This is a Recipe Roundup of Summer Salads. Salad is my favourite category of food because of the variety and the colours. They're almost all naturally gluten free and with homemade salad dressing there is rarely a label you need to read.
My challenge to you is to make your own list of favourite salads by season, by month or just a single list. Whether it's written or in your head, a list like this will ensure lots of variety in your diet that changes with the seasons.
North Americans all need to eat less carbs, less sugar and probably less meat too. Salads are one fabulous way of ticking off all those boxes. If you're counting to get 30 plants a week, there are probably 100 different plants in this roundup of 20 recipes.
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Best Salads for a Potluck
Leafy Green Salads with Homemade Salad Dressing
Homemade Salad Dressing
There are plenty of gluten free store bought salad dressings and I've never read the label on any of them. My pantry is stocked with a good quality olive oil and several kinds of vinegar. This is the secret to serving amazing salads that everyone will want to eat.
Salads From Around The World
Tools to Make and Serve Salads
You don't need anything fancy to create a stunning presentation. What you need a is a well equipped kitchen that should include these items:
- An awesome knife, I like my 10-inch Chef’s knife that I can grip with my hand and my knuckles don't hit the cutting board as I chop.
- A sturdy extra large cutting board, the extra space makes cutting easier.
- For salad dressings I use a whisk or an immersion blender depending on the recipe.
- I have a few salad dressing bottles but most often use 1-cup and 2-cup Mason jars.
- Focus on colourful produce and variety for the look. A gorgeous wooden salad bowl or a nice glass platter will get plenty of use and you probably already have them.
That's a wrap! I'd love to hear what's on your list of favourite Summer Salads.
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