Salad – Nancy on the Home Front

Edamame and Couscous Salad with Feta

This is a wonderfully versatile salad that you can make with whatever ingredients you have on hand. Use arugula instead of spinach for example or green beans instead of the sugar snap peas or even basil instead of the cilantro. The recipe serves 4 and if you have leftovers they are good for lunch theContinue reading “Edamame and Couscous Salad with Feta”

Greek Salad with Feta and Artichokes

I love salads this time of year. Nothing like mixing up a big salad that you can keep in the fridge and enjoy for a few meals. Serve this Greek Salad with some cooked turkey sausage or grilled chicken and you have a complete, healthy meal to enjoy! The original recipe was adapted from aContinue reading “Greek Salad with Feta and Artichokes”

Watermelon-Tomato Salad

Have you tried watermelons and tomatoes yet? It’s surprisingly good and with the addition of white balsamic dressing the salad won’t get muddy from the regular balsamic. I made this salad recently when we had a houseful over Labor Day weekend. This Watermelon-Tomato Salad was a hit; there weren’t even any leftovers! This Watermelon-TomatoContinue reading “Watermelon-Tomato Salad”

Corn Avocado and Tomato Salad

Summer is the perfect time to enjoy the local vegetables either from your garden. The corn, avocado and tomato salad recipe makes about four servings.

Carrot Slaw

Carrot Slaw is the perfect salad to go along with grilled chicken. Put this carrot slaw together in the morning, which will give it plenty of time to chill.

Chicken, Fruit and Curry Salad

The addition of coconut and pineapple gives this chicken, fruit and curry salad a real caribbean taste, perfect for your next summer gathering.

Cabbage and Carrot Salad

This Cabbage and Carrot Salad is a quick and healthy recipe and comes together in no time at all. The combination or carrot and cabbage is unusual.

Curried Chicken Salad

I enjoy a good chicken salad anytime of year. This simple curried chicken salad comes together easily once you’ve poached your chicken.

Edamame Peanut Noodle Salad

Edamame Peanut Noodle Salad. The recipe makes enough for six so we had leftovers, which make for a delicious lunch the next day.

Delicious Spring Salad – Pear and Blue Cheese

Spring is the time of year we all get recommitted to eating healthy and exercising more. The weather is nicer and fresh greens become more readily available. As we incorporate salads into our daily meals one of my favorites to include is this delicious spring salad. It is one of my favorite salads, a pearContinue reading “Delicious Spring Salad – Pear and Blue Cheese”