Salads
Rainbow quinoa salad
Quinoa salad is really my favorite kind of grain salad (even if quinoa isn’t a true grain, yeah yeah). I love the way the little quinoa kernels kind of pop in your mouth and they are so small they quickly absorb all the flavors of the dressing you add. For this quinoa salad recipe, I wanted…
Read MoreHow to Make Salad Dressing
How to Make Salad Dressing – scroll down for salad dressing recipes New collaboration video with Adriene from Yoga with Adriene! Watch the video above to see how to make a classic French tossed salad and to see a recipe for a homemade salad dressing you can store in the fridge. There are about as…
Read MoreFruit Rojak – Spicy Fruit Salad
Fruit Rojak Video with Caroline Artiss A viewer sent me a box of snacks and pantry items from Kuala Lumpur. My friend and fellow YouTube chef Caroline Artiss is half Malaysian, so I asked her to help me determine what to do with it all. Among the strange and beautiful delicacies was a jar of…
Read MoreCoconut Noodles (or Zoodles!)
Coconut Noodles Video (Scroll down for printable recipe) I made these coconut noodles for a last-minute side dish to take to a pool party. I have the most best friends because they always welcome my food experiments as willing guinea pigs and even offer constructive feedback. Though this coconut noodle salad evidently needed no adjustments because…
Read MoreTaco Salad
Taco Salad Tortilla Bowls! (scroll down for printable recipe) No rinky-dink taco salad, this one is served up in a flour tortilla bowl just like at Taco Bell. Except you make it at home, without the questionable ingredients. You can still have it with Taco Bell sauce, though, if you find a few packets in…
Read MoreCaprese Pasta Salad
Caprese Pasta salad video (scroll down for printable recipe) This is one of the simplest pasta salads one could make, and everyone in the world — or at least the potluck — loves it. Instead of balsamic vinegar, I use white wine or champagne vinegar with a little sugar added to keep the color of…
Read MoreSpicy Black-eyed Pea Salad
With the new baby sucking up all my time, I have just about zero hours a day to cook, so things that can be made in advance are the tops, as are things that can be begun and then halted for 2-48 hours until I get a chance to get back in the kitchen and finish them.…
Read MoreButternut and Barley Salad
Giveaway and a salad recipe! Pacific Merchants sent me this beautiful wooden salad bowl and tongs set; see their handcrafted acacia wood pieces here. I made a butternut and barley salad to go in mine, which would be a great addition to a Thanksgiving table but also fits the bill perfectly for the make-abead, complete-meal kinds…
Read MoreVegan Caesar Salad
Vegan Caesar Salad Video – scroll down for recipe This vegan Caesar dressing is made from soaked cashews and avocado, with plenty of lemon juice. Don’t be afraid of the salt measurement. It’s necessary since we are omitting the salty anchovies, too. Of course, if you’re only interested in this as an egg-free Caesar dressing,…
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