Category: Salad
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Happiness Salad
Forgive the tweeness of the title. The intention wasn’t to be cute, it’s just that the way this salad looks is enough to inspire happiness on even the cloudiest of days. I like to eat this salad on its own, stuffed into a pita, or with the addition of chickpeas. happiness salad: 1 navel orange,…
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Roasted Potato Salad with Green Beans and Bacon
This recipe began as an effort to use up roasted potatoes and green beans that I had served with a slow cooker pot roast the night before. It was inspired by a recipe for a French potato and green bean salad I remember making on repeat when I was in university, I’ve often though of…
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Quick Green Pea and Asparagus Soup with Lemony Avocado and Arugula
This soup is quickly becoming a permanent fixture in my repertoire of dinners that can be prepared and put on the table in less than 20 minutes. The original idea for this recipe is based on a green pea soup with cheese that I found in a Nigella Lawson cookbook quite a long time ago…
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Crunchy Golden Tofu Chopped Salad
I first put this salad together after a day at work spent craving a stir fry and a salad simultaneously. I adore tofu when it takes on a burnished golden colour and becomes satisfyingly crunchy when you bite into it; in this salad they take on a crouton-like role just by their very tactile nature…
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Chewy Baked Tofu with Cucumber and Scallions
Tofu is a true culinary chameleon: when unadorned it is both unassuming and, to some, unappealing. Yet with the myriad of tofu choices, from the smooth and custard-like to the veritable sponge that is extra firm tofu, you can tailor this simple soy food into something special and satisfying. Baking is my absolute favourite method…