Cook & Share : Soups and Salads

  • Lively Black-Bean Salad

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    The flavors and vibrancy of this healthy dish are so outstanding, nobody minds if it makes it to the table several times a week. You get a bonus: Lunch prep is a no-brainer during weeks you have more tasks than time.

    Yield: 4 dinners a...
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  • Chicken, Garbanzo Bean and Wild Rice Salad

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    This dish will become a favorite fast. It is one of my easiest "Go to" meals because it is simple to make, tasty, and works well alone, as a side or mixed with fresh greens.

     Yield: 2 servings

     

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  • Winter Beet Salad

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    As part of the challenge I took on today (in my blog) I am featuring a fruit or veggie that is at it's best during the winter months and beets are the first on the alphabetical line up. Beets are in Season Fall through Spring but are...
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  • Curried Beet Soup

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    Beets are in Season Fall through Spring but are at their peak in the Winter months. This recipe is easy, savory and beautiful to look at. It can be served as a beginning course or as a light meal. I doubled the quantity of ...
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  • Carrot Ginger Soup

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    This soup is easy, healthy, tastes wonderful and is quite versatile. Fragrant ginger, peanut butter and carrots give it a fresh yet savory flavor. Add shrimp or chicken to it to make a complete meal. By doubl...
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  • Fennel, Orange and Onion Salad

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    Cool and delicious fennel adds a hint of licorice while the orange and onion complement almost any additional green and especially baby spinach. Serve this salad alone or as a refreshing side to a spicier dish.

     Yields 4 serv...
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  • Grapefruit with Avocado Cream

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    Every Super Bowl and most Sundays during footbal season my kids ask me to make guacamole and I almost always have a couple avocados left over. Today I decided to create my own version of a grapefruit and avocada salad with the extra ingre...
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  • Skinny Asparagus Soup with Poached Eggs

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    It's springtime in the mid-west and there isn't a more quintessential veggie to remind us of the soft green grass and breezy nights, yet to come, like asparagus and easy, healthy asparagus soup. Add a poached egg and a simple green s...
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