I feel like this is a stupidly simple recipe, but it is so delicious and bursting with fresh flavors that it absolutely deserves the word "recipe" attached to it. The colors alone should make you wanna dive in, but if that's not enough just wait until you buzz up the lemon balm with the honey and citrus to pour over those juicy slices of grapefruit, mandarins and beets. If by any chance you cannot find any lemon balm, do not worry yourself about it too much, just use fresh mint leaves instead or ...
Salads
Cucumber Parsley Salad Recipe
This is a very addictive little cucumber parsley salad recipe that Batman and I like a lot. Somewhat of a riff on the middle-easter Tabbouleh salad. Comes in really handy at times when you would be inclined to reach for the chips and salsa as an afternoon snack, or on a game day Sunday. I serve it with a bowl of chia and quinoa chips and many times we have made a meal of it on a hot summer day, guilt free ! With the addition of black rice you get both texture and beautiful color contrast, but ...
Chive Pesto Potato Salad Recipe
A simple summer chive Pesto Potato Salad that is creamy and healthy, no mayo and no yuckies, sprinkled with toasted nuts! Just fresh onion Chives cut from the garden buzzed up together with extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts or pepitas, a little zing from red wine vinegar. Then I tossed that with golden baby potatoes ( you could use the red ones too) cooked al dente, so they hold up together to the pesto Sauce. If your Chives are in bloom, by all means sprinkle some of those gorgeous purple ...
Lemon Thyme Salad Dressing Recipe
This lemon thyme salad dressing happened because summer and salads go together like the ocean and the beach. It's hot and sunny and we are a little bit more self-conscious about our bodies. So for the most part we try to eat healthier during the summer months. I plant a few herbs in the garden in the spring, so right about now they are at their peak. Of course I must to have fresh Basil, Chives, Parsley and lots of Lemon thyme or Thymus Citriodorus in fancy terms ha! I add them to salads of ...
Tomato Avocado Salad Recipe
Creamy, healthy and tasty heirloom Tomato Avocado Salad with purple onions and cilantro, in a zesty olive oil lime dressing! The perfect, California style summer salad to serve next to grilled chicken, shrimp or steak. Add some feta, queso fresco or blue cheese on top If you want and call it lunch. If your tomatoes are more on the acidic side I’d suggest adding a drizzle of honey to the dressing. This is the time to splurge on those sweet, colorful heirloom tomatoes at the market, the ...
Basil Pear Salad Recipe
A fragrant pear salad on a bed of fresh basil, lightly dressed in a silky honey lemon vinaigrette and finished with creamy goat cheese and candied walnuts. Let’s make a pear salad today! We start with fresh, ripe, sweet and juicy D’Anjou pears and the youngest basil leaves from the garden. Then we whisk together a lemon honey vinaigrette with a little attitude from red pepper flakes to pour over the top. To make it amazing and festive enough for Thanksgiving and Christmas, I loaded it ...
Orange Salsa Recipe
Being that it is orange season and we are blessed to have a loaded tree in our garden, I decided to make a quick orange salsa perfect for a weeknight dinner and even game day. I mean, don't you just wanna dive into that with a bag of chips right now ?! Me too! I like to use blood oranges in this salsa , but really any orange variety works here. Use a mix if you have them. This is without a doubt, a taste as you go recipe, so make sure to balance the final tartness and sweetness of the ...
Latin D’Lite – Mango, Avocado, and Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing Recipe
There's nothing like the feeling of holding a book in your hands. That fresh smell off the press and the sound of crisp turning pages; nostalgic and romantic. I had the pleasure to spend a day with my friend Ingrid Hoffmann, host of Univision's Delicioso and Cooking Channel's Simply Delicioso. She brought me a copy of her new book " Latin D'lite " , and I spent a day getting lost in all the beatiful photos and inspiring recipes. To sum it up for you I choose the word "Inspiration ", Latin ...
Warm Potato and Egg Salad Recipe
The best, easy, warm potato salad with perfect hard boiled eggs and coasted in a silky vinaigrette of olive oil and red wine vinegar. I like to keep it rustic and healthy, so no mayo, no bacon, purely vegetarian, garnished with lots of fresh onion chives, fragrant dill and a handful of toasted pine nuts for texture. I can’t help but serve this with a bowl of heirloom tomato and cucumber salad during summer, and these smoky Italian roasted peppers once the cooler weather rolls ...
Strawberry Spinach Salad
An easy strawberry spinach salad recipe, with a zesty poppy seed dressing and crunchy toasted pecans. As lovely as this salad is, throwing a few candied walnuts on top and a few crumbles of creamy honey goat cheese will make it even more dreamy. If that is even possible you guys... The perfect healthy, good for you side dish for a summer garden party, Valentine’s dinner and even Christmas. If you want to give it more of a savory spin I’d suggest crumbling some feta or blue cheese on ...