Category Archives: Salads
Niçoise Salad
Olive Dressing:
1 tbsp (15 mL) minced garlic
1/2 cup (125 mL) pitted Kalamata olives, roughly chopped
1/2 cup (125 mL) balsamic vinegar
1 cup (250 mL) canola oil
1 tbsp (15 mL) salt
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Green Bean Salad with Savory Vinaigrette & Hard-Cooked Egg
Vinaigrette:
1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped summer savory leaves
1 tbsp (15 mL) minced shallot
1/2 tsp (2 mL) Dijon mustard
1 tsp (5 mL) maple syrup
1 tbsp (15 mL) red wine vinegar
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Bistro Salad with Fennel, Pears & Walnuts in a Roquefort White Beer Dressing
Ingredients
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Roquefort White Beer Dressing:
- 4 oz (125 g) Roquefort cheese
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) Belgian white beer
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) 14 per cent sour cream
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) chives
- 1 tbsp (15
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Niçoise Salad with Ahi Tuna & Olive Vinaigrette
Ingredients
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Olive Vinaigrette:
- 2 shallots, diced
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) diced red bell pepper
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) chopped Niçoise olives
- 1 tsp (5 mL) minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cardamom
- 1 tsp (5 mL) toasted fennel seed
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Granny’s Nutty Blue Cheese Salad
Ingredients
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Granny Smith Apple Vinaigrette:
- 2 Granny Smith apples, cored
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) white onion chopped
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) apple juice
- 1 1/2 tbsp (22 mL) white sugar
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp (2
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Calabrese salad with Lemon & Orange Oil
Ingredients
- Lemon & Orange Oil
- 1 lemon
- 1 navel orange
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) extra-virgin olive oil
- Calabrese Salad
- Baby arugula
- 2 large ripe tomatoes
- 1 container bocconcini
- 8 fresh basil leaves
- 1 tsp (20 mL) good quality balsamic vinegar
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Quattro Fromaggio Salad
Ingredients
- 4 Roma tomatoes, sliced into 1/2″ (1.3 cm) pieces
- 4 thin slices of Provolone
- 1, 2 oz (60 g) piece of Camembert, cut into 4, 1/2 oz (15 g) wedges
- 1 cup (250 mL) aged Cheddar, cubed
- 4 oz
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Roasted Salmon Salad with Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
Delicious and healthy too!
Ingredients
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Honey Mustard Vinaigrette:
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) water
- 2 tbsp. (30 mL) dried cranberries
- 8 dried apricots, sliced
- 2 tsp (10 mL) Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp (10 mL) honey
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Fruit Salad with Mint Syrup & Deep-Fried Pecans
Ingredients
- 1 cup (250 mL) white sugar
- 1 cup (250 mL) water
- 1 bunch of mint, washed
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Deep-Fried Pecans
- 2 cups (500 mL) whole pecans
- Canola oil
- Icing sugar
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Fruit Salad
- 2 cups (500 mL) blueberries
- 2 cups (500 mL)
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Citrus Sprout Salad with Poppy Seed Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 6 cups (1.5 L) baby romaine leaves
- 1 each, navel orange, blood orange,
- mandarin orange, tangerine
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) juice from
- the fruit
- 1 ruby grapefruit
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) whole toasted
- almonds,
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