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.

Baby Spinach with Fresh Berries, Pecans and Goat Cheese in Raspberry Vinaigrette

Think fresh berries are just for breakfast or dessert? Think again—they make an elegant addition to this salad of baby spinach, pecans, and goat cheese.

Wheat Berry Salad with Mixed Berry Vinaigrette

{sponsored} Busy schedule? This Wheat Berry Salad with fresh berries is an easy, healthy recipe you can prep ahead for casual entertaining or lunch on the go.

Strawberry Salsa with Brown Sugar, Balsamic, and Herbs

Make summer entertaining easy with Strawberry Salsa! Sweet, tangy, and refreshing. Don't miss 4 serving ideas on the blog, ranging from appetizers to dessert!

Balsamic Chicken Salad - Striped Spatula

This restaurant-inspired Grilled Balsamic Chicken Salad is loaded with Mediterranean flavors and finished with an easy-to-make balsamic vinaigrette. Prep the components ahead for lunch on-the-go.

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!

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.

Peach Salad

This Peach Salad is a modern Italian classic that makes the best of ripe, juicy peach bounties of the summer. The spectrum of flavours and textures here is simply perfection: Sweet peaches, peppery rocket/arugula, salty

Peach Salad II with Poppyseed Dressing

My favourite, most-made Peach Salad. Rocket/arugula, feta, walnuts and a sensational orange poppyseed dressing that goes so well!

Basil Mint Pesto Pasta Salad with Tomatoes & Strawberries

Basil Mint Pesto Pasta Salad breaks the mold a bit. Not only is it pesto-based with basil and mint, but also an interesting key ingredient –– strawberries