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    Salads & Dressings

    Bright fresh salads bring any meal alive. They can be light, crisp and vegetable-forward side dishes, or can be satisfying meals in themselves.  Add a splash of a great dressing or vinaigrette to really wake up your taste buds.

    You'll find everything from a German Egg Salad to this prize-winning Ruby Red Fruit Salad and all kinds of green salads in between.

    • Square thumbnail photo of clear glass bowl with chive salad, on a yellow background.
      Chive Salad (Schnittlauchsalat)
    • Thumbprint of close-up of bowl of cauliflower salad.
      Crunchy Cauliflower Salad with Dates & Pistachios
    • gluten-free stuffing thumbnail photo.
      Gluten-Free Stuffing
    • thumbnail of Moroccan Salad in blue patterned plate with salad spoons
      Moroccan Salad (& Photos of our Morocco Trip, Part 1)
    • purple power slaw with red cabbage, beets, and red onion
      Purple Power Slaw (and I'm a Student Again!)
    • thumbnail photo of Moroccan Orange Salad
      Moroccan Carrot Salad with Oranges: A Taste of Morocco
    • egg salad with flax crackers and asparagus with hazelnut vinaigrette
      Ham 'n Egg Salad, Hazelnut Flax Crackers, and Asparagus with Hazelnut Vinaigrette
    • cucumber, feta, and watermelon salad is a fresh, bright, unique salad to bring to a summer barbecue
      Cucumber, Feta and Watermelon Salad: A Taste of Israel
    • German Egg Salad Thumbnail
      Eiersalat - German Egg and Apple Salad
    • apple cider vinaigrette
      Apple Cider Vinaigrette - Family Favorite Salad Dressing
    • close up view of the salad
      Jicama, Fennel and Blueberry Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette - Bright and Crunchy
    • horizontal view of the Tomato Pasta Salad
      Triple Tomato Pasta Salad
    • Broccoli Lentil Salad Thumbnail
      Broccoli Lentil Salad - for the Best of Spring in Wintertime
    • mango salad with cucumbers and peppers
      Fresh Mango Salad (and an Antiguan Cooking Class)
    • warm puffball bites served on a bed of arugula
      Warm Puffball Bites with Pumpkin Seeds and Miso Dressing
    • roasted beet salad with port wine dressing, on white plates
      Campfire Cooking: A Harvest Feast and Roasted Beet Salad with Port Wine Dressing
    • Striped Beet and Fennel Salad
      Beet and Fennel Salad and a Trip to San Francisco
    • Plate of German Potato Salad
      Back Home Again with Wonderful Memories and a German Potato Salad
    • green, green, green and white quinoa salad
      Green, Green, Green and White Quinoa Salad (with Asparagus, Cucumbers and Peas)
    • potatoes,asparagus, shrimp and green onions
      Asparagus and Shrimp Potato Salad with a Creamy Lemon Tarragon Dressing
    • Savory Seedy Croutons
      Seedy Savoury Homemade Croutons
    • Macaroni Salad with Two Dressings
    • white platter of apple and shrimp summer rolls
      Apple and Shrimp Summer Rolls - Bright and Light and Tasty
    • Tuna and Cannellini Bean Salad - a complete meal
      Tuna and Cannellini Bean Salad and Northern Gardening in the Spring
    • Bacon and Egg Spinach Salad
      Bacon, Egg and Spinach Salad with Mustard and Miso Vinaigrette
    • the chive & egg pasta salad is garnished and ready to serve
      Springtime Chive & Egg Pasta Salad
    • simple tuna salad in a bowl
      Simple Tuna Salad
    • Roasted Pepper Salad with Roasted Garlic and Balsamic Dressing
      Roasted Pepper Salad with Roasted Garlic and Balsamic Dressing - Full of Colour and Bright Like Spring
    • quinoa crunch salad, with feta
      Quinoa Salad with a Crunch
    • a lovely plateful of lobster salad
      Lobster Salad with Charred Corn and Tomatoes
    • Spinach and Salmon Salad Rolls
      Spinach and Salmon Salad Rolls
    • curried chicken salad
      Curried Chicken Salad - a Lovely Light Luncheon
    • watermelon salsa
      Wowee! Watermelon Salsa
    • Crispy, Crunchy Chili Lime Jicama Salad
      Eastern Europe and a Chili-Lime Jicama Salad - from one Corner of the World to Another
    • just a bowl of simple red and yellow tomatoes cut into a salad
      Tomatensalat (German Tomato Salad)
    • avocado with salsa
      Something Simple and Green - Avocado with Salsa
    • fresh honey mandarin orange vinaigrette
      Honey Mandarin Orange Vinaigrette
    • buddha bowl art; pear salad from the top view
      Buddha Bowl with Grilled Pear, Quinoa & Tangy Pear Vinaigrette
    • charkhlis chogi; beets in cherry sauce in Mabel's old pie dish
      Charkhlis Chogi (Beets with Sour Cherry Sauce): A Taste of Georgia
    • bowl of Asian pear and Chicken slaw with cilantro
      Asian Pear and Chicken Slaw

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    • loaf of gumdrop fruitcake with slice in front of it
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