https://www.loveandlemons.com/tag/salads/ Healthy, whole food, vegan and vegetarian recipes Mon, 28 Nov 2022 21:31:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.loveandlemons.com/pinning-winter-salads/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/pinning-winter-salads/#comments Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:30:00 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=14078
This year, I have no New Year’s resolutions… (I made a few last year that I still haven’t gotten around to). I say… lets not be healthy because it’s January, let’s be healthy because it tastes good. Soups always steal the show in the wintertime (rightfully so), but lets not count out salads… especially vibrant, hearty ones full of interesting colors and textures. Here are a few from around the web that have inspired me lately. Check out my Winter Salads board to see more. Happy Salad-ing! Image credits: Seared Radicchio from Lily Beet, Carrot and Pomegranate Salad from Foodiecrush […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/pinning-winter-salads/feed/ 9 https://www.loveandlemons.com/bell-pepper-chickpea-salad/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/bell-pepper-chickpea-salad/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:27:17 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=4209
This Monday, like no other, calls for a healthy start. We got home late Saturday night after spending the week in Chicago. We ate way too many things at way too many places… which is generally how our vacations go. The difference this time is that because we’re food blogging now, I’d make the excuse that we were eating in the name of “inspiration”, or even more ridiculous, “research.” While I might have brought home a few new ideas, I also brought home probably a few extra pounds. So this week is gonna be a healthy one. Yesterday we went to […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/bell-pepper-chickpea-salad/feed/ 17 https://www.loveandlemons.com/edamame-corn-succotash/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/edamame-corn-succotash/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:44:28 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=4190
I’ve gone on about my love of midwestern corn before. Sweet, juicy, crunchy… the quintessential taste of summer. I’m in Chicago visiting my family this week, and that corn is every bit as good as I remembered. Salt, a little bit of butter, that’s it. I made this succotash a few weeks ago at home with what I call “pretty-good” local Texas corn. It’s the kind of that I don’t feel guilty mixing with other things… crunchy colorful vegetables, spicy jalapeños, and some bright herbs. I love a succotash that is rich and creamy, but to keep this on the lighter side I […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/edamame-corn-succotash/feed/ 13 https://www.loveandlemons.com/grilled-peach-salad/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/grilled-peach-salad/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:11:43 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=4042
This one has moved to the top of my list for favorite summertime dishes. Sweet grilled peaches, spicy arugula, creamy fresh mozzarella, crunchy pine nuts, and herb-y pesto… It’s simple enough to put together for a light weeknight meal, but fancy enough to serve as a starter at your next dinner party. 5.0 from 8 reviews Grilled Peach Salad & Mint Pesto   Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 6 mins Total time 26 mins   Author: Jeanine Donofrio Serves: 4 as a side Ingredients For the salad: 2 firm, yet ripe, peaches 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon balsamic […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/grilled-peach-salad/feed/ 44 https://www.loveandlemons.com/grilled-panzanella-poached-egg/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/grilled-panzanella-poached-egg/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:18:46 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3887
I love charred bread, but I haven’t always. When I was younger, my dad ate all the family reject burnt food. Overdone toast, accidentally burnt pancakes, cookies we left in the oven too long… my sister and I had a preference toward underdone and doughy food, so whatever we messed up and overcooked, we’d pile on a plate for my dad. And he’d always say “this is the best kind.” The first time I put burnt toast on a plate for Jack, he looked at me and said “what’s this, am I your dad now?” I had just always assumed […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/grilled-panzanella-poached-egg/feed/ 16 https://www.loveandlemons.com/taco-salad-chipotle-lime-dressing/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/taco-salad-chipotle-lime-dressing/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:22:17 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3844
I eat a lot of tacos. Here in Austin, you can’t walk 10 feet without tripping over another taco truck or Mexican restaurant. But my favorite thing is actually the taco in its deconstructed form: the taco salad. You can take this in as many different directions as there are taco fillings, but I especially like this with red quinoa (although if you had non-red quinoa it would taste pretty much the same). The chewy little red kernels sort of take on the essence of taco meat. The rest of the ingredients came together from what I happened to have on […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/taco-salad-chipotle-lime-dressing/feed/ 32 https://www.loveandlemons.com/strawberry-quinoa-feta-salad/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/strawberry-quinoa-feta-salad/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:06:18 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3700
I’m excited to be guest posting at Anthology Magazine this month with a 4-part summer salad series! If you can’t tell by now, I live on salads all summer long, so I’m excited to share some of my favorites. First up, today, is this savory-with-a punch-of-sweet strawberry & feta quinoa salad.   5.0 from 3 reviews Strawberry Quinoa & Feta Salad   Print Author: Jeanine Donofrio Serves: 2 as a main, 3-4 as a side Ingredients For the lemon honey vinaigrette: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling 2 tablespoons lemon juice, plus more for squeezing 1 tablespoon […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/strawberry-quinoa-feta-salad/feed/ 30 https://www.loveandlemons.com/green-bean-potato-corn-salad/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/green-bean-potato-corn-salad/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:23:07 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3527
These kinds of salads have been on our table a lot lately. I’ve been craving vegetables with Dijon dressing and capers… mediterranean sorts of flavors with vegetables I happen to have around. Bonus points if I don’t have to go to the store! That’s the kind of lazy summer we’ve been having. So I’m going to keep this short. Get off the internet, go do something fun outside (or not if you live where I do and it’s way too hot). And make salad. 5.0 from 1 reviews Green Bean, Potato & Corn Salad   Print Prep time 20 mins Cook […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/green-bean-potato-corn-salad/feed/ 16 https://www.loveandlemons.com/thai-coconut-cucumber-salad/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/thai-coconut-cucumber-salad/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:48:16 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3555
I could eat coconut all day in the summertime. Cold, crunchy, spicy salads like this one with a side of coconut iced tea, followed by coconut ice cream for dessert. I ask you, who needs so much dairy when the coconut exists? (Ok, don’t answer that, I know you cheese-lovers are a passionate bunch). I’m calling this one a “Thai-inspired” dish. Jack and I are talking about taking a trip to Thailand next spring (!)… so until then, I bring you “Thai-ish.” Coconut milk, lime, and red curry are flavors that I am crazy about… and here they create a delicious […]

]]> https://www.loveandlemons.com/thai-coconut-cucumber-salad/feed/ 31 https://www.loveandlemons.com/chickpea-nicoise-salad-roasted-potatoes/ https://www.loveandlemons.com/chickpea-nicoise-salad-roasted-potatoes/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:17:56 +0000 https://www.loveandlemons.com/?p=3210
We were on vacation in Nice around this time last year, and I think I ate a nicoise salad for lunch every day of that trip. Or as Jack has coined it, the “Nizzan” salad, because the Italians call Nice “Nizza” (pronounced like pizza). We learned this as were running through the Rome airport (we are always running), and the airport desk workers were yelling out “Nizza! Nizza! last call for Nizza!” So that’s what we call it now. The city and the salad. This is one of my favorite main course salads because it’s so filling yet light and […]

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