This honey mustard quinoa chickpea salad is a perfect addition to your summer barbecues and picnics! Loads of colorful vegetables and a tangy dressing make this salad hard to resist! Are you loving this summer weather? It’s so nice to be able to cook a simple, colorful, seasonal meal and enjoy it outside. Fresh vegetables…
Vegan KFC Copycat Coleslaw.
Finely chopped cabbage and a creamy, zesty dressing make this vegan KFC copycat coleslaw recipe a big hit at any party! Do you have a favorite fast food that you remember fondly from when you were growing up? Or from before you had food allergies? For me, that fast food is Kentucky Fried Chicken. (I…
Simple Macaroni Salad Recipe Without Mayo.
This simple macaroni salad recipe is made without mayo, and is filled with lots of colorful veggies! It’s sure to be a hit at your next barbecue or picnic. It’s summer, and that means it’s time for picnics, barbecues, and easy to make dishes that don’t require the oven to be on. We love to…
Homemade Dairy Free Ranch Dressing.
Creamy, delicious, homemade dairy free ranch dressing is perfect for topping salads or dipping veggies! We’re approaching salad season here…warm weather, lighter meals, and lots of fresh veggies will soon be the norm. And what will you top your salads with this season? Do you miss creamy, dairy based dressings like blue cheese and ranch?…
Crunchy Green Salad with Tangy Dressing.
A crunchy and delicious fall green salad. Red cabbage, celery, and a tangy dressing make this salad a favorite! Just a couple of weeks remain until Thanksgiving, until we’ll be gathered around a table filled with rich, comforting dishes. Sweet potato casserole, corn casserole, wild rice stuffing…so many delicious things to eat! So, where does…
Simple Zucchini Noodle Salad.
A refreshing blend of zucchini noodles, red onion, and a simple vinaigrette makes this summer salad perfect for hot days! Our garden is exploding with zucchini right now, and I couldn’t be happier! We love this summer vegetable – whether it’s in salads, or zucchini bread, or even just lightly sautéed in olive oil with…
Crowd-Pleasing Southwest Pasta Salad.
This Southwest pasta salad is loaded with veggies and dressed with a creamy, spicy sauce. A spicy, satisfying salad to take to all your summer parties! Don’t you love delicious summer salads? Whether it’s a tossed salad or a pasta salad, I just love all the delicious salad recipes you can enjoy in the warm…
Vegan Quinoa Salad with Zucchini.
A fresh and healthy vegan quinoa salad with lots of vegetables and a mustard vinaigrette. This salad is perfect for a picnic! Did you hear about the man in Michigan who has been going around to Whole Foods and Plum Markets and spraying the food with mouse poison? Isn’t that so scary?! Just horrible. What…
Spring Green Salad with Blackberries, Grilled Chicken, and Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing.
This fresh green salad is bursting with the flavors of spring! From the juicy, ripe blackberries, to the lemon poppy seed dressing, to the sweet apples and tender grilled chicken, this is sure to be a favorite meal this season! Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Driscoll’s Berries. As always, all thoughts and opinions are…
Red Cabbage Apple Slaw.
This crispy, crunchy red cabbage apple slaw is the perfect side dish that’s gluten free and vegan! I’m starting to feel the Thanksgiving crunch a little, what about you? A sure sign that I have a lot of stuff to do is that instead of focusing on the main thing, my brain starts focusing on…
Wild Rice Lentil Salad with Apples and Cranberries.
This gluten free wild rice lentil salad with apples and cranberries is a tasty Thanksgiving side dish that’s full of fresh flavors. Oh my, it’s Thanksgiving week! We had two birthday parties over the weekend – my firstborn turned 8! Where does the time go – it seems like just yesterday he was born ON…
Spinach Salad with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Chickpeas.
A healthy spinach salad with roasted sweet potatoes is a tasty gluten free and vegan lunch option! Like I mentioned yesterday, I am candied out right now. I need veggies, stat! It’s not even that I ate all that much candy, it’s just that it’s everywhere lately. And a little here, a little there…it adds…
Garlic Dill Chickpeas.
These garlic dill chickpeas make a delicious side dish or a light salad for summer! Please tell me you’re not sick of chickpeas. How could you be? They’re such a healthy and tasty source of protein. And you can make so many things with them! (Have you tried aquafaba yet? I haven’t – I’m too scared….
Roasted Potato Salad with Asparagus.
A delicious and healthy roasted potato salad that’s full of flavor from mustard vinaigrette and asparagus. This gluten free and vegan salad is sure to become a favorite! Sooo…I’ve found my new favorite potato salad. Roasted potato salad to be exact. We actually made this twice this weekend, for two reasons. #1: It is delicious…
Summer Salad with Cherries and Black Lentils.
A delicious summer salad with cherries and black lentils, topped with a cherry vinaigrette. Summer in a bowl! The other day I was at Whole Foods, and the first thing I saw when I walked in was…drumroll…CHERRIES! Yay! And they were on sale! I love fresh cherries. They’re only around for a short season, so…
Curried Quinoa Broccoli Salad.
My recent discovery: I can’t stop making quinoa salads. They are just so easy to make, and you can add anything at all to them and they pretty much taste amazing! I tend to make them when I have no idea what else to make for lunch. Quinoa is great because it has a lot…
Easy and Tasty Vegan Macaroni Salad.
This vegan macaroni salad is loaded with veggies and topped with a creamy, flavorful dressing. This is a must for your next barbecue or picnic! What do you think of when you think about macaroni salad? Pale white salad with lots of mayo? Maybe a stray pea or two tossed in there? Usually when I…
Easy Italian Vinaigrette.
Why spend money on store-bought salad dressings when you can make your own? This easy Italian vinaigrette is delicious on salads and subs, and costs only pennies to make! I make a lot of my salad dressings now, mostly because it’s so easy, it’s cheaper than buying bottled dressing, and I can control what goes…
Orange Romaine Sesame Salad.
Orange romaine sesame salad is a fresh and light salad for summer! A tasty citrus dressing is the finishing touch! Our refrigerator decided it wants to retire. We knew our old friend was getting tired when the temperature started creeping up in spite of the fact that the knob was turned all the way to “coldest.”…
Spinach Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing.
This spinach strawberry salad is topped with a sweet poppy seed dressing. A light, colorful, and fresh salad for the warm weather! The other night I was making dinner and I started to cut up a cauliflower when a big bug crawled out. :: Shudder :: It was horrifying! I had the produce bag it…
Garlic Dill Green Bean Tomato Salad.
This garlic dill green bean tomato salad is full of fresh flavor and color! Red onions, tomatoes, chickpeas, and a delicious dressing make this salad a delicious side dish! This salad is so summery – there’s nothing like a garlic dill green bean tomato salad on a hot day. It’s so healthy and refreshing. I decided…
Savory Wild Rice Salad with Bacon.
Tomatoes, basil, caramelized onions, white beans, and bacon combine to make this wild rice salad extra delicious! Rice…such a staple in the gluten free diet. It’s perfect in soups, perfect for side dishes, and just delicious as a salad, too. The caramelized onions and bacon give this wild rice salad a rich and savory flavor,…
Asparagus Quinoa Salad with Lemon Mustard Vinaigrette.
Fresh and healthy asparagus is paired with quinoa and a tangy lemon mustard vinaigrette dressing. This asparagus quinoa salad is a wonderful side dish for summer! It’s March!! We made it! We made it through February. And now we are getting close to spring, and warmer temperatures, and NO SNOW. (I hope). With these thoughts of…
Honey Mustard Kale Salad with Sausage.
Honey mustard kale salad with sausage is an easy grain free meal that’s hearty and tasty! Remember how I said I wanted to eat more kale this year? I’ve been doing pretty well with that little resolution so far…we’ve made kale chips, and I’ve been doing well with sneaking it into things like soups and…
