Published by mel on April 14, 2009 in breakfast, entree, recipe and sides & bites.
This week, I’m taking all my inspiration from food magazines. Of course, I can’t just follow a recipe without tweaking it somehow. That would make it far too easy!
I saw this recipe in the first few pages of April’s Gourmet and instantly wanted to try it. I love a good, strong salad dressing. Olive oil, sherry vinegar, Dijon mustard, shallots, tarragon and capers combine for a tangy, salty vinaigrette that’s made for salads and soft-boiled eggs. Spicy arugula and crisp bread round it out for a meal-sized salad.
I made this salad last night and again for lunch today. It’s just the right amount of fancy, healthy and delicious. I can’t get enough!
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Published by mel on January 9, 2009 in recipe and sides & bites.
It’s hard to crave salad when it’s so chilly outside. Much easier to crave a big bowl of mac and cheese or mashed potatoes, but those will do nothing for a New Year’s Resolution. We got a new grill for our balcony for Christmas and have been grilling everything we can think of since then. Last night, we grilled our salad.
Since radicchio is slightly bitter, we topped it with nutty Manchego cheese, sweet pear slices and a honey and Dijon vinaigrette. (Photographed without the pears – oops!) The result was a warm and comforting salad that’s right at home next to skirt steak and grilled whole wheat bread.
This is the perfect time of year to experiment with warm salads, even if you don’t have a grill. Use your oven’s broiler, grill pan or large saute pan. However you do it, you definitely should.
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Published by mel on February 8, 2008 in recipe and sides & bites.
I actually found some pretty Meyer lemons at my local grocery store this week and I snatched them up without a plan for using them. But when I started making a vinaigrette, I knew their subtle sweetness would play well with a simple salad. The picture is of our simple dinner of some store-bought sauerkraut pierogis, a dollop of sour cream and a salad dressed with the vinaigrette and topped with homemade croutons made from olive bread. Yummy. Dressing recipe below.
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