Salads
Easy Thai-Inspired Carrot Salad For Your Summer Menu
If you're not making carrot salads, you're seriously missing out! Roasted or stewed carrots are wonderful, but the sweet, fresh, and crunchy elements of a raw carrot salad will turn even the biggest carrot haters around. A little fun fact: Moroccans brought carrot...
Juicy Pork Larb Lettuce Wraps That’ll Spice Up Your Next Meal
Don't you just love a beautiful, photo-worthy meal that can be made in less than 30 minutes? If you're wondering what larb is, you're not alone! Once I learned about this amazing Southeast Asian dish I couldn't get it out of my head! Larb is a bright and flavorful...
Iceberg Wedge Salad with Crispy Bacon and Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing
Do you love a classic steakhouse wedge salad with creamy blue cheese dressing? It may not be the most glamorous dish in the world, but it's one of my favorites! A wedge salad is the kind of dish that'll make all of your guests happy. And vegetarians can substitute...
MIX IT UP, SALAD IN A JAR!!!
Our world today is all about convenience. Grab and Go is what so many of us do especially for lunch. When I don't plan ahead I find myself eating unhealthy. I might grab a little something here and a lot of something there and next thing I know I have binged on...
Herbed Lentil Salad with Walnuts and Goat Cheese
One bite of my Herbed Lentil Salad will send your palate on a journey to France. My favorite lentil salad is perfect for a spring or summertime picnic and loaded with fresh herbs, crunchy walnuts, and creamy goat cheese. This rustic and earthy vegetarian dish...
Caesar Salad with Big Chile Croutons
Caesar Salad with Big Chile Croutons Salad:2 large heads romaine lettuceCaesar Dressing (recipe below)1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese24 Big Chile Croutons (recipe below)Caesar Dressing1 cup mayonnaise2 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese4 oil-packed...
Springtime Butter Lettuce Salad with Radishes, Avocado, and a Honey Tarragon Vinaigrette
As soon as the weather warms up, I start to brainstorm all kinds of bright dishes to make. After a trip to the farmers market, I always crave a crunchy salad. When it comes to adding a gorgeous pop of color to a dish, radishes are my go-to ingredient. Once Springtime...
Watercress and Blood Orange Salad with Gorgonzola and Pine Nuts
Watercress and Blood Orange Salad with Gorgonzola and Pine Nuts 2 cloves garlic2 teaspoons Dijon2 teaspoons honey3 blood oranges2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar⅛ teaspoon kosher salt3 tablespoons olive oil4 oz. watercress6 tablespoons toasted pine nuts6-8 tablespoons...
Winter Salad of Grapefruit, Fennel, and Watercress
Winter Salad of Grapefruit, Fennel, and Watercress Ingredients for the Salad3 medium pink grapefruits (1 ½ pounds total)2 medium bunches watercress, tough 1 ½ inches of bottom stems trimmed1 medium fennel bulb, very thinly sliced1 small red onion, peeled, halved and...
Make My Black-Eyed Pea Salad For Good Luck In The New Year!
WHAT A YEAR! So much has happened in 2020. We've all gone through a roller coaster of emotions that no one could've predicted in our lifetime. I hope everyone was able to celebrate the holidays in some form this year. While 2020 has brought on so much fear and...
New Year’s Black-Eyed Pea Salad
New Year’s Black-Eyed Pea Salad 1 pound dried black-eyed peas, picked over, see Note6 tablespoons cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil5 tablespoons white wine vinegar1½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce1¼ teaspoons Tabasco Pepper Sauce2 garlic cloves, peeled and...
Thanksgiving Leftovers Get A Healthy Makeover With My Turkey Chopped Salad
This holiday season is flying by already! My husband Michael and I spent Thanksgiving in St. Barts like we always do, but that never stops me from drooling over all of the juicy turkey, cornbread stuffing, and creamy mashed potatoes on my Instagram feed! We had our...
Chinese Chicken and Noodle Salad with Peanut Dressing
Chinese Chicken and Noodle Salad with Peanut Dressing Chinese Chicken and Noodle Salad2 large, whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 ½ pounds total)Salt4 cups broccoli florets3 cups angle-cut 2-inch pieces of asparagus9 ounces narrow fresh egg...
Chickpea, Brown and Wild Rice Salad with Moroccan-Spiced Dressing
Chickpea and Brown and Wild Rice Salad with Moroccan-Spiced Dressing 3 cups water1 tablespoon soy sauce, preferably tamari1 tablespoon unsulphured molasses1/2 cup wild rice, rinsed and drained1/2 cup brown rice, rinsed and drainedSalt1 teaspoon ground turmeric1...
Sizzling Thai Beef Salad
Sizzling Thai Beef Salad 1 small flank steak, about 1 ½ pounds1/3 cup fresh lime juice2 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup olive oil3 tablespoons nam plah (Thai fish sauce, see below)1 cup finely chopped cilantro2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh ginger3 garlic cloves, peeled...
Chris’s Turkey Salad Lettuce Cups
This terrific recipe, from Flavors’ chef Chris Siversen, includes instructions for cooking the turkey, but of course, if you have leftovers on hand (turkey or chicken), use them for even speedier results. Chris’s Turkey Salad Lettuce Cups 2 boneless, skinless turkey...
YOU’LL WANT TO TRY THIS FABULOUS BEET SALAD with CANDIED PECANS and CRUMBLED GOAT CHEESE
Who doesn't love a salad chock full of candied nuts and goat cheese?? If you know me, you know I'm a sucker for beautiful food. This beet salad is nothing short of gorgeous and it was the perfect Mother's Day recipe for me this past year in quarantine. All of the...
CRUNCHY CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD
Cooking for my friends is one of my favorite things to do! There are a couple of staple dishes that I love to make for small events or casual parties. My Chinese chicken salad is up there as one of those repeat dishes that my friends always ask for. I have fun working...
MADISON AVENUE DRESSING
The epitome of the Upper East Side! This recipe can be used on your favorite salad, even if that salad isn't the Madison Avenue Salad from my good friend, Chef Mark Strausman's latest cookbook, Freds at Barneys New York. Madison Avenue Dressing 1 clove garlic 1/4 cup...
CHICKEN PAILLARDS with TOMATO, ARUGULA, & RED ONION SALAD
The Perfect Paillards = The Perfect Lunch! I can't tell you how many times I've enjoyed the Chicken Paillards at Fred's. It truly is the perfect lunch for any season! It's packed with flavors from the herbs, it's not too hot or cold, and it's got lean protein that...
MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD
You'll love how simple, delicious, and healthy this dish is! Mediterranean Grilled Chicken Salad
COLD NOODLE and VEGETABLE SALAD with SESAME-SOY DRESSING
This is a bomb of umami! In other words: pure delicious! You may never order in again...or at least not for a while. Cold Noodle with Vegetable Salad with Sesame-Soy Dressing Cold Noodle Salad 3 tablespoons sesame seeds 1 pound fresh snow peas, trimmed and stringed 18...
FENNEL SALAD with CANDIED WALNUTS
The walnuts in this salad give you protein and Omega-3s, the greens give you all of that great fiber, potassium, and vitamins that most think can only come from citrus fruits! Treat yourself to this tasty green treat! Fennel Salad with Candied Walnuts Candied Walnuts1...
Grilled Romaine Salad with Parmesan
Sometimes when the cold weather hits, it feels unnatural to go for a crisp salad. But, not all salads have to be cold. Many forget about grilled salads. This is a great example of a cold weather salad that brings you balance in flavor and texture and heat from the...
Grilled Caesar Cabbage Salad
How do you make a salad for winter? Grill the greens! If you don't already have a grill plate, what are you waiting for? It's crucial for New York City kitchens! This is a great way to spruce up your winter cabbage. The Caesar dressing is an adaptation...
PERFECT PEAR & PISTACHIO SALAD
The perfect fall salad takes the ingredients of the season and puts them together in perfect harmony--much like a beautiful sunset over the fields of Tuscany. Indulge in this recipe before the temperatures draw you to the soups and stews that warm you from the insides...
CHICKPEA THREE WAYS
Recently I have started cooking and experimenting more with healthy vegetarian food. I love learning new recipes and decided that after my detox last year that I would eat vegetarian for at least 2 meals a day and sometimes 3 meals. This is called a Flexitarian Diet...
HOMEMADE SENSUAL STRACCIATELLA!!
Aren’t you always fascinated when you hear a story about someone who experiences a traumatic accident and then uses it to create a life changing path for themselves??? Meet the latest wonder woman of the restaurant world Zahra Tangora, one of the leading Women Chefs...