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Category Archives: Salads and Vinaigrettes

Refreshing Fruit Salad – Recipe

The hot summer weather does not seem to be going away any time soon, hence it is a perfect time to enjoy this summer dessert.

Spend these hot summer days on the beach, in the mountains, or wherever your favorite place might be, but definitely not in your kitchen.

Couscous Salad – Vegetarian Recipe

I have been searching for recipes with couscous and chickpeas, hence the recipe I am sharing today. It is such a fun vegetarian dish for healthy eating, and a great addition to my recipes for the Fat Smash Diet, and meatless menu.

Refreshing Tomato Salad – Recipe

Meatless dishes are a welcome change to our family’s daily routine of meat based meals.
Today I will post one of the tomato salads my mom used to prepare, which brings back many childhood memories.

Cucumber salad

I have just picked some fresh cucumbers from my garden…..they are so fresh and tender you can eat them with the peel on, unlike the ones you purchase at your grocer (no wax coating on these babies….).  

Cucumbers may be used in various ways: in tossed salads, tea sandwiches, sliced and served plain or with a dip, in numerous appetizers,  etc.  I love my cucumbers dressed with sour cream or vinaigrette style.

Ukrainian Potato Salad (Olivie) – European Recipe

There are so many different versions of Potato Salad, but once you taste this one, it will be your favorite.
It is very similar to the Suburban Potato Salad, but it contains a few different ingredients, such as spicier mustard but no apple.  In Ukraine many cooks add cubed smoked sausage (Kovbasa) to this salad, making it even richer in taste and texture.