Simply Me: A Year of Eating Locally, Mindfully, Simply

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In Simply Me, I will share my experiences as I cook through all the recipes in Simply in Season. Through this process I hope to discover simple ways of preparing local, healthy foods and learn more about nutrition, sustainability, and how our eating choices impact the world.

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Recent Posts Tagged With 'salad'

Aug 17

Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken

This main dish salad from Simply in Season makes a super quick dinner. Dressing: 1/4 C chicken broth 2 T red wine vinegar 1 tsp dried oregano (or 1 T fresh) 2 tsp olive oil 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 clove garlic (minced) Directions (read full article)

Chicken, cucumbers, recipe, salad, Simply in Season, summer, tomatoes

Aug 08

Whole Grain Tabouleh

Another salad from Simply in Season that makes the most of summer’s bounty. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Whole Grain Tabouleh 1 cup quinoa (Can also use rice or bulgur or couscous) 1/4 cup Green Onions (scallions), sliced (I used chives) (read full article)

quinoa, recipe, salad, Simply in Season, squash, summer, Vegetarian

Aug 07

Stoplight Salad

Looking for a quick side dish to go with burgers? This recipe from Simply in Season is a fresh selection! FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Stoplight Salad 2 cups tomatoes (chopped) 2 cups corn 1 medium green pepper (diced) 1 medium red bell pepper (read full article)

black beans, corn, green peppers, recipe, salad, Simply in Season, summer, tomatoes

Jun 25

Marinated Radish Salad

I was a little leery about this recipe when I first saw it in Simply in Season. In fact, I had lots of radishes last spring but didn’t do this recipe because I just wasn’t sure about it. However, once I decided to try to cook all the re (read full article)

Green Onions, radishes, recipe, salad, Simply in Season, spring

Jun 24

Apple Lentil Salad

When Marx Foods offered up some petite golden lentils for bloggers to sample, I knew right away I’d use them for Apple Lentil Salad from Simply in Season. What better way to showcase them? FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Apple Lentil Salad (read full article)

apples, lentils, recipe, salad, Side Dish, Simply in Season

Jun 22

Tahini Dressing

Spring greens can sometimes be strong in flavor, at least for those of us used to good old iceberg. When a friend on our CSA Yahoo Group suggested this dressing from Chef Andrea Beaman, I thought I’d give it a try. As a bonus it uses up lots o (read full article)

Dressing, recipe, salad, spring

Jun 21

Herbed Croutons

If you ever find yourself with stale bread or bread that didn’t quite turn out, make croutons! This is a great way to save money and they’re so much healthier than store-bought. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Herbed Croutons 4 cups b (read full article)

bread, croutons, recipe, salad, Simply in Season

Jun 12

Dandelion Bacon Salad

While the title of this recipe is Dandelion Bacon Salad, Simply in Season says you can use any kind of greens. Good thing; while I do have dandelions in my yard, I do have two dogs. Our neighbors also have dogs. So I felt much safer just using some (read full article)

bacon, eggs, Greens, Main Dish, recipe, salad, Simply in Season

Jun 06

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Two-Seed Dressing

There are endless variations to this salad listed in Simply in Season , and I chose the one that most appealed to me. The base is 4 C spinach (remove stems and tear into pieces) and 1 C strawberries. But you can use any kind of greens or sliced frui (read full article)

Dressing, recipe, salad, Simply in Season, spinach, spring, strawberries, Vegetarian

Dec 23

How To Make Vinaigrette Dressing

Beautiful it's not, but homemade vinaigrette tastes spectacular! For those keeping track of which Simply in Season recipes I’m making, I’m counting this towards the “Spring Greens Salad” recipe, which is a great template f (read full article)

Dressing, lettuce, recipe, salad, Simply in Season, spring

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