Learn how to make a watermelon salad in under two minutes in this edition of Cooking with Yankee.
Salads
Salads
We love this dish for the sweet, crisp watermelon balanced with bright, fresh goat cheese, a cooling and refreshing starter on a warm day.
Summer’s here and coleslaw–the cold, creamy, and crunchy side dish that’s as familiar to summer picnic tables and pot luck spreads as hamburgers, hot dogs, and paper-wrapped popsicles–is back on the menu in a big way. Of Dutch origins, (the name comes from the Dutch word koosla, a combination of kool, “cabbage,” and sla, “salad”) […]
Made with Savoy cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and prosciutto with a honey-mustard vinaigrette, this spring dinner salad is easy and delicious. I love it when I see local chefs creating new dishes inspired by traditional foods. Take the classic New England boiled dinner. At Moxy restaurant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, chef Matt Louis prepares corned brisket, pickled carrot, […]
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Jellied Cider Salad
This easy Citrusy Beet and Greens Salad with Crispy Goat Cheese uses just a small number of ingredients to produce a delicious and filling meal. This easy Citrusy Beet and Greens Salad with Crispy Goat Cheese uses just a small number of ingredients to produce a delicious and filling meal. We combine greens and mint leaves in […]
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Beet and Pink Turnip Salad
Combining chilled beets and “quick pickled” turnips and onions garnished with fresh tarragon, this summer salad is full of flavor.
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American Potato Salad
Can you believe summer is unofficially here?!? With Memorial Day behind us, it’s time to start thinking about cookouts, grilling outside, and enjoying the nice weather. It’s also the time of year when impromptu get-togethers start popping up on patios everywhere, so it’s good to be prepared to dash out with a side dish in […]
Here’s a tasty, nutritious, and satisfying salad for spring made with an ancient but freshly popular grain called freekeh, which is young “green” wheat that is toasted and cracked and can be cooked like brown rice. Whole grains are big news these days (for more on this topic, check out local author Maria Speck’s book […]