Articles filed under Salad
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Use what you have: Some of the best salads are born from what’s already in your fridgeJul 22, 2026 5:55 am - How do you define a good salad? For me, it needs to have crunch, chew, tang and a really tasty dressing. I got lucky one day when I was digging through my refrigerator and came across Brussels sprouts, crisp red seedless grapes, apples and a tub of goat cheese crumbles. Hmmm, this was starting to sound good.
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Make summer cooking more chill with this easy curried chicken saladJul 21, 2026 5:55 am - This luscious chicken salad is golden and fragrant with curry powder, and features bites of juicy, sweet grapes, crunchy almonds, celery and red onion. It’s not only delicious, but it’s better for you, too, thanks to the creamy Greek yogurt mixed with just a touch of mayonnaise.
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Pasta salad packed with protein and fiber puts a summery spin on minestroneJul 15, 2026 6:30 am - Packed with grilled zucchini, bell pepper, tomatoes, beans and Parmesan cheese, and tossed in Italian dressing, this crowd-pleasing pasta salad is an ideal light summer meal or part of a picnic spread.
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A macaroni salad so good you’ll think it came from the deliJul 08, 2026 5:12 am - When was the last time you had a delicatessen-style macaroni salad? For Don Mauer, it had been decades. This version has all the hallmarks of the classic: macaroni, bell peppers, onion, celery and a dressing both sweet and sour blended with mayonnaise.
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Cherry season is fleeting. Make the most of it with these 5 recipes.Jun 10, 2026 5:48 am - Cherry season is quickly approaching. Once the crimson-red stone fruits arrive, the window to enjoy them is fleeting. To make the most of it, here’s a mix of sweet and savory recipes utilizing both sweet cherries — the kind you might snack on straight from the bag — and sour cherries, which especially shine in baked desserts.
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Chef’s trick cuts the mayo — and fat — in summer ham and pasta saladJun 10, 2026 5:45 am - My go-to ham salad recipe uses a cup of mayonnaise. That’s 1,600 calories and 176 fat grams. Lately, thanks to watching cooking shows featuring Italian cuisine, I decided to make my pasta salad using cooled, starchy pasta cooking water and 25% less mayo.
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How sour ingredients unlock a world of flavor in home cookingMay 27, 2026 5:45 am - Sourness is more than one of the five basic tastes — it’s a method for seasoning. Fermented and pickled ingredients are naturally salty and layered with complex flavors that can brighten and balance dishes. Once you start thinking about all the uses for sour ingredients, they can start to transform your everyday cooking.
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The best summer salads start with ‘authentic,’ quality olive oilMay 27, 2026 5:40 am - What makes extra-virgin olive oil authentic? Some imported olive oils may never have seen an olive grove. Here are some things to look for to ensure the high price you’re paying for EVOO is worth it.
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Wichita garlic salad is a regional specialty worthy of national attentionMay 27, 2026 5:03 am - The most distinctive dish to come out of Wichita’s mid-century supper clubs, garlic salad is an appetizer or side that eats like a hybrid of coleslaw, party dip and an extra-pungent iceberg wedge. Scooped up with buttery Club crackers, it’s creamy, crunchy and intensely garlicky.
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Turn New York state’s famous chicken spiedie sandwich into a summer saladMay 26, 2026 5:15 am - The chicken spiedie is a classic sandwich from Binghamton, New York, that is piled with cubes of marinated meat. In this salad version, the tangy, Italian-style marinade does double duty as a seasoning for pieces of chicken breast that are then skewered and grilled and as a dressing for the crisp salad the chicken is served over.
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