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Recipe: Mediterranean Salad
Mediterranean salad – this vibrant, flavourful, and easy to prep salad is a must this spring season. It’s full of salty bites, like feta cheese and kalamata olives, as well as sweet bites, like cherry tomatoes and fresh cucumbers. Okay, let’s get chopping. Ingredients First up, wash all of your produce. I love this salad because it’s hearty and doesn’t have any filler lettuce (don’t get me wrong, I love lettuce, yet this salad doesn’t need it!). Slice the cherry tomatoes, dice the red onion,…
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Recipe: Five Spring Salads
Five spring salads, to roll in the slushy, sunny, and springy days! We’ve got savoury salads, sweet salads, and salads loaded with fruits and veggies. Let’s get cooking! Five Spring Salads Sweet Potato and Blackberry Salad Roasted Carrot Salad Chickpea and Avocado Salad Blackberry Chicken Salad Pomegranate and Pear Salad These five salads make use of mixed greens, some flavourful dressing (hello poppyseed – my favourite!), and are loaded with veggie and fruit goodness. Hearty salads for dinner or lunch. Which one sounds good to…
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Recipe: Roasted Carrot Salad
Roasted carrot salad is a delicious way to bridge the winter to spring weather. Fresh greens, with hearty warm carrots. Plus, the lemon tahini dressing is creamy and rich. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 5 large carrots 1/2 can of chickpeas 1 tablespoon of olive oil salt to taste 6 cups of mixed greens 1/4 cup of tahini 1 teaspoon of garlic 2 tablespoons of lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon of cumin 3-4 tablespoons of water First, turn your oven on to roast at around 400…
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Recipe: Sweet Potato and Blackberry Salad
Sweet potato and blackberry salad – the perfect blend of hearty and sweet, and a great spring salad. Plus, it’s made with a quick and simple lemon poppyseed dressing (my favourite!). Okay, let’s get cooking. Ingredients 2 cups of thinly sliced sweet potato a few drizzles of grapeseed oil salt to taste 4 cups of mixed greens 1 cup of blackberries 1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds 1/2 cup of crumbled feta Poppyseed Dressing 3/4 cup of canola oil 1/4 cup of lemon juice 1 tablespoon…
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Recipes: Five Favourite Salads
Five favourite salads – this past year I’ve made a few new salads, yet there are some classic favourites that I love, too. Let’s check out my top five favourite salads on the blog to date! Five Favourite Salads Strawberry Avocado Salad Raspberry and Asparagus Salad Mexican Street Corn Salad Broccoli and Grape Salad Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad Okay – let’s check out these delicious salad recipes. Some are fresh and new, while others are classics that might be out of style, but…
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Recipe: Southwest Dressing
This southwest dressing is quick and easy. You probably have the 5 ingredients (plus spices, mind you) in your pantry or fridge. It’s not very often that I feel like southwest dressing so I don’t buy it. Okay, let’s get to it so we can eat up! Ingredients 2 tablespoons of mayo 1 tablespoon of greek yogurt 2 teaspoons of agave 1 teaspoon of water 1/2 teaspoon of white vinegar and lime juice 1/4 teaspoon of onion and garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon of cilantro 1/4…
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Recipe: Fluffy Waffles
Fluffy waffles – and, they’re gluten free! This fluffy breakfast eat has been a weekend favourite for about 3 years. What makes them so fluffy? The egg whites. You do, however, need to work quickly otherwise they’ll turn our a little dense. So, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 1 1/2 cups of GF flour, with xanthan gum 2 teaspoons of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 tablespoon of sugar 1 1/4 tablespoons of canola oil 3/4 cups of soy milk…
