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 ...
Salads
Healthy Homemade Salsa Recipe Video
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 ...
Burrata Strawberry Balsamic Salad Recipe
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 ...
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Recipe
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 ...
How To Roast Beets
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 ...
Tomato Burrata Caprese Salad
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 ...
Tomato Onion Salad Recipe
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 ...
Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipe
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 ...
Grilled Bruschetta Panzanella Salad Recipe
How to make grilled Panzanella salad, one of the most delicious classic Italian bread salads, a Tuscan peasant dish worthy of royalty, traditionally made with day old bread. Because bread and tomatoes you guys! It really can't get any better than a bowl of this summer bruschetta panzanella salad and a pitcher of strawberry lemonade under the shade of the grapevine, outside my kitchen door. Two of my favorite things making the most beautiful mess of all. Grilled crusty bread, fragrant ...
Strawberry Salsa Recipe
A delicious fruity strawberry salsa recipe perfect as a dip with a bag of chips, or spooned over your favorite fish, like salmon or halibut, grilled chicken or street tacos. I keep saying: it’s all about the simple things kids, and this right here is living proof of that! Sweet and zesty, I even serve it with my seared orange scallops and tuna poke. Total killer! Tough I gave my recipe a classic spin with jalapeño and cilantro, I also make it with fresh basil, orange, honey and a balsamic ...