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  • French Green Lentil Salad with Feta
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    French Green Lentil, Brown Rice, Tomato and Feta Salad

    Recipe for a healthy salad of French Green Lentils, Brown Rice, Tomatoes and Feta

  • Wheat Berry Salad with Corn, Asparagus, Tomato and Pesto Vinaigrette
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    Wheat Berry Salad with Corn, Asparagus, Tomatoes and Pesto Vinaigrette

    End-of-summer salad utilizing what's still available in the market; fresh ripe tomatoes, sweet corn, and tender asparagus along with cooked wheat berries.

  • Couscous Salad
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    Toasted Israeli Couscous Salad with Olives, Tomatoes, Goat Cheese and Preserved Lemon

    Toasted Israeli Couscous Salad with Olives, Tomatoes, Goat Cheese and Preserved Lemon

  • Winter Quinoa Salad
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    Winter Quinoa Salad with Mixed Beans and Tahini-Chili Dressing

    Winter Quinoa Salad with Mixed Beans and Tahini-Chili Dressing

  • Main Course,  Recipes,  Salad

    Quinoa Salad with Shrimp, Asparagus, Fresh Corn and Herb Lime Vinaigrette

    We were ahead of our time. Flashback 1993: big hair, dark red lipstick and restaurant baseball cap on backwards. Clogs and Chef’s Wear baggy pants with wild prints on them (come on, if you worked in a restaurant in the…

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    Orzo Salad with Asparagus, Artichokes, Tuna & Lemon Vodka Vinaigrette

    Asparagus. Artichokes. Tuna….Vodka? What do these ingredients all have in common? Not much, but that’s the point. They are the four ingredients chosen at random for this month’s Paper Chef  Challenge by last month’s winner, Allison of Local Lemons. I…

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    Beet Salad with Barley, Goat Cheese, Arugula & Mint

      A couple of weeks ago when we were at A 16 in San Francisco we had a wonderful “Roasted Beets with Full Belly Farm Farro Salad, roasted cipolline, mint & ricotta salata.” I said at the time, “I’m going…

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