Arugula Salad with Lemon - Parmesan Vinaigrette Here I present my recipe for an Arugula Salad with Lemon - Parmesan Vinaigrette - read on to learn how it comes together! This is an authentic Italian recipe, in fact I'm probably using too many ingredients in the vinaigrette. Usually in a "dish" like this all that normally happens is a squeeze ...
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Asian Tomato and Cucumber Salad
Asian Tomato and Cucumber Salad I started writing recipes in 2010, I wanted to document what I ate because I wanted to inspire others to eat healthy. Healthy eating isn’t about depriving yourself of what you enjoy eating. Its about smarter choices and more often than not, its about portion control. I became a mother two years later and my ...
Warm Potato Salad
Warm Potato Salad The humble potato. Incredible. Versatile. Delicious. I love making this dish because I can switch up the potato I use, the vinaigrette and the herbs thereby creating a totally different potato salad with each simple twist. Years ago I made this with a boyfriend’s mother for a bbq I was attending. I was going for white wine ...
Marinated Cauliflower Salad
Marinated Cauliflower Salad This is the year!!! I say this every year. Of course, foolishly I’m referring to liking cauliflower. I think to myself maybe my mother’s right, maybe if I eat something enough, I’ll like it 🤷♀️ But no. No. I do not like cauliflower. This recipe though came close. If you like cauliflower I think you’ll appreciate ...
Chicken Taco Salad
Chicken Taco Salad My mother bought me one of the pioneer woman’s cook books. Honestly as I sit here writing this I realize should know which book it is, but I don’t 🤷♀️ It has her picture on it if that helps. Anyway I was looking through it and came across her taco salad. Totally inspired this taco salad but dare I say this Taco Salad is ...
Waldorf Salad
Waldorf Salad Here I present my recipe for a classic salad; crispy, crunchy green apples and celery compliment the creamy salad dressing. I am self-professed obsessed with salad (say that 5 times fast)🤣 "A Waldorf salad is a fruit and nut salad generally made of fresh celery, apples, walnuts, and grapes, dressed in mayonnaise, and ...
Classic Pasta Salad
Classic Pasta Salad Just in time for a snow storm a long weekend BBQ (we have a long weekend this weekend in Canada!). So I think we can all safely pack away our parkas until next winter (knock on wood). Anyway so in honour of the long weekend where we plant our flowers and fresh herbs and take out the lawn furniture, here is a healthy take on ...
Green Goddess Dressing
Green Goddess Dressing This is a recipe I shared years ago; perfect for this time of year :) The first time I saw this dressing was on Food Network, it was a mayonnaise based salad dressing with fresh herbs, not the healthiest! According to the Food Network this was a popular dressing in the 70’s but my parents had never heard of it. Oh well, ...
Italian Rice Salad with Tomatoes
Italian Rice Salad with Tomatoes This is the time of year when we have to get creative with the abundance of fresh tomatoes and herbs we have in our gardens. Here I've taken a naughty (but delicious) starchy-carby side and lessened it's evil ways by loading it up with fresh veggies and herbs :) This dish is great as a make ahead or fresh, and ...
Zucchini Salad
Zucchini Salad This dish literally sums up everything wonderful about summer. The flavours are delicate from the zucchini but bold when you get a bite of the green onion. This salad reminds me of a favourite coleslaw with the wonderful crunch; enjoy :) Serves 4 1 medium tomato, sliced in 4 even slices width-wise 2 medium yellow zucchini, ...
Classic Chicken Salad
Classic Chicken Salad I always have leftovers in my fridge and I’m always trying to come up with a new way to work them, enter my leftover Roasted Chicken (yum!). Beyond microwaving it there has to be a way to enjoy this delicious feast in a brand new way. Hey wait a minute, there is! Healthy Chicken Salad. There absolutely is a reason this is a ...
Pesto Pasta Salad
Pesto Pasta Salad When is pasta salad not a good idea!?! This has been an amazing summer for BBQ’s so I’ve been loving lightening up traditional BBQ accompaniments using Ontario’s farm fresh produce. Seriously. I LOVE this time of year :) Serves 8 ½ Cup fat free sour cream ¼ Cup light mayonnaise ¼ Cup low fat (1%) buttermilk ¼ Cup ...