Colorful and healthy, this Simple Spinach and Strawberry Salad makes a great lunch and can be easily customized. The strawberry dressing is the best in the world!       This salad is super versatile: it can serve as a quick and light lunch, or you can add some grilled chicken and feta cheese to make a filling dinner. Now, that I’ve convinced you to try it, let’s start cooking! We’ll start with the dressing.       INGREDIENTS: For the dressing:...

When I started using these simple tricks, my kale salads went from bitter and hard to swallow to mind-blowing delicious! Kale is said to be a ‘beauty’ vegetable because it improves skin tone, complexion, and gives you a great glow. It’s also just as beautiful for your insides too!       My 3 tips for preparing raw kale: 1. Remove the stems when you plan on eating it raw (and some people remove the stems for cooking too-it’s personal preference). The stems are...

Those Valentine’s Day recipes are looking delicious so far! Eric is going to have a very hard decision on his hands. Light, fresh, and packed with protein and healthy fats, this tangy salad will have you dreaming of Spring and Summer.   INGREDIENTS:     For the salad: 1 cup uncooked Red quinoa 1 (14oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 red pepper, chopped 1/4 cup fresh Cilantro, finely chopped 2 Green Onions, chopped 1 cup fresh corn (optional) *see note...

This Greek salad is a must try! It is one of the healthiest salads around; chock-full of fresh, raw veggies and served with a healthy (and super easy) zesty lemon dressing. So delicious and guilt free! I could eat this all day and not get tired of it. It kind of reminds me of the Olive Garden salad but it’s 100x better! You’ll be making it again and again. Seriously folks, go to the grocery store soon. ?     INGREDIENTS:   Greek Salad Ingredients:  1 head...

A side dish that you will definitely want to have on your table at your next barbecue. Tortellini salad loaded with salami, capicola ham, pepperoni, fresh mozzarella cheese, homemade basic Italian dressing and much more.     INGREDIENTS: Salad: 1 lb 4 oz three cheese tortellini 10 oz cherry tomatoes, cut in half ⅔ cup banana peppers, chopped ¼ lb capicola ham, chopped ¼ lb pepperoni, chopped ⅓ lb hard salami, chipped 8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, chopped 2 Tbsp...

If you like Satay Chicken, then you’re going to LOVE this noodle salad! This is fantastic served warm or at room temperature. If you’re entertaining, lay everything out in separate bowls and let everyone help themselves!   Noodles. Satay Chicken. Veggies. And a creamy peanut dressing. What an awesome combination! It’s like Satay Chicken and a noodle stir fry had a baby. Or a noodle stir fry and a salad had a baby. No, wait – more like Satay Chicken and a salad had a...

It’s the shallow-end of the salad world. Where you can just gently lower yourself in and say “Hey, this isn’t bad at all! In fact… I quite like it!” If you happen to be a salad dodger who’s trying to be virtuous this month, this is for you. Just think of it as a BLT, without the bread and with a whole feast of other goodies thrown in for good luck.       INGREDIENTS: Lettuce (I used two romaine hearts) 1 large avocado 2 handfuls of cherry tomatoes Half a...

This chicken salad is light and makes for a perfectly filling and refreshing lunch or dinner that won’t weigh you down. I tried both a bread version and lettuce version and liked them equally the same, so if you are on a low carb diet I know you’ll love it as lettuce wrapped chicken salad. Try it soon because it’s likely going to become a fall favorite for you too!     INGREDIENTS: Salad: 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked, cooled and dice into small...

Are you ready for a fresh, fun, SUPER easy pasta salad? Yeeeees, you say? P-E-R-F-E-C-T! Feast your eyes on this simple bow tie pasta salad LOADED with bacon, lettuce, and tomato!!! It’s dressed in a slightly creamy (and totally addicting) Zesty Italian dressing, and I promise you won’t be able to stop at just one bite… ?     To ease back into the whole real life situation, I decided to take things easy dinner wise and make this incredibly simple 20-minute BLT...

This Blueberry Feta Salad is your new go-to salad for spring! It combines fresh blueberries with feta cheese, almonds, and a lemon poppyseed vinaigrette. Perfect for a baby shower or Easter celebration! Confession: as much as I’m ready for winter to be over, I’m also scared to death about what spring and summer will hold. It’s the same every year….winter is long and hard because we don’t really leave the house, and then the warmer weather arrives…..and the kids want to...

I think that Steak and Tortellini is a great combo, and if you agree then you’ll definitely want to try out this recipe. My mouth is watering just looking at the pictures!! YUM! INGREDIENTS: 1 pkg. Tortellini Top sirloin (about 4 lbs), or your favorite meat Romaine lettuce, chopped Pesto Dressing: ½ C. buttermilk ⅓ C. mayonnaise ⅓ C. sour cream 2 TB Parmesan cheese 3 TB Pesto (adjust for taste)     INSTRUCTIONS: Step 1 Set meat in your favorite marinade overnight....

Loaded with fresh fruit, toasted almonds and crisp, lightly breaded chicken, this salad is the perfect mid-day boost! I don’t know about you, but I love a good salad, especially when crispy chicken and homemade dressing is involved. INGREDIENTS: 2 Tyson® Lightly Breaded Strips 3 c. mixed greens ¼ c. sliced strawberries ¼ c. blueberries ¼ c. raspberries ½ c. grapes ½ ripe avocado, sliced ⅓ c. toasted sliced almonds – For the honey mustard dressing: 6 tbsp. honey ¼ c....

If you are able to get your hands on some especially good corn on the cob, I hope you spare a few ears to make this Chili Lime Sweet Corn Salad. The flavor combo will knock your socks off! Sweet, spicy, tangy, crunchy, creamy- YES PLEASE! You should’ve seen how fast I devoured this bowl after I finished my photo shoot. Cory loved it too, but the boys like theirs straight off the cob with butter and salt. When you are buying corn on the cob, try to buy it and cook it the...