Salads

Creative salad recipes that are still delicious and easy to make for when you’re looking for a tasty light meal or delicious side.

  • Poppy Seed Salad

    April Lee Wiencek

    A Light and Delicious Meal Poppy Seed Salad is the perfect salad for the warmer weather. Made with crispy vegetables, creamy avocado, and delicious chicken, this salad on its own is a complete meal. It has all the vitamins and proteins you need. You could probably eat this salad for…

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  • Summer Salad with Whole Grain Farro

    April Lee Wiencek

    A Super Food Super Salad This Summer Salad with Whole Grain Farro not only tastes good, but it is good for you! Made with farro, which to me is like a cross between a grain and a pasta, summer veggies, and a vinaigrette. This salad can be eaten as soon…

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  • Caesar Pasta Salad with Grilled Chicken

    April Lee Wiencek

    A Light and Tasty Lunch This recipe is always a favorite in my house for summer and spring. Caesar Pasta Salad with Grilled Chicken is easily created with ready made ingredients that come together perfectly. The grilled chicken is simple to cook and has great flavors. The chicken is marinated…

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  • Copycat Thai Crunch Salad with Peanut Dressing

    April Lee Wiencek

    Savory Asian Flavors I created this Copycat Thai Crunch Salad with Peanut Dressing based on one of my addictions from California Pizza Kitchen. CPK is a chain restaurant that is known for unique pizzas and fresh salads and this salad is my favorite. It used to be called the Chinese…

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  • Spring Salad

    April Lee Wiencek

    A Light and Tasty Side or Meal This Spring Salad will be the centerpiece of all your seasonal special occasion meals. Made with romaine and arugula, pea pods, shaved carrots, green onions, radish, and purple cabbage it has a pleasant texture and nice crunch. This salad also has a honey…

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  • Copycat Jewel Chef’s Kitchen French Quarter Dressing

    April Lee Wiencek

    Just as Good as Authentic Copycat Jewel Chef’s Kitchen French Quarter Dressing was a product of the Chicagoland based Jewel Food Stores. The dressing was sold in the Chef’s Kitchen department which was their deli. If you remember, the French Quarter Dressing was sold in a short, stubby, rounded on…

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  • Cobb Salad with French Dressing

    April Lee Wiencek

    The Best Salad A delicious Cobb Salad with French Dressing is a light, delicious meal for any occasion. I love making this salad for special events and parties because it presents so well. It is so colorful and the salty ingredients paired with the crisp iceberg lettuce and sweet and…

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  • Big Green Salad With Green Dressing

    April Lee Wiencek

    It Can Be Easy Being Green This Big Green Salad with Green Dressing is a fun, festive, and healthy dish to include on your holiday party spreads. It’s made with spinach and iceberg lettuce then topped with all the delicious crunchy veggies like cucumber and celery. I love this salad…

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