Putting a spin on traditional guacamole with this creamy avocado dip! It’s bright and flavorful, with a grilled corn salad and crumbled cotija cheese piled on top. Perfect for scooping up with tortilla chips and getting a little of everything in one bite. Bold + fresh flavors that are so wonderful for summer. Eat this as a fun snack or serve it alongside some grilled fajitas or tacos!
Category: soups & salads
Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho with Grilled Bread
Very excited to bring you this heirloom tomato gazpacho! The most vibrant, refreshing summer soup that’s creamy, tangy, and full of bright flavor. It’s the easiest recipe that highlights summer produce at its best. I like to serve it with grilled bread for dipping. Perfect way to start any meal or even makes for a wonderful lunch.
Continue reading “Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho with Grilled Bread”
Summer Garden Green Goddess Salad
Your new go-to summer garden green goddess salad. Fresh butter lettuce, snap peas, radishes, cucumbers, scallions, cherries, and torn croutons. All combined with a vibrant green goddess dressing. It’s refreshing and simple. Just the perfect salad to add on to any summer menu.
Grilled Romaine Salad with Caramelized Shallot Vinaigrette
A fun twist on your everyday salad: grilled romaine salad with caramelized shallot vinaigrette. Inspired by the flavors that typically accompany a grilled steak, this salad is definitely on the indulgent side. Smoky grilled romaine, fresh arugula, crispy bacon, tangy blue cheese, pan-fried pecans, and a sweet shallot vinaigrette. It’s a bold salad that is perfect for a special occasion.
Continue reading “Grilled Romaine Salad with Caramelized Shallot Vinaigrette”
Spicy Grilled Shrimp Salad with Jalapeño Lime Vinaigrette
A spicy grilled shrimp salad to bring some fun, fiery flavor to your kitchen this summer! Juicy, spiced shrimp grilled until charred and tender, mixed with sweet grilled pineapple, arugula, creamy avocado, shaved radishes, cherry tomatoes, and fresh basil. Everything is drizzled with a charred jalapeño lime vinaigrette. It’s summer in a bowl with a little kick and lots of fresh ingredients.
Continue reading “Spicy Grilled Shrimp Salad with Jalapeño Lime Vinaigrette”
Mediterranean Grilled Chicken Salad with Chimichurri Vinaigrette
Sharing a loaded mediterranean grilled chicken salad today. It’s the kind of salad that’s without a doubt a complete meal – full of grilled & fresh vegetables, hearty bulgur, spiced chickpeas, cucumbers, feta cheese, olives, and walnuts. Everything’s tossed with a vibrant chimichurri vinaigrette for a final pop of flavor. This is definitely the kind of salad you can prep one day and mix up all week long.
Continue reading “Mediterranean Grilled Chicken Salad with Chimichurri Vinaigrette”
Family Classics: Busia’s Sour Cream Cucumbers
Sharing my grandma’s sour cream cucumbers today, the easiest side dish that we grew up eating with all of her spring and summer meals. It’s a fresh cucumber “salad” with scallions and chives, seasoned well with salt & freshly cracked black pepper, and marinated in tangy sour cream.
Continue reading “Family Classics: Busia’s Sour Cream Cucumbers”
Roasted Potato Salad with Pistachio Orange Vinaigrette
My new go-to spring side dish: roasted potato salad. It combines crispy potatoes, greens, caramelized spring onions, fresh asparagus, shaved radishes, goat cheese, and fresh herbs with a really vibrant, tangy pistachio orange vinaigrette. It’s an all-in-one type of dish that can be served simply with a main course or added to a larger spring spread.
Continue reading “Roasted Potato Salad with Pistachio Orange Vinaigrette”
Kale & Sausage White Bean Soup
Sharing another soup recipe today that’s rustic, simple, and exactly what I think most of you are craving right now: kale & sausage white bean soup. This hearty soup combines minimal ingredients and is so extremely comforting. It’s got loads of flavor from rich parmesan cheese and a little heat from crushed red pepper. Complete with a side of toasted bread for plenty of dipping.
Arugula Salad with Harissa Chickpeas & Pomegranate Vinaigrette
There are SO many good things I have to say about this arugula salad. It’s intriguing and quite unique – full of shaved fennel and celery, sharp crumbles of manchego cheese, briny olives, a sweet pomegranate vinaigrette, and a wildly delicious mixture of harissa-spiced chickpeas + pecans + juicy golden raisins. It’s got a middle eastern vibe and is perfect for any dinner party or meal at home.
Continue reading “Arugula Salad with Harissa Chickpeas & Pomegranate Vinaigrette”