is warm place into a mixing bowl and add 5 tablespoons of the pine nut dressing, mix in some of the feta and spinach and present on a plate as you wish. Additional information Serves 4 or more as a main or dish to share.

Roasted pepper salad with capers & pine nuts. Roasted Pepper & Feta Salad. I love, love, love a good grocery store.

Roasted Pepper & Feta Salad

Overflowing rainbow displays of fresh produce are the first to greet you, and then there are the wonderful bulk bins with infinite possibilities and always a mysterious legume or grain. Organic is the rule, not the exception. Going grocery shopping feels like an event, an escape – never a chore. My favorites in the Pacific Northwest include PCC Natural Markets, Central Market, and, of course, Whole Foods. Whole Foods is where we found ourselves meandering a couple of Saturdays ago, as we picked up a few groceries for the week. I usually roast my red peppers under the broiler, but this recipe calls for roasting them in a baking dish along with a good amount of olive oil. The original recipe includes the option of using preserved lemon, which I didn’t have.

The Greenest Salad Recipe. Anytime I travel for an extended period of time, let's say longer than a couple of weeks, I end up craving certain foods from home.

The Greenest Salad Recipe

The craving creeps up on me like a fungus - not bad at first, but in the end, formidable. This trip it was avocado, then leafy salads, eventually dovetailing into broccoli. The greenest of the green stuff. I stocked up on the lot when I arrived home, and the salad parade started shortly thereafter (hence today's recipe). But let me back up a bit. Those of you who have been readers for some time know there are few things I love (or assign more importance to) than serendipity.

The property includes the company headquarters, an organic farm, a commercial kitchen (where much of the food is prepped for the cafe), and residences. I suspect Anokhi Cafe is the only restaurant in Jaipur (all of Rajasthan?) The greens are gently harvested, washed in purified water, and served at the cafe in a range of beautiful salads. This is Babulal. Today's recipe?

Serves 4. Creamy Salad Dressing. I wasn’t planning on sharing this not-quite-homemade recipe with you, but my mother insisted and even my little brother, who usually hates mayonnaise, backed her up.

Creamy Salad Dressing

The thing is, I can’t stand store-bought salad dressings, and I absolutely will not buy them. (They have such a gloppy texture from all those gums!) Prepared mayonnaise, on the other hand, I’m perfectly OK with. Anyway, this is the quick recipe I make when I’m in the mood for a creamy salad dressing but don’t feel like getting out the food processor and eggs. Everyone seems to love it, and it has inspired certain other people to give up bottled salad dressings too.

Quick Creamy Salad DressingPrintable Recipe ½ cup mayonnaise1 teaspoon Dijon mustard1 to 2 cloves garlic, grated2 ½ teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice3 tablespoons waterKosher saltFreshly ground black pepper. Equivalent amounts conversion. Spinach, Strawberry, Mandarin Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing Recipe - Food.com - 91550. Thai Chilli And Cucumber Salad Recipe. Green Bean Salad with Basil, Balsamic, and Parmesan Recipe. Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer Do you garden?

Green Bean Salad with Basil, Balsamic, and Parmesan Recipe

The first of my green beans are starting to appear. The vines have already grown up the bamboo trellis that lines the side yard fence, and have reached up and over the fence, meaning my neighbor may get as many beans from my plants as I do. I never know how the beans are going to cook up, even if they are from my own garden. This means they’re fresh. I had garden beans last year that still weren’t tender after 20 minutes of boiling. Fig Salad Vegetarian Recipes. Orange Vinaigrette Recipe. Cantaloupe and Grilled Fig Salad. Avocado and grilled onion tartines with roasted coriander-lime vinaigrette.

The ingredients that top these little tartines are humble enough: red onions and avocados.

Avocado and grilled onion tartines with roasted coriander-lime vinaigrette

But drizzle them with a zingy vinaigrette of pungent roasted coriander, tangy lime juice, delicately flavored avocado oil and fiery cayenne… and watch these “common” ingredients come alive. Add the wonderful flavors that come from grilling the onions and the bread and you’ve got tartines that you’ll be eager to sink your teeth into. Creamy Italian Dressing Recipe - Creamy Italian Salad Dressing – Creamy Italian Dressing. This simple creamy Italian dressing recipe is lighter in texture and calories than traditional recipes.

Creamy Italian Dressing Recipe - Creamy Italian Salad Dressing – Creamy Italian Dressing

Many creamy Italian dressing recipes are nothing more than a flavored mayonnaise, but this version is a true creamy, vinaigrette-style salad dressing. Makes 2 cups Creamy Italian Dressing Recipe Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise1/2 cup red wine vinegar1/2 cup olive oil1 tbsp water1/2 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon sugar1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper1/2 tsp dried Italian herb blend1 clove crushed and finely minced garlic Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and whisk vigorously until emulsified. Salad - Thai Green Mango Salad Recipe.

You asked for a one-page printable version of my step-by-step Green Mango Salad recipe, so here it is!

Salad - Thai Green Mango Salad Recipe

This salad will blow you away with its tastebud-awakening flavors and mix of textures. And as a bonus, it's very healthy, plus low in calories and fat. Enjoy it as a complete meal by adding cooked shrimp, chicken, or deep-fried tofu if you are vegetarian. Any way you toss it, this healthy salad will be sure to win rave reviews from all your culinary fans! Prep Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes.