Salads

Feiny’s Everything Rubbed Chicken Garden Salad.

  My friend Adam makes the most incredible rubs for vegetables and beef, chicken, seafood, pork or whatever you can whip up!  I’m addicted!  Totally clean, super flavorful – perfection in spice form!  Low sodium  Gluten free.  No preservatives.  All natural and NO MSG.  Click here to see Adam’s world of awesome rubs.  Also makes … Continue Reading »

Roasted Golden Beets.

  Now I’ve written this before in my other “beet” post but I’ve always been apprehensive of the beet.  I’ve since grown quite fond of them and truly adore the rare golden beet.  I found one organic stand at my Farmer’s Market and almost tripped over myself to grab what he had in stock.  A … Continue Reading »

Mango & Veggie Quinoa Salad with a Lemon Vinaigrette.

  Vegetarian.  Vegan.  Fabulous!  I’m totally embracing our warm weather.  This salad screams summer!  This can be made ahead.  Perfect for a weeknight dish (just add a protein like grilled chicken, shrimp or fish) or as a vegetarian dish.  Great to take to a party.  I love the clean freshness about this salad and you … Continue Reading »

Curry Chicken Chobani Salad. Healthy & Low fat.

    My friend Jenny, who we just visited over spring break inspired this recipe.  She had in her fridge a similar salad and I recreated it in her honor.  It is so good that I cannot stop eating it!  Guilt-free because I used organic chicken and non fat Chobani instead of mayo.  Totally healthy! … Continue Reading »

When a vanilla balsamic reduction met up with red beets.

Okay I admit it, I’ve always been leery of the beet!  I’m not sure why.  The red hands, the production, or so I thought to cook them…. in my mind it just wasn’t worth it.  Then, one day, I was pretty much forced to choose either tuna atop of a bed of greens or beets … Continue Reading »

Napa & Red Cabbage Asian Salad with Ginger Dressing.

Last night my daughter and I had just arrived home from being away for 6 days.  I wanted a bright and colorful salad for dinner (paired up with some bbq chicken) that everyone would enjoy.  Everyone, kids included, loved it.  The dressing is light and fresh.  Adding your favorite nuts (I used peanuts) also adds … Continue Reading »

Heirloom Tomato Prosciutto Salad with a Balsamic Reduction.

We harvested a lot of heirloom tomatoes today from our garden. Nothing beats the flavor of a home-grown tomato.  I thought I would make a lovely salad to go along with my pork that would be a fun take-off of a BLT.  Prosciutto replaces the traditional bacon.  The lettuce has been replaced with fresh basil.  And … Continue Reading »

Meyer Lemon & Honey Vinaigrette.

I was craving a big salad.  I have laugh, I feel like Elaine on Seinfeld.  So I made a huge salad topped with some organic grilled chicken and I needed a great vinaigrette.  I luckily scored some fresh Meyer Lemons and thought it would be perfection. I was right, it was really good and really … Continue Reading »

Tomato salad.

This salad just screams summer.  Fresh tomatoes and basil from our garden.  Not much more needs to be said about this salad but perfection Ingredients for the balsamic vinaigrette: 1/4 cup or so of balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon of dijon mustard (I used Maille) Salt & pepper Dash of red pepper flakes 1 garlic cloves, … Continue Reading »

Pistachio Mint Tabbouleh {made with quinoa not bulgar}.

I adore side dishes like this during the summer.  Make ahead.  Serve at room temperature.  This screams summer.  Bright flavors.  Crunchy texture.  {yum.} Ingredients: 1 cup of cooked quinoa (red or white) 3 tablespoons of lemon juice (fresh is best) 1/2 teaspoon of raw honey (regular is fine as well) 1 cup of shelled pistachios, … Continue Reading »