Category: Salads

Salads, Sides

Colorful Tomato and Cheese Salad

This salad is often featured on Italian restaurant menus as a Caprese salad.  However, you can substitute the mozzarella with other types of cheese to suit your taste.  The key to this salad is to serve ripe and flavorful tomatoes (which sometimes are a challenge to find in sunny Florida for reasons beyond comprehension).  If […]

Salads, Sides

Dijon Vinaigrette – Not Just for Salad!

This vinaigrette is extremely versatile and can transform simple ingredients into a tasty meal.  Use it as a marinade for chicken, fish, or pork.  Pour it over mixed greens with sliced turkey, fresh spinach with shrimp, any pasta (top with Parmesan cheese), or cooked fish like salmon.  Leave those processed dressings and marinades on the […]