Salads

  This Grapefruit & Shrimp Salad is just the perfect size for lunch for one but can easily be made for a crowd, simply multiply the ingredients for a delicious salad all will enjoy. Grapefruit & Shrimp Salad Makes: 2 Servings Ingredients: 1 cups Arugula 1 cups Frisee 1/2 red onion 1 cup pumpkin 1/4 …

  This Spring Turkey Cobb Salad recipe is a twist on the traditional cobb with a burst of fresh springtime favourites like sugar snap peas and asparagus! Perfect for an everyday family meal or a special occasion lunch, this cobb salad featuring Canadian Turkey and fresh spring produce is sure to be a hit!   …

      This Cobb Salad in a Jar recipe is a great way to make your weekdays easier by preparing them ahead of time so you can grab and go. It’s a nutritious and filling salad packed full of protein.     My weekday schedule is busy all year round but summer always seems …

This Chicken and Pea Pasta Salad is a quick and easy dinner that makes for a great school lunch kids will actually eat!        When I think back to school lunch I remember a few different varieties of sandwiches.  There was the old peanut butter and soggy jam soaked sandwich, egg salad sandwich, salmon …

This Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe features bow tie pasta and fresh ingredients for a summer salad or side dish that is full of flavour! Meals don’t have to take long to put together or be complicated.  An example of that is my Pesto Pasta Salad.  It includes amazing, simple ingredients that can be thrown together …

This Mexican Macaroni Salad recipe is a very versatile summer salad perfect for picnics and barbecues as as a tasty side dish. When I first made The Pioneer Woman’s Mexican Macaroni Salad I completely fell in love with it. It’s a creamy salad that is zesty and full of flavour and quite different from the …

Roasted Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad with goat cheese, cranberries and other drool worthy ingredients tossed in a delectable homemade lime-soy dressing! So I guess this is kind of a fall recipe, and here we are in spring.  Call me crazy though, I kind of love Butternut Squash all year round.   Especially roasted.  This salad …

This Asian inspired Soy-Lime vinaigrette is perfect to elevate and change up your everyday salad garden salad – it’s also fairly light at only 69 calories for a generous 2 Tbsp serving!  It’s a totally guilt-free way to have your salad and enjoy it too!  It also works well with heavier asian noodle salads made …

        This Asian Spring Noodle Salad combines the flavours of Canadian spring with an Asian flair. This salad can be served as a first course, a side or even eaten as a meal on its own.   Asian Spring Noodle Salad Prep Time: 15 minutes  |  Cook Time: 9 minutes  |  Makes: 6-7 …

This Blueberry & Quinoa Salad and the Flax Lemon Vinaigrette that goes with it is full of “Superfoods”.  Kale is loaded with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber, but it’s also super low in calories.    Quinoa is high in fiber, filled with protein, and is naturally gluten-free.   Blueberries are one of the best sources of …

  This Salad is a classic in our family. It is always found at summer get-togethers and tends to go pretty quickly.  It is easy to throw together, full of nutritious vegetables and legumes and goes well with pretty much any summer barbecue food.  It is the perfect vegetable side! Five Bean Salad Recipe Ingredients: …

Kale and Brussel Sprout Salad is a great salad recipe for those who hate brussel sprouts! There is no bitter flavour, just yumminess! Kale seems to be a leafy green that people either love or hate.  I love Kale and find that eating it is a good way to curb my appetite for more carb …

Calabrese pasta salad is wonderful pasta dish featuring roasted red peppers served either warm or cool as a side dish or entrée. My mother and I found the recipe that inspired this Pasta Salad off of a pasta box almost two decades ago. It has since become a favourite dish because of its complex flavours …