The hot days of summer are the perfect time for a cool and luscious salad. Whether you pull a fresh tomato and cucumber from your garden, or buy the latest harvest at the farmer’s market, today let’s look at some delicious and easy summer salads. Click the title or photo of each salad to go to the recipe.
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Crispy Cabbage Waldorf Salad
Several years ago I wanted to come up with a cabbage salad. I love cabbage – its crunchiness and taste. Cabbage is a low-calorie, fiber-rich vegetable with health-benefiting phytochemicals. It is healthy and filling with lots of fiber. I am not a fan of most cole slaws as most restaurants pulverize the cabbage and carrots in a food processor until it has little resemblance to the original produce and then douse it with too much sugar. Every now and then I am pleasantly surprised but not often. I really like chewing a great salad whether lettuce or cabbage and savoring the flavor. A local diner I love gave me the idea for cabbage Waldorf with their chicken Waldorf salad with carrots, celery, apple and fresh sliced grapes instead of raisins. The mound of salad is surrounded by beautiful red slices of tomato. This quickly became one of my favorite lunches at the diner. Read More