Category: Salads

Brown Butter Scallops

Brown Butter Scallops

Sea Scallops are delicate, rich and pair beautifully with brown butter. Toss some pasta on the side to use up the butter or mop it up with a baguette. Blood Orange Salad and Vinaigrette pairs beautifully with the scallops………..on the side or make it a…

Blood Orange Salad and Vinaigrette

Blood Orange Salad and Vinaigrette

Blood Oranges tend to be sweeter than other oranges and are well known for their beautiful rich red colour. They are in season December through April, so enjoy them when you find them. We use them in a salad and juiced in the vinaigrette. White…

Cucumber, Tomato and Chickpea Salad

Cucumber, Tomato and Chickpea Salad

Mediterranean salads with cucumbers, tomatoes and chickpeas are bright and welcome regardless of the season. K helped with the picture, matching some of Santa’s elves with the salad; but we love it just as much during the summer too!

Chopped Salad

Chopped Salad

Chopped Salad is a delicious salad that show cases the freshest produce of the summer and fall. Fresh lemon juice makes a difference, considering the salad ingredients are fresh and at their peak. Easy. Easy, add grilled chicken or shrimp for a more substantial meal…

Roasted Potatoes with Tomato and Cannellini Bean Salad

Roasted Potatoes with Tomato and Cannellini Bean Salad

Some of the best dinners are made from leftovers! Roast baby potatoes and drizzle them with leftover Tomato and Cannellini Bean Salad. Add some beef or chicken and dinner is served!

Whipped Chèvre and Fruit

Whipped Chèvre and Fruit

When summer fruit is at its peak, think about this salad or side dish with some barbecued pork. Chèvre is French for Goat Cheese. When young and fresh, Chèvre is soft and creamy, usually sold in logs. As it ages, Chèvre becomes harder, crumblier and…

New England (Cold) Lobster Rolls

New England (Cold) Lobster Rolls

Cooking the Lobster Tails earlier in the day makes this dinner treat come together in minutes. There are basically two styles of Lobster Rolls, one that uses mayonnaise (cold roll) and the other uses butter (warm roll).

Tomato and Cannellini Bean Salad

Tomato and Cannellini Bean Salad

The tomatoes shine in this salad so buy any good quality, fairly ripe tomatoes when they are at their peak. The salad is perfect with grilled white fish or meat of your choice. We like it served with a barbecued burger. Cannellini beans are creamy…

Champagne Vinegar and Orange Vinaigrette

Champagne Vinegar and Orange Vinaigrette

This very simple salad and dressing is super tart and flavoured with orange zest. Champagne vinegar is mild and perfect for summer salads.

Cobb Avocado Cup Salad

Cobb Avocado Cup Salad

So fun! All the flavours of Cobb Salad on top of an avocado and greens. Perfect summer lunch with a bit of sparkling wine, some sunshine and friends!