Orzo Olive Salad

A simple salad using whole wheat orzo pasta and New Orleans olive salad, which is filled with with carrots and capers and garlic and oregano. The olive oil is so well seasoned that there isn’t a need to add a …

Avocado and Orange Salad

  A salad I learned to make living overseas, where the avocados (and oranges) were plentiful.  A great winter salad to beat the winter blahs!  Doesn’t hurt that it also incorporates Mardi Gras colors! You will need: 1 navel orange, …

Escarole Salad Lyonnaise

I was finally able to get some eggs from the Farmer’s Market this weekend.  With the cold weather and shortened days of winter, the hens don’t lay a lot of eggs.  But now my egg stock is replenished. I also …

Winter Salad: Blackberries & Satsumas over Spinach

A lovely light lunch.  Trying to eat a little lighter after the holiday meals I’ve had, and the ones yet to come. This one really hit the spot. I love to use satsumas in a salad during the winter months.  Paired …

Winter Salad: Fresh Oranges over Arugula

For anyone who says that salad is a spring or summertime food, how untrue. In many places oranges are now in season; not in March or July.  And, most greens grow best in cooler, well, cold, weather.  Two things that …

Winter Salad of Beets

One of my favorite winter salads.  Sweet beets with a light vinaigrette, crunchy red onions, meaty walnuts, and creamy goat cheese. 2 to 3 whole, untrimmed beets 2 to 3 sheets aluminum foil 3 to 4 cups arugula 1/4 cup …

Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette

For those who live in Zones 8 and warmer, those oranges and lemons that grow around you are ripening.  Some, like satsumas, are already ripe.  Others, like kumquats, benefit from a light cold snap to sweeten them.  Truth?  I’m not …

Raw Zucchini Salad

The winter version, with store bought zucchini… The key to this salad is to have the freshest zucchini possible.  The best time of the year to make this?  Summer!  When gardens and farmer’s markets are abundant with these beauties. 1 …

Farmer’s Market Finds: Simple Summer Salad

I love tomatoes.  My goal has always been to grow tomatoes as tasty as my grandfather did.  That may never happen.  But, the tomatoes at my local farmer’s market have been keeping me happy for the last 10 years.  Thank …