Watercress, Pomegranate & Almond Salad

Watercress, Pomegranate & Almond SaladOne Guiding Stars iconOne Guiding Stars indicate good nutritional value.

With a sour burst of flavor and the rich earthy quality of toasted nuts, this crunchy salad will leave your mouth watering for more. If you struggle with seeding pomegranates, this video explains how to handle the job easily. Tip: Watercress and pomegranate seeds may be hard to source at the same time. There’s no […]

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Champagne Greens

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Edible flowers aren’t always in season or easy to find, but if you can get them from your local farmer’s market, they’ll give this salad a unique twist. The dressing is the perfect proportion for any salad. Mix up a bigger batch and keep on hand for a ready-made dressing to accompany whatever fresh vegetables […]

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Golden Beet & Sunflower Salad

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Golden beets are especially sweet. Often available from farmers’ markets in the fall, they’re a lovely seasonal treat. If you can’t find golden beets, regular beets will do nicely and are easy to find year-round.

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Frisée Apple Cherry Salad

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A great salad has a nice balance of crisp, crunchy, and chewy textures. This salad fits that description with a balance of sweet, tart, and bitter flavors that cleanse the palate nicely between bites of other dishes.

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Clementine Endive Salad

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The most unusual ingredient in this recipe is cocktail onions, which are sometimes sold as pickled onions, and they’re awesome for bringing a little extra flavor to a salad. Pair with salty olives, sweet clementines, and bitter endive and you get a luxurious salad.

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Lemon Parmesan Chickpeas

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This light side dish is perfect for a lazy summer afternoon. For even more amazing flavor, use chickpeas leftover from the next time you make chickpeas from scratch. Serve atop a bed of greens or in a wrap with your favorite veggies.

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Asian Avocado & Pink Grapefruit Salad

Asian Avocado & Pink Grapefruit SaladOne Guiding Stars iconOne Guiding Stars indicate good nutritional value.

You’ll love the way this Asian-inspired dressing will play with the creamy nuttiness of avocado and the bright, puckery notes of grapefruit. Pairs beautifully with tofu, fish, and chicken. Tip: If you don’t keep a spice grinder in your house, you can wrap the coriander seeds in tinfoil or a plastic bag, and beat the […]

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