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Grilled Vegetable Salad

July 12, 2015 by Kay Leave a Comment

Enjoy this savory vegetable salad as a side dish, or as a light & healthy lunch or dinner!

Grilled Vegetable Salad is packed full of your favorite vegetables that are grilled and topped with a delicious vinaigrette and crumbled blue cheese.

You may fall in love with salads once again once you try my recipe for Grilled Vegetable Salad. A new twist for a salad; 1. grill the vegetables and 2. don’t include lettuce.

This is a nice summer salad because chances are you have fired up the grill to add your favorite meat and now your side dish can be delicious Grilled Vegetable Salad topped with a home made vinaigrette and blue cheese crumbles.

I receive a vegetable share from a local organic farm every year, so the vegetables I chose for this salad came in my share for the week. By all means, feel free to mix up the vegetables you use in this salad. You could easily use corn, peppers, asparagus, summer squash, fennel, snow peas, etc.

Enjoy!

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Grilled Vegetable Salad

Rating: 51

Yield: 4-6 Servings

Grilled Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 medium zucchini, cut into chunks
  • 1 medium head broccoli, cut into chunks
  • 2 medium sweet onions, quartered, I used Walla Walla
  • 1 bunch green beans, halved
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
  • For the Vinaigrette:
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp. dijon mustard
  • 1-2 tsp. honey
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • dash of pepper

Instructions

  • Add the vegetables and 1 tbsp. of olive oil to a bowl and toss to coat.
  • Add the vegetables to a grill pan and grill on medium high heat for 10 - 12 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked through.
  • For the vinaigrette, add all the ingredients to a bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Once the vegetables are done grilling, add them to a bowl and let rest for 5 minutes. Toss in the blue cheese crumbles. Add the vinaigrette and toss to coat.

Notes

Adapted from A Family Feast.

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vegetable side dish salad

Zucchini

Walla Walla Onions

Walla Walla Onions

Broccoli

Broccoli

Green Beans

Green Beans

Blue Cheese Crumbles

Blue Cheese Crumbles

Grape Tomatoes

Grape Tomatoes

Vinaigrette

Vinaigrette

Filed Under: Salads, Side Dishes / Vegetables Tagged With: Cheese, Salad, Vegetables, Vinaigrette

Pepper & Kale Panzanella Salad

September 8, 2014 by Kay Leave a Comment

Pepper & Kale Panzanella Salad is a light yet filling salad loaded with homemade bread cubes, sauteed pepper & kale, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, pickled onions and basil.

Panzanella salad is by far my favorite kind of salad. I like to make homemade croutons when making panzanella, it only takes a few minutes and makes a huge difference in the salad. I like to use a hearty bread like sourdough, or a multi-grain bread, cut it into cubes and then saute the cubes in olive oil over medium high heat for a few minutes.

I saute the peppers and kale for this salad. Sauteing the peppers brings out the sweetness in them while sauteing the kale softens it. Add to the peppers & kale some sweet cherry tomatoes, salty feta cheese, pickled onions and basil and you have a great base for this salad.  Add to salad a greek yogurt based dressing with vinegar and honey and you have a very tasty panzanella salad that you will fall in love with.

Enjoy!

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Pepper & Kale Panzanella Salad

Rating: 51

Yield: 4 Servings

Pepper & Kale Panzanella Salad

Ingredients

  • For the pickled onions:
  • 1 sweet onion, walla walla or vidalia, sliced into thin moon shapes
  • Apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. sugar
  • For the salad:
  • 4-5 cups cubed bread, I used sourdough
  • Salt & pepper
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil, divided
  • 2 sweet peppers, cut into large chunks
  • 2-3 cups kale sliced into thin strips
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 – ½ cups fresh mozzarella, cut into chunks
  • ½ cup pickled onions
  • 8-10 large basil leaves, chiffonade
  • For the dressing:
  • 4 tbsp. plain greek yogurt
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 ½ tbsp. vinegar, I used Cranberry Pear, balsamic is fine also
  • 2 tbsp. honey
  • 2 pinches of salt
  • 1 pinch of pepper

Instructions

  • For the pickled onions: Add all the ingredients to a bowl and let sit for 30 minutes.
  • In a large saucepan, add 1 tbsp. olive oil and turn the heat on medium. Add the bread cubes and sprinkle with a pinch of salt & pepper. Saute for 5 minutes, making sure to toss a couple of times. Set the bread cubes aside. In the same pan, add 1 tbsp. of olive oil and add the peppers and kale. Saute for 3 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  • Mix the dressing: add the yogurt, olive oil, vinegar, honey, salt and pepper to a bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Add the tomatoes, mozzarella, pickled onions, basil to a large bowl. Add in the bread cubes and pepper/kale mix. Toss everything together. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.

Notes

Adapted from Love & Lemons.

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Homemade bread cubes.

Homemade bread cubes.

Longs list of ingredients.

Longs list of ingredients.

Saute peppers.

Saute peppers.

Saute kale.

Saute kale.

Salty feta cheese.

Salty feta cheese.

Lovely colors.

Lovely colors.

Sweet cherry tomatoes.

Sweet cherry tomatoes.

Pepper & Kale Panzanella  Salad

Pepper & Kale Panzanella Salad

Delicious Panzanella Salad.

Delicious Panzanella Salad.

 

Filed Under: Salads Tagged With: Bread, Kale, Onion, Pepper, Salad, Tomatoes

Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Dressing

June 26, 2014 by Kay Leave a Comment

Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Dressing has a little bit of everything; crispy lettuce, sweet strawberries, the crunch of pecans and a delicious dressing.

I remember years ago when a salad consisted of a wedge of lettuce and dressing, that was it. It was such a chore to eat because it was so bland. These days it’s fun to create new salads with many options for toppings.

My recipe for Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Dressing only has a few ingredients but has tons of flavor. I like the mix of greens and spinach in this recipe, they both can withhold the balsamic dressing.  Strawberries and balsamic dressing are the bomb.  I would have no problem eating just the strawberries draped in the balsamic dressing!

Enjoy!

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Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Dressing

Rating: 51

Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Dressing

Ingredients

  • For the dressing:
  • 1 Tbsp. Poppy seeds
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ tsp. paprika
  • ½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • For the salad:
  • 1 bunch spinach, rinsed dried & torn
  • 1 bunch mixed greens, rinsed, dried & torn
  • 1 quart strawberries, cleaned, hulled & sliced
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the poppy seeds, sugar, olive oil, vinegar, paprika, Worcestershire sauce and onion powder. Cover and chill for one hour.
  • In a large bowl, combine the spinach, lettuce, strawberries and pecans. Pour dressing over salad and toss. Refrigerate 10 – 15 minutes before serving.
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Balsamic Dressing

Balsamic Dressing

Lots & Lots of Strawberries

Lots & Lots of Strawberries

Spinach and Mixed Greens

Spinach and Mixed Greens

Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Dressing

Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Dressing

Filed Under: Salads, Uncategorized Tagged With: Balsamic Vinegar, Mixed Greens, Pecans, Salad, Spinach, Strawberries

Featured on Life on Lakeshore Drive

March 19, 2014 by Kay Leave a Comment

My recipe for Candy Bar Salad was featured on the link party Bouquet of Talent at Life on Lakeshore Drive. I want to thank Kathy at Life on Lakeshore Drive, I greatly appreciate it. It’s always nice to be recognized by a fellow blogger.

I know you normally don’t have candy in a salad, but this is a very special salad filled with candy bars, apples and a creamy base of whipped topping and pudding. This salad you can eat as a dessert!

Candy Bar Salad

Candy Bar Salad

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Enjoy!

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Filed Under: Featured On Tagged With: Apples, Candy Bar, Featured On, Pudding, Salad, Whipped Topping

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