Mushroom Salad With Mint

In a large bowl, toss the mushrooms with the lemon juice. Preheat the oven to 300° In a large skillet, melt the butter in 2 tablespoons of the pure olive oil over moderately high heat. When the butter starts to brown, add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook until the

Fennel and Orange Salad

This simple salad is juicy and refreshing, especially on a hot summer day. The crunchy, anise-flavored fennel offers a nice textural contrast to the soft, fragrant berries and tender oranges. Ingredients 2 navel oranges 8 ounces strawberries (about 16), hulled and quartered or halved 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced lengthwise, some fronds reserved for garnish

Italian Calamari Salad

Prep time 10 minutes Cook time 10 minutes Serves 2-4 as appetizer Author Notes This is a wonderful, clean and light salad that’s perfect for a first course. It really let’s the calamari be the star of the show. I’ve been making variations of this for my family for several years and it gets an

Tarragon Egg Salad

Chilled egg salad with fresh tarragon, fennel, red bell pepper, and green onions. Elise Bauer You know the cool thing about tarragon? You only have to plant it once. (Assuming you don’t pull it up thinking it’s a weed when it surprises you by coming up the second year. Yes, that would be me.) I

Cabbage Orange Salad

January 2, 2009 25 Comments Unfortunately, the incoming Obama administration has potentially failed those of us that want to see a food revolution.  Tom Vilsack, Governor of Iowa (and a good friend of multinational food corporations such as Monsanto) has been nominated Secretary of Agriculture.  Rather than the promised change, we are facing more of

Orange Arugula Salad

April 24, 2009 26 Comments This delicious salad is full of a variety of flavors.  The arugula is a buttery, bitter green and the oranges are sweet, sour and tangy.  Spiking dinner salads with fruit is a great trick when it comes to getting children enthused about eating their greens.  Works pretty well on green-phobic

Tomato & Fennel Salad

Whisk oil, vinegar, salt and pepper in a large bowl until combined. Add tomatoes, fennel, parsley and pine nuts; toss to coat. Tips Tip: Toast pine nuts in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.

Lemony Asparagus Salad

Lemony Asparagus Salad Delicious, raw asparagus feels extra fresh in this tart salad. The asparagus is shaved into thin ribbons. Serve immediately or let the salad marinate several hours to blend flavors. 1/3 cup finely chopped shallots 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 teaspoon dijon mustard 1 teaspoon honey 1 pound asparagus 2 tablespoon finely chopped