Blackened smoked pork belly, sweet corn, fresh tomato, shaved red onion, crispy cornbread croutons, and buttermilk chive dressing. I admit this is not the healthiest salad out there, with its crispy pork belly, creamy buttermilk dressing, and fat fried cornbread croutons. But.. It is delicious and has lots of veggies to balance out the fat. […]
Category: Salad
Fruit & Farro Salad
Toasted farro, oranges, cherries, honeyed almonds, apples, pickled red onions, sherry herb vinaigrette, and baby spinach. This recipe is a hearty winter salad with lots of fresh fruits, nutty farro, sweet rosemary sherry vinaigrette, and crunchy almonds. All of the items for this salad are really easy to make and can be made in advance. […]
Pickled Shrimp
Poached shrimp, poblanos, and red onion marinated in a spiced lemon brine. Pickled shrimp is a cross between a salad and a pickle and makes a fun alternative to shrimp cocktail. It has a bright lemon flavor with hints of spice and celery. It can be served by itself, with a spicy remoulade or with […]
Warm Spinach Salad
Baby spinach tossed with warm cranberry bacon vinaigrette, roasted sweet potatoes, honied pumpkin seeds, and fresh goat cheese. After a day of stuffing myself with turkey and other goodies, I thought it was time for something a little lighter. So, today I bring you this warm spinach salad. Warm spinach salads use to be very […]
Confit Duck Salad
Confit duck on a bed of baby spinach with persimmons, pomegranate, maple pecans, duck cracklins, goat cheese, and bourbon mustard vinaigrette. Well, this is it, the last post in this week’s series on duck. I decided to do this series because I feel that duck is something people rarely cook at home. Some of this […]
Pumpkin Apple Slaw
Shaved kabocha pumpkin, gala apples, and brussels sprouts, with black pepper honey pumpkin seeds, bourbon macerated craisins and orange dressing. The majority of people probably aren’t used to eating raw pumpkin. It is a hard, starchy fruit that most often requires boiling or baking. But when shaved, shredded, or spiralized, the pumpkin’s texture becomes crisp […]