Salad Recipes

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All-Purpose Salad and Dressing  

Works every time, couldn’t be simpler, and is always a hit...

Baby Greens, Heirloom Tomato, and Basil Salad  

This refreshing salad features heirloom tomatoes, usually grown by small-scale farmers and filled with flavor ...

Garden Salad with Lemon-Herb Kefir Dressing  

Since the kefir is kept raw in this recipe, it retains all of its health-supporting probiotic bacteria, which are beneficial to digestion....

Mango and Black Rice Chicken Salad  

A savory-sweet chicken dish rich in antioxidants, fiber, monounsaturated fats, and beta-carotene. ...

Tuna, Asparagus, and Lima Bean Salad  

Fatty fish like tuna, salmon, and trout are rich sources of omega-3 fats, which may help ease inflammation as well as lower levels of blood fats called triglycerides. Tuna and lima beans also deliver a punch of blood pressure-lowering potassium...

Mixed Salad with Tempeh Croutons and Cashew-Ginger Dressing  

This salad is so easy to assemble, even crisping the tempeh goes quickly. ...

Root Vegetable Salad/ Serves 6 

This comfort food is good served warm or cold, served alongside or folded into an omelet...

Roasted Pear Salad  

Enjoy this elegant salad at a dinner party or serve the roasted pears over ice cream...

Carrot Salad with Arugula and Mustard Greens  

This simple salad is topped with a light citrus dressing...

Raise the Salad Bar 

Light but satisfying, these leafy dishes will refresh your summer dinner routine...

Spinach Salad with Eggs and Watercress Dressing  

Serves 4 / Watercress is packed with antioxidants and flavor, making a healthful as well as beautiful emerald-green dressing. Combined with spinach and eggs, this is such a simple, light salad, yet it’s spectacularly delicious. ...

Mixed Bitter Greens with Fennel and Smoked Trout  

Serves 6–8 / Like all greens, bitter greens supply iron, but they are also powerful blood purifiers. Taken at the end of a meal, they act as digestive aids as well as palate cleansers. Prep tips: This dressing is fine made ahead, even for days and days, kept in the fridge. ...

Curly Endive with Papaya and Poached Chicken  

Serves 4 / Endive has a bitter edge, which is instantly tamed by just a few bites here and there of red papaya and a spicy citrus vinaigrette. Prep tips: Poaching chicken at a low temperature helps keep it tender and moist. ...

Black-Eyed Pea Salad with Baby Romaine Lettuce  

Serves 4 / Ingredient tip: This recipe calls for fresh black-eyed peas, which cook in a fairly short time. If you can’t find them fresh or frozen, you can use dried black-eyed peas, but be sure to soak overnight and allow a much longer cooking time. ...

Baby Arugula with Moroccan Carrots  

This salad’s exotic sweet-sourness combines well with any smoked meat or fish. ...

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