Salads

Homemade Bacon Ranch Salad Dressing. Easy to make as a low fat dressing too, using half fat mayo; plus ideas for Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad and Bacon Ranch Egg Salad.

Warm Grilled Potato Salad with Lemon and Oregano. A tasty, warm grilled potato salad with plenty of bright fresh flavours in the dressing and finished with some crumbled feta cheese. Originally published June 2013. As regular readers will know, our family practically lives off the backyard grill in the summer months. With the season so …

Roasted Garlic Caesar Salad Dressing. The easy way, using a plain mayo base. Roasting the garlic brings out its natural sweetness and adds a more mellow garlic flavour for an exceptional caesar salad.

Tomato Cucumber Salad with Chickpeas & Mint. This delicious version of tomato cucumber salad features the additional bright flavours of lime & mint plus the healthy addition of protein-rich chick peas.

Deviled Egg Potato Salad. A simple combination of flavours in a very satisfying version of potato salad that you will use year round, from summer barbecues to winter pot luck dinners.

BLT Salad with Creamy Dijon Dressing and Garlic Herb Butter Croutons. This salad may have very few components but it very big on freshness and flavour. It has turned out to be an ongoing family favourite.

20 flavour filled recipes for pasta salads & potato salads that all make terrific additions to summer barbecue dinners or with leftover cold cuts any time!

Caprese Inspired Pasta Salad. A new favourite summer salad that’s bright, and boldly flavoured with an easy Parmesan Herb Dressing. Hey , Lynn here (aka Spouse). During a recent girls trip to Edmonton, I visited a lovely Italian market  which had the most amazing fresh produce, cheese and olives. I gathered my ingredients and whipped …

Lemon Mint Orzo Salad. A super easy, super fresh pasta salad that makes a delicious barbecue side dish or an accompaniment to leftover cold cuts for lunch! Originally Published Sept 2015. At summer’s end there’s still plenty of fresh mint in the small herb garden steps from my back door. I keep it contained in …

Best Summer Salads and Dressings. Delicious and different recipes to make the best of healthy, colourful summer produce! With summer in full swing, I decided to put together a collection of our most popular, most tasty summer salads and dressings. We primarily eat salads and grilled meat and fish during the summer season. Olivia once …