A day without salad is like a day without sunshine.
Tossed Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
August in Alaska means raspberries, and salmon berries, and watermelon berries, and blueberries... Hike a few yards up the Rabbit Creek trail for blueberries or wander up the Turnagain arm trail for raspberries (go early, the trail head is crowded on weekends) or go mid-week. A lovely salad contributed by a healthful client. Julie—thank you...
Grilled Steak, Mint, Watercress & Bok Choy Salad with Asian Dressing
One of my clients asked for ideas to include more liver cleansing foods in her life—foods her husband and daughter might also eat even though they are less committed to making a health change (yet). So being the smart wives we are, we just make really wonderful food they'll enjoy and secretly smile to ourselves...
Roasted Beet Slaw
Get many thumbs up and smiles from family and friends with this extremely enjoyable combination of root veggies and flavors. Shhhhh don't tell them beet slaw is healthy. I wasn't sure what to name this... CSA Slaw? (in honor of the winter box of roots) nope. How about Gall Bladder Greatness (in honor of the beets, olive oil,...
Leftover Salmon Salad
Nope, not the "Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass" of one of my favorite bands from when I lived in Boulder, Colorado; although I still love their unique blend of bluegrass, rock, country, and Cajun/Zydeco and whatever other flavor from whoever showed up for an afternoon jam... This name hails from my other most favorite place to live:...
Eat the Weeds Salad—some wild edible plants of Alaska
Forage and fish. The spirit of Alaska comes alive with summer's wild edible plants. And a visit with our dear friend Klaus in Trapper creek would of course involve eating from the land; turning handfuls of fresh-picked weeds (a.k.a. edible plants; a.k.a. medicinal plants) into an aesthetic and nutrient dense meal. Inspired, I picked a...
Caribbean Orca Bean Salad
Saw these colorful beans... had to have them! They are really called Calypso beans, but they remind me of our wonderful Alaskan orca whales (which are actually the largest member of the dolphin family)... so Orca bean salad it is. On the nutrition side, good for any budget, this is a great tasting and crowd...
Beet Salad Dressing
Beet Salad Dressing I’ve been especially loving this dressing on greens with some grilled balsamic chicken, and sliced almonds… and as an alternate dressing for cole slaw with shredded cabbage, grated carrots, and thin-sliced onions. Yum. But don’t think you have to use it only on salads!! Spoon it over grilled salmon or halibut or...
Avocado Dressing
Save money and skip the added sugars and inflammatory seed oils by making your own homemade salad dressings. This avocado salad dressing is a client favorite. Continue reading
Strawberry Poppy Seed Vinaigrette Salad Dressing
I love having a salad before every meal. Even breakfast. I often make a fruit salad to enjoy with this poppy seed vinaigrette salad dressing. Ever read the ingredients in store bought salad dressings? Most are loaded with sugars, many use unhealthy oils, preservatives, artificial this and that. And it's far more economical to blend...
Dairy Free Green Goddess Salad Dressing
chicken breast mango and watercress salad with green goddess dressing, Nutrition Response Testing, whole foods healing, Anchorage nutritionist Continue reading
Dairy Free Ranch Salad Dressing & Dip
ranch dipping sauce OMG. Is it possible to make a ranch dressing with no milk? Do you miss Ranch?? While I love the simplicity of olive oil and balsamic vinegar poured over my summer or anytime greens, I sure miss having a robust veggie dip or creamy dressing for my Finger Lick'n BBQ Chicken—and you...
Asian Salad Dressing
This tangy dressing beats the oversweetened bottled versions that cost so much more. Best news it takes under 2 minutes to make. Great over dark greens and even as a marinade. Continue reading
No Mayo Tuna Stuffed Avocados
Make this for lunch in under 5 minutes while you are enjoying that morning cuppa. Serves 2 Ingredients 2 ripe avocados 1 can wild caught, low mercury, tuna (in water—watch for soy additives) OR 1 can organic chicken breast ½ cucumber (peeled and chopped) ½ red or yellow bell pepper (seeded and chopped) 2 teaspoons...
Lemon Garlic Dressing
Image by Aysegul Sanford Makes ¼ Cup Ingredients 1 clove garlic, smashed to help peel and then finely minced 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (can use fresh squeezed bottled, but fresh is best) ½ teaspoon finely grated lemon zest, optional: Grate the rind into zest (avoid including the white past called the pith), then squeeze the juice...
Citrus Tahini Salad Dressing
My Citrus tahini salad dressing is shown drizzled over a bowl of quinoa, garbanzo beans, chopped red peppers, cucumber chunks, avocado slices, tomato slices. Serving ideas are endless. And it is simple and fast to make. Continue reading
No Mayo Potato Salad
Serves 8 Ingredients: 2 pounds red-skinned “new” potatoes, unpeeled 1 small red onion, thinly sliced ½ cup sliced black olives 2 scallions, sliced 1 cucumber peeled, quartered and sliced ***Dressing*** ¼ cup + 2 Tbs olive oil 2 Tbs Apple cider vinegar 1 Tbs Dijon mustard ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Untraditional Buckwheat Tabbouleh Salad
Always looking to adapt my favorite flavors into healthful recipes, I bring you a traditional mid-eastern Tabbouleh salad with a non-traditional buckwheat twist. Well, that said, perhaps consider that buckwheat is a mid-eastern plant and perhaps the cheaper and less nutritious cracked wheat is the imposter. We’ll let the historians debate that—or you can over...
Totally Grain-free Cauliflower Tabouli
I met my son in California recently and he suggested an authentic Greek restaurant nearby his house. Anyone who knows Alex also knows he's pretty good about his diet, so when he ordered up a side of Tabouli (Tabbouleh?), imagine my wide-eyed, eyebrow-raised "isn't that wheat?" response. The Amazing salad that arrived shortly after my...
