This delicious winter kale salad is one that takes the boring out of salad and will have you excited to dive right into this bowl. I recently had a salad over the holidays that inspired me to make my own version of it right in my own kitchen. This salad is healthy, full of flavor, texture, and couldn’t be prettier. I am obsessed with the dressing that uses one of my favorite seasonings, za’atar and has a hummus base that makes for a creamy dressing that is so good to have on hand in the fridge for any salad or veggies throughout the week that you might eat. This kale, grapefruit, and fennel salad with a citrus za’atar dressing is one that you will be making over and over again.
Summertime salads happen at least a couple of times a week at our house because when the weather is this hot outside, turning on the oven just isn’t an option. There is one salad in particular that we have almost weekly and that’s a classic Cobb salad. I have several different versions of Cobb salads that I have shared with you before, but for some reason I have managed to forget to share the one recipe that started them all. There is something so good about the mix of ingredients in a Cobb salad and I love making my homemade ranch dressing to serve with it. This is salad that got my son eating salads again so you know that it is delicious! Today I am sharing the best grilled chicken Cobb salad that you need to add to your weekly dinner rotation as soon as possible.
Summer melons are one of the reasons that this is my favorite season of them all. I stock up on all varieties when I am at the store each week and honeydew melon is the one that I tend to buy less often for some reason. I am not sure why because it is actually my husband’s favorite variety of them all. I decided to whip up a new fresh and healthy summer recipe using honeydew as the star ingredient. I have always been a fan of fruit in a salad, especially when you mix a little heat in with the cool fruit because it just is a magical combo. My honeydew cucumber salad is one of those salads that you will be making on repeat all summer long because it just that delicious.
If your goal is to eat more plants this year, salads are a great go-to option for lunch or dinner. You can pack in all the veggies and on top of that, the possibilities are endless with the different flavor combinations that you can mix up. For me, a good salad is all about texture and the dressing that I use. Salad dressings can make or break whether I can really enjoy a salad or not. If the dressings are tasty, I can switch up my salads and eat them multiple times a week. Because of this fact, I started making my own dressings years ago and haven’t looked back since. The flavors are just so much better than store bought dressings that there is no comparison. I have so many different ones that I make, but I compiled my top five favorite dressings that I make the most for you to try at home too. I have 5 simple homemade salad dressings that will transform the way you think about salads and will help you eat more plants all year long!
Happy Monday friends! Let’s start the week out with lots of veggies and gorgeous Spring goodness shall we? I was out of town last weekend and am need of all the veggies in my life and a salad full of all of my favorite Spring produce is just what my body is craving! The good news is, salads don’t have to be boring! In fact they are the perfect way to combine some of your favorite flavors and ingredients into one bowl! Right now I can’t get enough of strawberries and asparagus and together they make a lovely combo, believe it or not! My roasted asparagus strawberry herb salad with tahini honey mustard is sure to take your weeknight salad to a whole other level!
With Spring on the brain, I am suddenly in the mood for all sorts of salads and color on my plate! It has been unusually cold here this week in Texas, but that does not change the fact that I have been day dreaming about sunny Spring days that are in the very near future! While wintery meals tend to be more laborious, I love how with the switch of seasons, meals become more simple and effortless. Simple salads are one of my favorite things to make at this time of year when the days gets longer and the weather gets nicer! Even better, are salads that can be prepped in advanced and eaten throughout the week for easy lunches or dinners! My Chickpea BLT Salad with Cilantro Dill Dressing is a salad that is packing serious flavor and will quickly become one of your new favorites!
