Cool, quick, ridiculously easy and delicious, this cucumber salad with smoked salmon is one of our favorite summer meals.
Salads
Side salads, salads as a meal
Cantaloupe Walnut Salad with Lime Dressing
Fruit - Sweet & Savory, SaladsThis recipe yields a simple cantaloupe and walnut salad topped with feta and a lime dressing. It takes less than 15 minutes to make and 5 minutes to eat!
Southern Fried Catfish & Carrot Raisin Salad
Fish and Seafood, SaladsJoin MJ’s Kitchen and Wok with Ray for a picnic of fried catfish and a light and healthy Carrot and Raisin Salad. Both recipes included.
Ginger Chicken Salad with Orange Ginger Vinaigrette
Poultry Entrees, SaladsA hearty and healthy meal posing as a salad, It has it all – pan fried chicken breast, an assortment of vegetables and an orange ginger dressing. Perfect for a hot summer’s day!
Massaged Kale and Sweet Potato Salad
Salads, Vegetable Sides, Vegetarian EntreesMassaged kale with a little lemon juice and olive oil, a honey dressing, topped with roasted sweet potatoes, pinon nuts, and feta. Make it a meal or a side.
Spicy Bean Salad
Beans, Salads, Vegetarian EntreesA simple salad made with spicy bolita (or pinto) beans, avocado and other tasty ingredients. A total meal in itself. Recipe for Spicy Bolita Beans included.
Sweet and Spicy Citrus Salad
Fruit - Sweet & Savory, SaladsA simple salad of orange slices, sweet and spicy pepitas, an herb or two and a honey dressing.
Easy Green Beans with Coconut and Persimmon Carpaccio
Beans, Salads, Vegetable SidesTwo recipes – Green Beans with Coconut and Sesame Seeds and Persimmon Carpaccio.
Mango Jicama Salad with Pickled Cucumber
Fruit - Sweet & Savory, SaladsA sweet and tangy summer salad with mango, pickled cucumbers and jicama. A great side for any meal.
Chicken Cantaloupe Salad
Poultry Entrees, SaladsOne of my favorite cantaloupe dishes is to make a salad with chicken, turkey or, my favorite – crawfish (aka crayfish, crawdads), and use a thick slice of cantaloupe as the bowl.