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Warm Farro Panzanella Salad Recipe

November 8, 2017 by Florentina Leave a Comment

A warm farro panzanella salad recipe featuring fall and winter flavors: roasted butternut squash, shiitake mushrooms, whole-grain farro and cannellini beans tossed together with a fragrant vegan basil pesto, tomatoes, herbs and day old bread. The absolute best!   Panzanella is traditionally an Italian summery bread salad from Tuscany consisting of sliced tomatoes, basil and stale or grilled bread rubbed with garlic and tossed with olive oil and vinegar.    Today I wanted to get creative ...

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Healthy Homemade Salsa Recipe Video

May 13, 2017 by Florentina 8 Comments

An easy and healthy homemade salsa recipe + Video, restaurant style. Made with canned fire roasted or San Marzano tomatoes, fresh cilantro, red and green onion, a touch of cumin for that Latin flavor and a good dash of smoked paprika.    Today I have a quick post on how to make the best homemade salsa, better than your favorite Mexican restaurant! Because let’s be honest: nobody can do it better than you!     Healthy and fat free, this is my favorite 5 minute red salsa recipe to throw ...

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Burrata Strawberry Balsamic Salad Recipe

April 5, 2017 by Florentina Leave a Comment

The perfect salad for two made with creamy Italian burrata cheese topped with the sweetest strawberries, fragrant basil and lemon balm then drizzled in a homemade balsamic glaze made with honey and no sugar. If you aren’t in the mood for burrata, I’ll insist you still make this with a creamy goat cheese instead. That balsamic glaze is absolutely divine over a few other combinations as well. Like tomatoes, cucumbers and feta, think chilled juicy watermelon, arugula (rocket), baby spinach and ...

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Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe

March 19, 2017 by Florentina 1 Comment

How to make the best avocado tuna salad, without mayo, just wild caught yellow fin tuna, creamy ripe avocados, zesty lime and your favorite herbs. Healthy, tasty, a little spicy and ready in 5 minutes, brunch and garden parties can be handled without any notice. Ask someone to bring some pita bread, a bag of chips or your favorite wraps, and you are all set to party. Or serve it paleo style and gluten free inside lettuce wraps! You could of course also serve it inside avocado skins as well ...

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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Recipe

February 1, 2017 by Florentina 2 Comments

A healthy, vegetarian quinoa salad Mediterranean style, ideally served cold and perfect for a crowd. Also makes fantastic leftovers. Lovely golden quinoa seeds dressed in a smooth fragrant basil Pesto. Then loaded with sweet oven roasted tomatoes, marinated artichokes, roasted peppers, feta cheese, fresh basil, dill and toasted buttery pine nuts. A vegetarian’s dream come true If I say so myself!  An already protein packed meal, but feel free to add some lean perfectly grilled chicken ...

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Bunch of Red and Golden Beets with Green Tops on Rustic Table

How To Roast Beets

January 28, 2017 by Florentina Leave a Comment

A simple, easy guide on how to perfectly roast beets with skin on, in foil, in the oven, without losing many nutrients.  Then make a homemade honey balsamic glaze to drizzle all over the top! Tough beets are perfectly delicious raw, just peeled and sliced paper thin with a mandoline, I beg to argue that roasting them intensifies their flavor. Also by cooking them in foil the steam will prevent them from drying out as well.  Once done, you can simply slice them to use in a salad, drizzle ...

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A White Platter of Heirloom Tomatoes, Burrata and Basil Pesto

Tomato Burrata Caprese Salad

July 27, 2016 by Florentina 2 Comments

This Burrata Caprese salad recipe is for those days when you have the finest heirloom tomatoes sitting on the kitchen counter, but can’t decide between fresh mozzarella and ricotta cheese to pile them over. The struggle is real! So you naturally reach for the finest soft cheese on the planet, right? And you make a tomato burrata salad served over fresh basil pesto, like a boss! Because If you have perfect tomatoes, you most likely have a little bit too much fresh basil that needs to be used ...

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Bowl of Tomato Onion Salad with Feta Cheese

Tomato Onion Salad Recipe

July 24, 2016 by Florentina 10 Comments

Easy tomato onion salad recipe Mediterranean style with lots of fresh oregano, chives, capers and feta cheese, dressed in a lovely olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing!   I’m having a major crush on all the heirloom tomatoes this summer, today I'm particularly fond of the red ones. They just scream hot summer days, deliciousness and freshness! Ok, do we really need a post on how to make a simple tomato salad ?  Uhmm… well.. yes of course, what kind of question is that ..? Because truth ...

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Basil Peach Salad Recipe with Honey Lemon Vinaigrette & Prosciutto di Parma

Basil Peach Salad Recipe with Honey Lemon Vinaigrette & Prosciutto di Parma

July 6, 2016 by Florentina Leave a Comment

This basil and peach salad recipe is a lovely marriage of fragrant basil and yellow peaches dressed in a refreshing honey lemon vinaigrette!  I'm so stocked about this peach salad recipe today! Mostly because it is just perfection of nature, and then you can only make this for about two, three months of the year.  Of course salads are a simple mix of ingredients tossed together in some lovely dressing. So adding the word recipe to peach salad might seem a little bit silly but that's what we do ...

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Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipe

Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipe

June 24, 2016 by Florentina 9 Comments

The best fresh tomato salsa recipe or “ salsa fresca ", made with freshly picked heirloom tomatoes, beautiful green and red onions, fragrant cilantro, jalapeño and fresh lime juice. Homemade, from scratch! Healthy and easy like Sunday morning, you can also make it with red or green tomatoes, tomatillo, and If you aren’t a fan of cilantro just leave it out and replace it with basil.  The perfect topping for my Mexican Shrimp Tacos, pupusas, to spoon over a gorgeous piece of salmon, grilled ...

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