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French ‘n Feta Pasta Salad

Why should mayonnaise or Italian dressing or vinaigrettes have all the fun with pasta salad? Loosely based on my old fave retro Jardinière Salad, but without the Kraft Dinner or, in fact, the mayonnaise, this features a combination of French … Continue reading

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Marinated Bean Salad

The Washington Post called this “Marinated Pizza Bean Salad” when they published the recipe a few weeks ago and, this does have the bones of a good pizza – the oil, the basil, the garlic, the Mozz, etc.; I didn’t … Continue reading

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Big Burger Taco Panzanella Salad

Yeppers, this is, basically ALL OF THE SALADS, and sesame seed buns, too! I came across a recipe online for a big burger taco salad and, after thinking about it (for mebbe one second), knew that I had to skip … Continue reading

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Jardinière Salad

Coming up on one of the biggest summer holiday weekends, I figure it is time to talk, once again, about pasta salad. But, not just another, everyday, macaroni and mayo pasta salad, nope. This salad, actually a refugee from the … Continue reading

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Doritos Taco Salad

Yesterday, I posted my Fave French Salad Dressing, which, while I have posted it before, I really needed to make a batch for this wicked tasty salad, or, as my friend, Barb, exclaimed when I set in on the table: … Continue reading

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Traveling Pasta Salad

So. Yeh. It’s a holidaze weekend. A kickoff to summer. Usually, folk are traveling somewhere to meet other folk and grill, eat, drink, chat, runaround like crazy people, all that stuff. We won’t be, but if you are, and if, … Continue reading

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Kielbasa Vinaigrette (Salad)

This is probably the favorite of my salads for most of my friends, but, it started out as an appetizer recipe from an Outer Banks cookbook I picked up on a family vacation. And, appetizer it stayed, until one afternoon … Continue reading

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Antipasto Pesto Tortellini Salad

So, yeh. In truth, you could use any pasta in this lovely little salad, but I figured, “Hey! I have the pesto tortellini from Trader Joe’s; why not just run with the theme?” And it was good. Likewise, you could … Continue reading

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Layered Salad – Lettuce Optional

Y’know what? Ignore the Iceberg! Resist the Romaine! A perfectly nice salad can get along perfectly well without lettuce – and – bonus! – using veggies that are not so quick to wilt means that you can make your salad … Continue reading

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Asparagus and Feta Salad

Sure, we all know about salads that don’t include lettuce: tuna salad, chicken salad, potato salad, bean salad, fruit salad… and the list goes on; but then, you start to think about a salad with tomatoes, and Feta cheese, and … Continue reading

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