Salad Recipes Link Up!

Hopefully you’ve been inspired to try making a salad . . . or perhaps over the weekend. Be sure to link up your experiments and favorite salad recipes here!

Cole Slaw

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We continue the salad theme this week with cole slaw! Even though I often associate cole slaw with summer picnics, it uses ingredients that are available in the winter.

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10 Winter-ish Salads

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“Local Cook,” you may be protesting, “how can you challenge us to make salad in the WINTER?” It’s easy to take fresh from the garden vegetables and create a salad, but in the winter it requires a bit more creativity. Here are some ideas to help you get outside the lettuce box.

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Salad: Beyond the Iceberg {Back to Basics Cooking Series}

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We begin our Back to Basics Cooking Series with the humblest of dishes: The Salad. It’s the perfect way to turn over a new leaf; to recover from overindulging during the holidays. If making a salad has, in the past, meant opening a bag of iceberg with shredded carrots, drenching in bottled ranch dressing and calling it a day, read on.

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Chinese (Napa) Cabbage Salad

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I remember the first time I got a Napa cabbage from my CSA. It was HUGE! And what the heck would I do with it? I used some in stir fry, some in salads; it’s really quite versatile. And this Asian salad is perfect for potlucks!

Chicken Salad with Tahini-Lemon-Yogurt Dressing

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You might be wondering what I did with the no-poach poached chicken yesterday; wonder no more!

Chickpea & Colored-Carrot Couscous

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When I saw this recipe in one of my old Clean Eating Magazines (July/August 2010), I thought “aha! What a good way to use up the carrots that have been hiding in my refrigerator.”

Squash and Basil Salad

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I was a little skeptical upon first reading this recipe from Simply in Season. I was pleasantly surprised!

Four Bean Salad

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This recipe from Simply in Season is perfect to throw together for a potluck or cookout.

Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken

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This main dish salad from Simply in Season makes a super quick dinner.