Salads & Salad Dressings
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Nearly 30 Salad Dressings and Vinaigrettes to liven up any bowl of leafy greens!
Belgian Endive, Apple & Watercress Salad with Apple Cider Dressing
Belgian Endive, Broiled Pear & Gorgonzola Salad with Port Wine Dressing
Belgian Endive & Prosciutto Salad with Parmesan Vinaigrette
Black Bean & Avocado Fresco Salad
Greek Salad with Fennel Dressing
Black Bean & Avocado Fresco Salad
A hearty salad with southwestern flavors, makes a great accompaniment to the Kitchen Tapestry recipe for Chicken Enchilada Soup.
Chicken Salad Three Ways
Three ways to make Chicken Salad, including a Southern Style version from My Number One Fan.
Greek Salad with Fennel Dressing
Inspired by recipes for both the salad and the salad dressing in Jeff Smith’s The Frugal Gourmet, 1984.
Green Pea Salad
Popular in the South with a mayonnaise based dressing, this version is made without mayo in a bright, fresh, lemony vinaigrette.
Guacamole Salad
In spite of its ubiquity, guacamole was virtually unknown fifty years ago outside of Texas, California and Florida where the fruit is grown.
Haricots Verts Salads
Two delicious salads made with the smaller, more delicate cousin to the American Green Bean.
Homemade Croutons
A great way to extend the life of leftover bread and a far better American crouton than you'll get from a store-bought package.
Hot German Potato Salad
Bacon, onion and the tang of mustard and vinegar make this a hearty side dish.
MexiCali Corn & Black Bean Salad
A refreshing and healthful side dish to accompany grilled chicken, steaks or Mexican dishes; it can even be spooned into tacos with meat and shredded cheese, or rolled into a burrito.
Mexican Cole Slaw
Inspired by the Anamias Mexican Restaurant in Dallas, this refreshing cole slaw is a great balance to hot, spicy Mexican food.
My Number One Fan’s Chopped Salad
Because of its Italian Antipasto ingredients, there is a lot of latitude for variations and innovation, but this is how My Number One Fan makes it.
My Version of Caesar’s Salad
Once voted by The Society of Epicures in Paris as the greatest recipe to originate from the Americas in fifty years, it has since become bastardized beyond original recognition.
A Repertoire of Slaw
Cole Slaw comes from the word "koolsla" which means "Cabbage Salad" in Dutch.
Sesame Rice Noodle Salad
Rice Noodle Salads throughout Asian countries, particularly Southeast Asia, are prolific and as varied as you can imagine, often served cold to beat the Indian Ocean heat.
A Study of Belgian Endive
An extensive repository of delicious salads and side dishes with the noblest of lettuces.
Southern Style Potato Salad
A dish that grew in popularity in the Great Depression once mayonnaise became commercially available and widely distributed.
Tabouli Salad
Tabouli has several acceptable spellings, the most widely used is Tabbouleh. It is derived from the Arabic word tābil, meaning to dip, and it found its was to the US in the post WWII 1950s.
Taco Salad
Forget the packaged taco seasonings with ingredients you cannot pronounce. Make your own for this delicious Taco Salad with an edible flour tortilla bowl.
Tomato Stack Salad with Black Olive Tapenade & Sweet Basil Vinaigrette
The saltiness of the Tapenade combines with the sweetness of the Sweet Basil Dressing to create a sublime Caprese Salad on steroids. Use heirloom tomatoes if you can find them.
