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Ruby Salad with Radicchio, Pomegranates and Pears

Ruby Salad with Radicchio, Pomegranate and Pears! this is what your holiday table needs to cut through rich mains and savory sides with a zingy lime and sweet-sour pomegranate molasses vinaigrette bursting with flavor as it glosses the bright crunch of radicchio and endive. extra presents for everyone in the form of little jewel bursts of pomegranate seeds, green pistachios and juicy pears scattered throughout! EASY, memorable, and gorgeous — what hosting dreams are made of!! 🥗😋🎁

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Shaved & Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad with Manchego and Spicy Walnuts

Whether you love Brussels sprouts — or want to love them — this is the salad for you. You can roast the pulled leaves and spicy walnuts with Serrano chiles in the oven, but I tucked mine in the airfryer for a quick and crispy finish. Paired with pulled Brussels sprouts leaves, shaved and tossed in a vibrant Lime, Maple & Dijon dressing, and all showered with a cloud of manchego, there are only happy bites!

Crunchy Romaine Salad with Lime, Sumac & Maple Vinaigrette

This Crunchy Romaine Salad with Lime, Sumac, and Maple Vinaigrette has quickly become my go-to summer entertaining staple! It’s light and crisp and a total crowd pleaser with the Fattoush-inspired buttery crunchy pita chips. All the fresh herbs make for an incredibly flavorful bite, but the real star is the Lime, Sumac, and Maple Vinaigrette OH MY WORD!!! Ok, easy, delicious, healthy, goes-with-everything summer salad should be hitting your table in 3, 2, 1…

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Chopped Italian(ish) Salad

The homemade rendition of my lunch order every day on set at @masterchefjunior — I swap out the traditional salami and provolone for some grilled or blackened chicken breast and chickpeas, plus a generous shaving of Parmesan, plus pickled red onions and the bright, salty pop of pepperoncini!! I’m a more is more person. It could not be more perfect. Unless you have some fresh flat leaf parsley and then you should toss whole plucked leaves on in just before serving.

Spoon Salad

I cannot stop making this Spoon Salad – a dazzling array of finely chopped cucumbers, bell peppers, chiles, scallions, parsley, mint, a scattering of beans of your choosing, maybe a crumble of feta cheese if you like that sort of thing, all dressed up in the most gorgeous citrus-maple vinaigrette!

And you can eat it with a spoon! It’s so filling and fresh and vibrant and crunchy, it eats like the rainbow and is my current spring fling… but I plan on making it my summer lover, too.

Raw Broccoli Salad with Sweet Soy Vinaigrette

This Raw Broccoli Salad with Sweet Soy Vinaigrette gets dressed up with a handful of fresh herbs and Honey-Turmeric Walnuts (add a pinch of smoked chile flakes while they toast if you’re feeling spicy)!

I have been trying to find plenty of ways to work in raw cruciferous veggies (cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc) throughout the week for their many health benefits — high fiber, incredible cell-protective antioxidants like sulforaphane, the list goes on and on! — and I am obsessed with making sure everyone knows that the broccoli stem is truly the most underrated and delicious part of the vegetable. Enjoy!

Butter Lettuce with Spiced Almonds & Crispy Goat Cheese Hearts

The first course of our Valentine’s Day feast — BUTTER LETTUCE SALAD with Spiced Almonds & Crispy Goat Cheese Hearts! Flaked almonds tossed with cumin and nigella seeds, a little olive oil, and a splash of maple syrup, then toasted until crisp and golden brown make the perfect sweet and savory addition to salads and soups, topper for cottage cheese, or a crunchy snack all on its own. Scatter them over the butter lettuce and radishes before nestling one or two Crispy Goat Cheese Medallions (in the shape of a heart of course, very 80s luxe of us!) on top, then drizzling the whole thing with a Red Wine Vinaigrette with Shallots & Tarragon — the perfect dressing to keep on hand in your fridge for fast, flavorful salads all week! Happy days!!

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Caramelized Cippolini Onions with White Wine and Cream

Caramelized Cippolini Onions with White Wine & Cream by popular demand from our Thanksgiving menu, these onions (use shallots if you can’t find cippolini) make for an amazing, ultra flavorful and rich side dish for any festive meals you have upcoming, but they also make a truly exceptional toast to be enjoyed anytime, for any reason whatsoever. a thick slice of your favorite sourdough, slathered with a bit of this creamy white wine sauce, piled with sweetly roasted onions, and showered with grated Gruyère cheese! heaven…

Winter Greens With Anchovy Vinaigrette

If you’re happily plotting your holiday table, get excited about this statement salad, brimming with sweet pops of pomegranate, a little freshness and spice from the herbs and chile, the gorgeous texture and cascading red leaves of radicchio… and yes, the eminently sophisticated salinity of just a few anchovies melted into a delicious lemony vinaigrette.

Crispy Tofu Salad

I can’t believe it’s been a year since my cookbook #EatYourHeartOut came out! I still get such a thrill every time I see you loving one of these 150 gluten-free, refined sugar-free recipes to treat yourself to something wonderfully nourishing and totally delicious — thank you for sharing with me!!

To celebrate, here’s one of my favorite big bowl salad recipes from the book — crispy tofu and crunchy, spicy sunflower seeds, scattered over fresh greens and sweet shaved carrot ribbons with a creamy curried tahini dressing. It’s fresh and indulgent at the same time, the perfect spring meal.

And if you haven’t picked up my book yet or are looking for a thoughtful Mother’s Day gift, it’s available here.

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