20-minute Tuscan bean salad with goat cheese toasts is weeknight cooking at its smartest: two cans of beans, a baguette, and one little trick that makes bottled dressing taste homemade. Dinner lands on the table before the toast even cools. Tired of sad desk lunches?...
Vibrant 15-Min Black Bean Corn Salad
15-minute black bean and corn salad is the no-cook potluck dish I make all summer — canned beans, thawed corn, crunchy peppers, and a cumin-orange vinaigrette shaken in a jar. There isn't even a stove involved. Craving something fresh, filling, and ridiculously...
Vibrant Green Bean & Edamame Salad Toasts
Tired of the same old salads? Say hello to your new favorite lunch! This isn't just a salad; it's a full-on flavor experience. We're piling a vibrant, crisp-tender mix of green beans and edamame onto thick slices of toasted country bread, all slathered with a creamy,...
Easy Roasted Tomato Panzanella Salad
Roasted tomato and cannellini bean panzanella is my favorite way to turn a loaf of crusty Italian bread and a tray of romas into dinner. The tomatoes roast concentrated and sweet, the beans make it substantial, and the toasted bread soaks up everything. Say hello to...
Mediterranean Bulgur Salad with Lemon & Herbs
Mediterranean-inspired bulgur salad with navy beans is the make-ahead grain salad I stash in the fridge for lunches — fluffy bulgur, creamy white beans, cucumber, sweet pepper, and toasted pine nuts under a lemon vinaigrette. It's a salad that's genuinely...
Crispy Tempeh Salad with Ginger-Mint Vinaigrette
Crispy tempeh and rainbow vegetable salad is 30 minutes to a dinner that eats like a crunchy slaw with a warm, savory topping. Napa cabbage, red cabbage, spinach, and snow peas under seared tempeh, all glossed with a ginger-mint vinaigrette. Craving a meal that's as...
Spicy Peanut Tofu & Jicama Salad
Spicy peanut tofu and jicama salad is the cold, crunchy lunch I crave — seared tofu, juicy jicama, and a peanut-chili dressing that clings to everything. The same peanut mixture marinates the tofu and dresses the salad, so nothing goes to waste. Tired of boring...
Fresh Corn & Veggie Spaghetti Salad
When summer hits its peak, and the produce is practically begging to be eaten, this is the recipe I turn to. Forget heavy, mayo-laden pasta salads! This vibrant spaghetti salad is a celebration of the season, bursting with sweet corn cut straight from the cob, crisp...
Loaded Black Bean Taco Salad with Lime Dressing
Vibrant Southwest salad with crispy tortilla strips is a 30-minute dinner where the oven-baked tortillas do the heavy lifting on texture. The creamy cilantro-lime dressing blends up green and fresh in about two minutes. Tired of boring salads? This isn't your average...
Vibrant Roasted Beet and Fennel Salad
Roasted beet and fennel salad with goat cheese is the salad I make when I want vegetables to feel like an event. Sweet, earthy roasted beets against paper-thin raw fennel and creamy goat cheese, all pulled together with a sharp lemon vinaigrette — about two hours, and...
Classic Fried Green Tomato Salad Recipe
Fried green tomato salad with buttermilk dressing turns a Southern classic into dinner in about 25 minutes. Cornmeal-crusted green tomatoes go over greens with black-eyed peas and radishes, and the creamy dressing cools everything down. Get ready to fall in love with...
Warm Potato Cake & Mushroom Salad
Crispy potato cake salad with chive honey mustard vinaigrette is comfort food gone dinner-party: golden pan-fried cakes of garlicky mashed russets with a tangy-sweet vinaigrette spooned over. Count on about 75 minutes, and most of that is hands-off potato cooking. Who...
