Category: Salads and Dressings
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Easy Fruit Salad
I first made this fruit salad a few months ago for a get-together, and I just kind of created this “recipe” as I went along. My goal was to make an easy, colorful fruit salad. I knew I wanted to use cantaloupe and honeydew melons and red grapes, and I thought strawberries would add a…
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Fruit-Filled Cantaloupe Baskets
The last few days have been beautiful outside—blue skies, warm, and sunny—so I’m using that as an excuse to post a recipe that’s perfect for spring and summer, although you could really enjoy it all year long! This Fruit-Filled Cantaloupe Basket is made with cantaloupe halves, lined with green leaf lettuce, and filled with cantaloupe…
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Taco Pasta Salad
If you’re a pasta-lover, taco-lover, or lover of both, here’s a great recipe for you to try! This Taco Pasta Salad is an easy and tasty dish you can make for lunch or dinner. It’s the kind of dish that just about everyone loves, and it makes a great family meal, side dish, or item…
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Mango Radish Cucumber Salad
I first saw this recipe in an old issue of Martha Stewart Living and discovered that it’s also at MarthaStewart.com. The vivid colors drew me to this salad recipe and I knew I had to try it out! It’s not a combination I would have thought up myself for a salad, but I really liked it…the soft, sweet…
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Apple-Pear Salad
Now that we’re well into the new year, have you made any plans to eat a little healthier? If you have, I think you’ll enjoy this Apple-Pear Salad! It’s a great salad for this time of year, sweetened with chopped apples, pears, and dried cranberries, which give it a nice crunchy texture and naturally sweet…
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Classic Potato Salad
Potato Salad is a summertime favorite—great for picnics, potlucks, cookouts, meals on the patio…you name it! There are lots of different potato salad recipes out there, but I wanted to make one that was on the classic side, and the classic potato salads I’ve had seem to always include cubed potatoes, mayo, vinegar, mustard, chopped…
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Tangy Honey Coleslaw
Coleslaw is a great side dish, not only for summer and picnics, but for all year round! I really like this coleslaw—it has a little sweetness from honey and a little tang from apple cider vinegar…and those are both good-for-you ingredients! There’s chopped onion and green pepper in this, too, which gives this slaw a…
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Three Bean Salad
It’s hard to believe summer is almost here! Some days have already been hot and humid—too warm to cook or bake. So that’s when I start thinking of recipes to make like this Three Bean Salad. It doesn’t require any cooking at all and is super-easy to make. It’s a great summer side dish for lunch or…
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Low-Fat Buttermilk Ranch Dressing and Dip
Homemade salad dressings are so good—and one of my favorites is Ranch! I usually use low-fat dressings on my salads, so I thought I’d try making a low-fat Ranch dressing. You can use fresh or dried herbs in this recipe—whatever you prefer or have on hand!
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Strawberry Fruit Dressing and Dip
The weather is warming up nicely, and when it’s warm outside, I tend to eat more fruit because it’s so refreshing. And when you serve fruit with a dressing or dip, it makes a great warm-weather snack or dessert! This Strawberry Fruit Dressing and Dip is big on strawberry flavor and really good served with strawberries or a…
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Corn and Blueberry Salad
Sometimes you come across a recipe that sounds so different, you just have to try it! I love all the ingredients in this Corn and Blueberry Salad, but I never would have thought of putting them together myself! What a brilliant idea this salad is…a sweet and savory mix of lots of yummy, healthy ingredients. The…
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Roasted Veggie and Kale Salad
On a chilly day a few weeks ago, roasted veggies sounded really good to me! When I was buying the veggies, I also spotted a large bag of chopped kale that was reasonably priced, so I thought I’d make a Roasted Veggie and Kale Salad! It’s a great salad to make, not only on those…
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