Arugula, Apple, and Pomegranate Salad with Cider-Honey Vinaigrette

This salad of peppery arugula, crisp apples, and juicy pomegranate seeds is adapted from Raising the Salad Bar by Catherine Walthers. It's perfect for autumn, and as pretty as it is delicious!

Pear Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette

This Pear Salad with pecans, blue cheese, and warm bacon vinaigrette makes a gorgeous presentation plated. Don't miss the sommelier wine pairings in the post!

Strawberry Salad with Avocado

Strawberry Salad - pretty as a picture and tastes even better! A bit of a show off salad made with spinach, candied pecans, avocado, feta and a poppyseed dressing.

Brussels Sprout Salad

Brussels sprouts, bacon, apple and hazelnuts is a magic combination that makes this Brussel Sprout Salad that so good, you'll be happy to have it as a meal!

Serious Salads: Carrot Slaw with Cranberries and Toasted Walnuts

With dried cranberries, toasted walnuts and a bright-tasting citrus vinaigrette, this carrot slaw is delightfully crunchy and sweet. It's perfect for a light lunch or as a healthy side to sandwiches or burgers.

Pear Salad with blue cheese

Pear Salad with a stellar combination of flavours - pear, creamy blue cheese, walnuts, pepper rocket/arugula and honey mustard dressing.

Healthy & Delicious: Mixed Greens with Pears, Pecans, Blue Cheese, and Honey Balsamic Dressing

If I had my druthers, salads would be made of nuts, cheese, and a fruity dressing with a few leaves of arugula sprinkled on top. Alas, those druthers miss the whole point of a salad, which "should" be a light, healthy meal. I'm not alone, though. Visit any restaurant, and you'll find salads packed with heavy (albeit delicious) add-ons, making them slightly less nutritious than a bag of Big Macs. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Pomegranate Salad & Holiday Salad Marathon!

Festive Pomegranate Salad with fresh pomegranates AND a pomegranate dressing! Spinach, kale, honey wanuts & blue cheese. Great Christmas salad!

Wild Rice Salad With Dried Cranberries, Pickled Apples, and Pecans

Whether you call it a salad, a dressing, or a stuffing, this wild rice side dish studded with plump cranberries and tart pickled apples is a perfect addition to the Thanksgiving table.

Kale, Apple, and Pancetta Salad

With slightly bitter kale and radicchio, crispy-salty pancetta, tart apples and sweet maple syrup, this hearty winter salad hits all the right taste buttons. It's also just a beautiful salad. Be sure your apples aren't too sour, especially if using Granny Smith—you'll need a little sweetness to balance out the tartness of the vinaigrette.