I thought it might be fun to revisit some of my salad recipes and make a list of them all in one place. Enjoy!
Tuna Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes and Basil
Driscoll’s Raspberry and Blueberry Kale Salad
Recipe of the week: Beet salad
Shortcut: Greek Salad Dressing
We had a wonderful Father’s Day. The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time. My last few posts have been about family occasions. I guess that is because, for me, family and good food always go together. I like little glimpses into people’s happy lives and I hope you enjoy mine too.
The menu was grilled pork loin and several summer salads, including my “infamous” potato salad and fruit salad. I also tried a brand new recipe for a salad with arugula and fennel.
In my last post I told you about the nice package I received from the T. Marzetti Company. I decided to try their Arugula Pomegranate Salad recipe with their Simply Dressed Pomegranate Salad Dressing for our Father’s Day BBQ. I substituted dried cranberries for the pomegranate seeds. I skipped the goat cheese part and just served it as a tossed salad, family style. It turned out great and everyone loved it.
The grilled pork loin was in a garlic rosemary marinade for about 4 hours. I substituted Thai fish sauce for the oyster sauce and dried chili powder for the chipotle chile sauce. It was delicious.
My grandson, Benjamin, loved the pork and managed to chew it with all of his five teeth while repeating “Yiayia”. Quite a feat for a 16 month old! It was a great day. Hope yours was too. To all the Dad’s and Granddad’s out there, Happy Father’s Day!
In a recent blog post I mentioned a new cole slaw dressing that I really enjoyed, “Simply Dressed” by Marzetti. So I posted a link to that post on their Facebook page. The next day I received an email from Jennifer Noncek on behalf of T. Marzetti Company, “Would you be interested in receiving samples of other Simply Dressed flavors and recipes with additional ways to use the dressing?” To which I replied, “OF COURSE I WOULD!”
A few days later here’s what landed on my doorstep…
…two bottles of dressing, a recipe book and a wooden salad bowl. What a wonderfully generous box of goodies! There are definitely going to be some great salads in the future for my family and me.
I haven’t decided which one yet, but I plan to make a salad from this recipe book for my Father’s Day BBQ. That’ll be a future blog post for sure.
I’m sending a big thank you to Jennifer and the T. Marzetti Company and I recommend you try any one of these dressings. They have 10 different varieties and are available in the refrigerated section of your grocery store. They’re made with all natural, simple ingredients. An added bonus is the dressings have no preservatives, trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, MSG or artificial flavors. Try them and let me know what you think!
Here’s my shortcut recipe for making quick and easy Greek salad dressing. It’s not only for Greek salad. You can also use it on pasta or as a marinade. You’ll need the following:
a small glass jar with a lid
extra virgin olive oil
vinegar or lemon juice
mustard or anchovy paste
salt, pepper, garlic powder and oregano