By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service Mother’s Day is just around the corner. You can celebrate Mom with this tasty, light dinner. This Ginger Sesame Chicken Salad is easy to make and takes only minutes. It uses bought cooked or rotisserie chicken. Sesame oil and fresh ginger flavor the salad. I like to use…
Quick Fix: Fig, Goat Cheese Salad Delicious, Light Dinner
By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service You can whip up this salad dinner in 5 minutes. I tasted a similar one at a local restaurant and was delighted to find a delicious, filling, light vegetarian supper dish. I decided to re-create it at home. Beets add an earthy flavor and color to the salad….
Healthy Egg Salad
It’s no secret that eggs are one of the most iconic breakfast foods in America. But, the delicious staple is more than just a morning food. For lunch this week try making this incredible and healthy egg salad recipe. Of course there are many different ways to cook an egg, from perfectly scrambled eggs to breakfast-in-bed classics like eggs…
Salad Recalls Chef’s Roots in Gullah Country
By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “This salad is, for me, about flavor, texture and childhood memories,” chef Alexander Smalls says in his cookbook, “Meals, Music, and Muses: Recipes From My African American Kitchen.” The cookbook is a tribute to his South Carolina heritage and the music that inspired the former professional opera singer. A…
Deconstructing the Spring Roll
If you like Thai and Vietnamese spring rolls—the fresh ones that are wrapped in rice paper, bursting with vegetables and shrimp—you will like this salad. Call it a lazy spring roll salad, if you like, since it’s essentially composed of the jumble of ingredients that are traditionally wrapped in rice paper. The salad moniker (and…
Arugula, Apple, and Walnut Salad
This salad is perched between winter and spring, with arugula’s peppery hot notes tamed by slices of tart apple and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. Walnuts are a perfect complement to arugula and add a pleasant crunchy note. I shower the salad with ricotta salata, aged ricotta. The smoked variety is typical of the Veneto…
You Won’t Need a Knife for This Extra-Flavorful, Asian-Inspired Cucumber Salad
This recipe is inspired by pai huang gua, a dish that originated in the Sichuan region of China. While this salad has an Asian influence, its green hue is perfect for your Paddy’s Day table. And when it comes to the main ingredient, why should you smash the cucumbers instead of neatly slicing them? When you smash them…
The Hunter’s Reward: Tales—and a Tasty Salad—From a Wintertime Elk Hunt
Wild game is the tastiest, cleanest, and most ecologically justifiable meat on the planet. But the ultimate reward of hunting is neither the kill nor the thrill of the chase, but how you come out the other side—regardless of whether or not you bring meat. It requires competency on many levels, including navigation, shooting, wildlife…
Winter Salad Timeout
Sometimes we just need a salad, even when it’s the middle of winter. Salads can be satisfying and restorative in the cold weather, especially when layered with protein and sturdy vegetables. For an enticing salad respite, a salade Niçoise comes to mind. While this Provencal-inspired salad is easily associated with sipping rosé on a sunny…
CDC Alert: Listeria Outbreak Linked to Salad Kills 2, Hospitalizes 13
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert saying a listeria outbreak tied to Dole salads is connected to the deaths of two people and has sicked 17 others across 13 states. The salads, which were recalled by Dole in December, include a variety of different mixes. They were sold in…
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