This Fresh Mushroom Salad features a tarragon dressing which is used to marinate the mushrooms and dress the greens and cherry tomatoes. This has been a brutal winter for fresh greens. The places to south of us, who normally supply … Continue reading
Why not enjoy a salad every day? Spinach Salad with Pears, Brie and Raspberries, has a raspberry vinaigrette and is a perfect complement to grilled meats. As an added benefit, spinach is a potassium all-star. According to an article in … Continue reading
I know what you are thinking, that March is not strawberry season in Canada and you are correct. I truly support our Farmer’s Markets all season long, but right now the snow is preventing them from producing much for sale! … Continue reading
Since I started making this Layered Salad about fifteen years ago, I have varied the layers depending on what I have on hand, but I always start with lettuce and top with the cheese and tomatoes. If I use sliced … Continue reading
I truly believe the key to all good salads are crisp greens. Too often Spinach salad presents as a wilted salad with stringy stems….yuck! The technique described below of thoroughly washing, then spinning dry, then wrapping in a clean tea … Continue reading
This salad which seems to be making a comeback, brings me back many years, when it seemed to be one of the only choices for a green salad in the winter and fresh lettuce was restricted to the iceburg variety. … Continue reading
We first experienced a really good Greek Salad on our first trip to Greece (what a surprise!) The actual surprise was that we ordered a Village Salad and that was all the ingredients listed below except for the lettuce. I … Continue reading
We first sampled Calamari and Arugula Salad on a trip to Arizona at an Italian eatery. It has become a favourite salad option whenever we go back, but we don’t go back often enough. This is my version of this … Continue reading
I love this salad. It is so fresh tasting and the ingredients are available throughout the year. I have made it with just the romaine and another lettuce (buttercrunch or leaf lettuce), but enjoy it just as much with Spring … Continue reading
I remember back in the seventies going to a fine restaurant and the waiter would prepare the Caesar Salad at the table. The waiter would bring out a big wooden salad bowl and run some olive oil over the wood … Continue reading