Do you ever feel like it’s too hot to eat? Are you looking for a meal that can satisfy and refresh you all at once?   Well, believe it or not, salads are a great meal for these hot summer days! They are light, refreshing, and most importantly nutritious.  Vegetables, which make up the bulk…

May is National Salad Month and while this may not excite you, I’m a big fan of salads!  I love that salads are not restricted to iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and heavy dressing.  You can make your salad whatever you want it to be!  You can add fruit, beans, nuts, or whatever else makes you…

The Superfood, Spinach It seems that your mother may have been on to something when she told you to “eat your spinach” for dinner! Spinach is bursting with healthful properties including being an excellent source of a slew of vitamins and minerals. This delicate green is high in antioxidants, phytonutrients, vitamin K, vitamin A, iron,…

If you have been following my recipe posts for a while, you probably figured out by now that I love balancing different flavors and textures to blend together into one harmonious dish. This spinach salad is true to that theme. The sweetness of the dates and the strawberries blend beautifully with the slight bitterness of the spinach and the saltiness of the nuts. Because the dressing is warm when poured over the spinach, it slightly wilts the leaves, taking away their slightly raw and bitter taste. All the while keeping it fresh and crunchy with all of the nutrients intact.

Guess what week is coming up? National Salad Week! I don’t know about you but I am excited to try some new salad combinations this coming week. Most people think of salad as the typical, boring, healthful lunch but it doesn’t have to be. Salads can be great for any meal! What makes salads exciting…