Articles filed under Salad
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Why green goddess is the best salad dressing you’ve never heard ofSep 09, 2026 4:10 am - Try searching for a green goddess salad dressing recipe and you’ll find nearly as many variations as you would for chili or meatloaf. Yet I’ll guess you’ve never had it and, perhaps, not even heard of it.
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Make this restaurant-worthy Cobb salad at homeAug 26, 2026 5:09 am - Thanks to this summer’s heat, Don Mauer’s been bingeing on salads. To change things up he decided, for the very first time, to make a Cobb salad at home.
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Summer bounty: When your garden goes into overdrive, it’s time to get creativeAug 19, 2026 5:59 am - Have more cherry tomatoes and garden-fresh zucchini than you know how to use? Try something new with this accidental Farro Bruschetta Tomato Salad and savory Zucchini Scarpaccia.
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For a lettuce-free summer salad, go GreekAug 14, 2026 10:30 am - With the cyclospora scares this year, Don Mauer has been looking for lettuce-free salads. This Greek salad uses summertime’s abundant produce, quick-pickled onions, Wisconsin feta cheese and NO lettuce.
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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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