I wanted this caprese salad to be the kind where one gets a surprise with the first bite and maybe even the second bite – like a surprise in the palate. When I made this feta/mozzarella combination in a caprese salad I was thinking that Feta with its briny tangy fresh flavor would make the perfect accompaniment to the milder fresh mozzarella cheese. The caprese is unexpected in that you don’t know what you are getting when you take a piece – since both fresh feta and fresh mozzarella are the same color and look similar, its hard to tell them apart creating an unexpected flavor surprise when eaten. Continue reading Feta Mozzarella Caprese Salad
Category Archives: Salads
Kossumali. Tamil Mixed Veggie Salad with Cannelloni Beans
Here is a salad with a south Indian Tamil twist just by adding mustard seeds and asafetida oil. These two spices can transform any salad into a traditional Tamil salad called kosumalli. I had a variation of kosumalli when we went for dinner at our friends Padmini and Naresh’s home one evening that was made with cannelloni beans, peppers, tomatoes, and fresh corn. This salad was fresh, filling, and packed with flavor. Continue reading Kossumali. Tamil Mixed Veggie Salad with Cannelloni Beans
Juicy Peach and Super Greens Salad with Fennel and Walnut Oil Dressing
It’s summer and stone fruit season is here! Peaches, apricots, plums, pluots, nectarines and cherries are all so delicious in the summertime; you know summer is here when we see all these fruits piled up high at the farmer’s market. Continue reading Juicy Peach and Super Greens Salad with Fennel and Walnut Oil Dressing
Spinach & Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Feta and Pistachios
Spinach & Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Feta and Pistachios
Ingredients:
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 2 cups sugar snap peas cut into halves
- 1 garlic clove finely minced
- 2 tbsp crumbled Feta cheese
- 2 tbsp salted roasted pistachios chopped
- Lemon Honey Vinaigrette
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Maple Syrup Salad Dressing
Maple Syrup Salad Dressing
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2- 1 tsp grainy mustard
- Juice of 1 lemon or 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Radish and Chickpea Salad
Radish and Chickpea Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 bunch pink radish – about 6 radish cut into small pieces
- 1 can garbanzo beans drained and rinsed. About 1 1/2 – 2 cups
- 1 small shallot or onion finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove finely minced
- 2 stalks celery cut into small chunks
- 6-10 mint leaves finely chopped
- Crisp romaine lettuce cut into chunks (optional)
- Maple Syrup Vinaigrette
Black Eyed Peas Salad
With chock full of black eyed peas, crunchy vegetables and apples this salad has a good amount of substance, making us feel full even before we start on our main course 👌. This is a beautiful colorful salad that my friend Shalini made when we met for lunch one time. The key to making the black eyed pea salad look so pretty is the various colored bell peppers, green celery, pink radish, and red apples. Give it a try. Continue reading Black Eyed Peas Salad
Crisp Lettuce Salad with Candied Pecans and Feta Cheese
I had a delicious salad recently made by my friend Donna that was positively outstanding. I love all salads, but once in a while it’s nice to have just a simple salad made with crisp lettuce tossed in a light vinaigrette. This lettuce salad hit that craving for me. Continue reading Crisp Lettuce Salad with Candied Pecans and Feta Cheese
Caprese Salad
Fresh tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, basil, salt and pepper. Just assemble and drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. It’s fast, easy and delicious. Can a salad get any simpler than this? Continue reading Caprese Salad
Sugar & Shallot Vinaigrette
Sugar? In a vinaigrette? What? Is that what you are thinking? These days when so many of us are trying to minimize sugar in as many dishes as we can, to see old-fashioned sugar being used in a vinaigrette – it’s let’s just say – it’s sweet. I recently had a delectable lettuce salad that my friend Donna made with sweet sugar vinaigrette. Interestingly, sugar makes this vinaigrette very light, unlike honey, agave nectar or maple syrup that can add extra color and flavor. Sugar on the other hand just dissolves into the vinaigrette adding just a bit of sweetness that is very refreshing. Try it! Continue reading Sugar & Shallot Vinaigrette
