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Lots of Layers Salad

This layer salad is one of Kelli’s favorites that I have made for years.  I think when I first started making layered salads like this, my recipe had 6 or 7 layers.  Well, I like lots of goodies in my salad, so I continually add more layers!  I mean, who wants plain greens when there’s …

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad

I have been making strawberry pretzel salad for many years.  This recipe doesn’t take very long to put together and is great to make in advance.  I have taken it to potlucks and served it with holiday meals. Steve loves strawberry pretzel salad and just requested it a few days ago.   Since I have a …

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Curried Chicken Salad

  At the beginning of the month we decided to pay a visit to a local pick-it-yourself farm, in search of blackberries and peaches, but when we got there we found out that due to unseasonably warm weather, we were too late. All the crops had come in about a month earlier than expected and …

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Grape and Apple Salad

Originally, this recipe was just known as “Grape Salad” and that was what I intended when I started to make it.  However, there must have been a grape thief in the house because when I went to look for my ingredients, I did not have enough red grapes and I had no green grapes. (The …

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Coconut Chicken Salad

  We eat a lot of spinach salads around here. I buy a couple of bags every time I go to the grocery and then we top it off with whatever we have in the house that looks salad worthy… bell peppers, olives, cucumbers, carrots… salad dressing optional. (Though I do include a great honey …

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Celery Apple Salad with Roasted Mushrooms

I want to like celery. I really do. I want to be able to just take an entire raw stalk of celery and eat it without a gag reflex and think that it was good, because it is, after all, so good for you! I can’t do it. Not a plain, raw stringy stalk anyway. …

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Strawberry Spinach Salad & Vinaigrette

  This salad is SO good! It’s an especially good recipe this time of the year when spinach and strawberries are in (or nearly in) season. When you can’t get great strawberries, or in the winter when I think they’re too expensive, I substitute dried cranberries. I love those in this salad, too.     …

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Russian-Korean Carrot Salad

Part Korean, part Russian, and thoroughly delicious, this is a salad with a fascinating history. Today you’ll find this dish served all across Russia and parts of the former USSR, dubbed “Korean Carrot Salad.” So how did it get to Russia? Well, I’ve been reading up on it. Here’s the short version of the story: …

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Broccoli-Raisin Salad

This is a great salad to take to a potluck or to serve family and company.  It’s easy to make and I especially like that it can be made the day before serving.  The original recipe called for more red onion and that can certainly be adjusted to taste.  The pecans are optional, but I …

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Couscous Salad with Honey Nutmeg Dressing

This salad is the result of “It’s Tuesday afternoon, I have about an hour to eat between classes, and I’m starving: what can I throw together that is fast?” There was couscous in the pantry, spinach in the fridge, and a black hole in my stomach. This came together quickly while still tasting like a …