DIY Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes

Why ruin the great crunch, flavor, and weight loss benefits of your favorite salads by piling on fattening, creamy dressings? In our opinion, storebought bottles of Ranch and Thousand Island dressings are out. Clean eating ingredients with light, refreshing flavors are in. Enhance the natural flavors and textures of the fruits, veggies, grains, and cheeses in your salads with our healthy salad dressing recipe. Follow the formula in our infographic for a topping that’s sure to delight your taste buds.

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DIY Skinny Salad-in-a-Jar

Mason jars are one of our favorite ways to make sure our meals are perfectly portioned and adorable to boot! From breakfast parfaits to burrito “bowls”, we always have jars on hand. And now we’ve come up with a formula for a mason jar salad that layers everything you need to combine protein, fiber, and nutrients into your lunch. Simply follow our steps, and you’ve got yourself a portioned out lunch that looks cute and is handy to take on the go!

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5 Ingredient Pasta Salad

One of my favorite things about my book club is how we rotate houses each month.  I love — like, love — getting to spend time in my friends’ homes!

I love getting to have a context for where they spend their days and nights.  I love getting to check out their decorating styles, and hear the stories behind old photos, and take in all of the thousand little details they choose to make a house a home.  I love getting to say hey to husbands and roommates, and snuggle with cute pups and cats.  

I love squeezing our big book club into small living rooms, and cozying up in the little nooks where my friends probably read our books.  And of course, I love all of the home-cooked food we get to enjoy in these homes.

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Easy Zesty Coleslaw Salad Recipe

Craving some coleslaw??  Here’s an Easy Zesty Coleslaw Recipe that will make your tastebuds shout for joy!

Making fresh coleslaw is always so much fresher and tastier than anything you can buy… and this recipe delivers both freshness and cranked up flavor!

Serve it as a side to some Crockpot Root Beer Chicken or add some to your Chicken Bacon Sandwiches!  YUM!

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Nicoise Salad Platter

1. Combine shallot, vinegar, and 2 teaspoons oil in a bowl. Add green beans and toss well. Season with salt and pepper; set aside. Combine potatoes, 1 tablespoon oil, and dill and toss well. Season with salt and pepper; set aside. Combine corn, 1 tablespoon oil, and cheese and toss well. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.

2. Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add basil and cook 30 seconds. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Squeeze basil dry, then transfer to a small food processor or mortar and pestle. Add remaining 3 tablespoons oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Puree until smooth. Toss basil oil with tomatoes and season with salt and pepper; set aside.

3. Arrange endive, salmon, shrimp, sausage, lettuce, eggs, and basil leaves on a platter. Add dressed green beans, potatoes, corn, and tomatoes. Serve with anchovies and olives.

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