From the blog... / Salad Girl Pomegranate Pear Dressing
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Pulses + Sunflower Seeds = Complete Protein
Read more... →During the cold & snowy Midwinter months, it is hard to just run to the grocery store, so I do a lot of dipping into what I call our staples or our "Pantry Foods" that we always have on hand: dried beans, pulses ( e.g. lentils, chickpeas, and beans ), legumes, bulgur, farro, quinoa, rice, nuts, and dried fruits. These provide ingredients for a cozy, warm winter soup or stew, but these same fixings also make wonderful ingredients for delicious, crunchy, and hearty Winter Pantry Salads. These salads are full of the right combos of grains, legumes, and nuts to give you...
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Easy Pleasy Heart Healthy Salad
Read more... →Celebrate Valentine's Day and nourish the ones you love by making this Easy Pleasy, delicious, and pretty Love Beet Salad. Just 5 simple ingredients and Voila~Dinner. Easy Add-Ons: ~ Roasted Wild Caught Shrimp ~ Bare Roasting Chicken Bites ~ Grilled Salmon...
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Super Bowl with Salad Girl
Read more... →Salad Girl Organic Dressings for the Super Bowl? Definitely! How about featuring our Lemony Herb in your veggie dip? How about our Chile Limon in your Chili Queso Dip? or Our Citrus Splash in delicious Egg/Tofu Salad Romaine Wraps? The fans will love all the creative, healthy Salad Girl options...
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Focus on Healthy Eating in 2019
Read more... →Whether you're eating Whole30, plant-based, ovo-vegetarian, vegan, and/or gluten-free in 2019, Salad Girl has amazing, lip smacking options for you. Check out the delectable recipes below to keep you healthy and feeling energized, and keep in mind you only need a little drizzle of Salad Girl to give you great flavor for a nutritious meal. All 9 of our dressings are gluten-free. Salad Girl Organic Dressings do not contain cane sugar or dairy. We have 4 totally vegan dressings: Citrus Splash, Pomegranate Pear, Dark Cocoa & Sea Salt (tastes like an awe-inspiring balsamic vinaigrette), and our Crisp Apple Maple. Our...
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Green in the New Year
Read more... →Start your celebrating and your New Year right with these four healthy, organic Salad Girl recipes. Our Pomegranate Pear and our Citrus Splash Organic Dressings meet the Whole30 requirements. Come back to this post for delicious, unique appetizers for the Super Bowl.
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Inspiration for Holiday Entertaining
Read more... →Photographs often inspire our taste buds more than words this time of year. Share some Salad Girl cheer this Holiday Season with these 3 delectable recipes. Keep scrolling down to find a creative, delicious Salad Girl appetizer recipe. Relax, breathe, and enjoy family & friends. Happy Holidays!
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Autumn Salads...
Read more... →As the leaves start to turn orange, yellow, and red, Autumn presents a hearty bounty. Fresh fennel, pears, parsnips, Brussel sprouts, figs, and squash come into their own during these cooler months and will make salads bright and fresh, warm and hearty, no matter if your salad is a main dish or an accompaniment. The addition of raw or roasted nuts, seeds, little jewel-toned bites of mixed dried fruit, and spicy rice crackers bring that extra crunch & color to these local, leafy recipes. Enjoy!
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It's Apple Season - Two "Must Try" Recipes
Read more... →It's that time of year again. There's a chill in the air and fresh, local apples are in abundance. If family and friends are looking for ways to feature their Autumn harvest of apples, let them know about Salad Girl's organic, vegan, gluten-free Crisp Apple Maple Vinaigrette.
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Starting to Feel Like Autumn
Read more... →What a difference a few days makes - since last week at this time, Minnesota temps have dropped about 20+ degrees. Time to start thinking about our favorite Autumn salad ingredients with a Salad Girl twist.
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Fuelin' for Schoolin'
Read more... →This year get creative when packing school lunches and/or when packing your work lunch. Try this delectable Apple & Cheddar Salad, or pack your kids greens, apple bites, cheese curds, and pretzel sticks. They can create their own "Salads on a Stick" with a light drizzle of our Organic Crisp Apple Maple Dressing. Keep reading to see the full recipe, and keep coming back for more delicious, healthy Salad Girl recipes.
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It's Stone Fruit Season
Read more... →Lots of recipes below -- keep scrolling down to find a favorite..or two...or three :) Nectarines, cherries, mangoes, apricots, peaches, and plums all fall under the name “stone fruits.” That’s because they contain large, hard seeds (relative to the size of their fruit). Feel free to call them by whatever name you please. I like to call them delicious, nutritious, and beautifully versatile! Right now is the best time to enjoy stone fruits because they are at their peak and available here in the Midwest at their best through September. Stone fruits can be grilled, sautéed, poached, baked, broiled, or...
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Bring on the Berries
Read more... →Enjoy the abundance of fresh, local, organic berries with these recipes:
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Nectarine and Peachy Keen Salads
Read more... →It's time to enjoy a light, peachy salad. Several of our Salad Girl Organic Dressings are a tasty complement to peaches.
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Is it SPRING yet???
Read more... →It has been really hard for Minnesotans lately weatherwise. Our Spring has not exactly sprung. Winter is still here. The ground is still frozen, and we are expecting a Winter storm this weekend. Last year on April 13th, I made salads with chives snipped from my own garden, and we celebrated a family birthday on the patio! I know my whining & pining for Spring isn't going to change the weather or boost my spirit. So, I decided to change my attitude by getting out my grateful list. We weren't having a hurricane or "snow-nado," and perhaps if I put away my winter boots and down jacket,...
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Valentine's Salad with Local Revol Greens & Salad Girl
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A Super Bowl Salad
Read more... →No sour grapes for us Mn.Vikings Fans! We are putting on our Minnesota Nice aprons and graciously hosting this years 2018 Super Bowl Extravaganza right here in the Twin Cities! Minnesotans are rolling out the purple & gold carpet (tee hee) and welcoming football fans from all over the world to our Winter Wonderland. The Twin Cities has spent countless hours planning some really creative & amazing activities for our guests to enjoy! Music, Food, our Winterland sports and Parties Galore! To get a taste of whats happening in the Twin Cities this upcoming week go to: Minnesota Super Bowl Events! or...
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Time to Celebrate Apple Season
Read more... →Lunch & Hoch Orchard Apples! Yummy Apple & Wild Rice Broccoli Slaw-great side dish for Thanksgiving... Crisp fall air means sweater weather, raking leaves, and of course, picking & eating locally grown apples! There are well over 100 orchards in Minnesota. All have Autumn Calendars with special events, hayrides, corn mazes, cider houses & a variety of apple picking and apple tastings for families and foodies alike! One of my favorite apple varieties is the Minnesota born and raised Honey Crisp Apple. I try to get my Honey Crisp Apples from a local, organic farm located in LaCresent called Hoch Orchards. If you...
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A Heart Healthy Salad for Your Sweetheart
Read more... →I swung into Kowalskis Markets New North Oaks Digs! Beautiful setup and the produce dept is lovely! I took 5 minutes to pick up a healthy Sweet Heart Salad, and 5 minutes to prepare it and to eat it:)! Enjoy!!! An Amish Rotisserie Chicken, a 5 oz. box of Earthbound Organic Baby Lettuce a nice wedge of Sartori Black Pepper Bellavitano Cheese A small bag of roasted and salted pistachios A gorgeous 16 oz container of organic Strawberries 1 Bottle of Salad Girl Dark Cocoa & Sea Salt Vinaigrette A fresh Baguette
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12 Salad Days Of Christmas
Read more... →Healthy Holiday entertaining doesn't need to add more stress to your full plate! Salad Girl has created 12 beautiful holiday salads that can be prepared in less than 5 minutes each using the healthy and tasty convenience of our lovely organic vinaigrettes as well as taking advantage of all the new and interesting pre-prepped ingredients available to us in all of our area markets! *Hints for one stop ingredient shopping for this salad: I was able to purchase everything for this recipe @ Woodbury Kowalskis Market: I found the Delicious already Carmelized Walnuts & Sartori Cheese...
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A Pair Of Autumn Salads
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Time to Celebrate Stone Fruit
Read more... →Stone Fruits: Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Apricots, and Cherries. Peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, and cherries are all members of the Prunus genus and are therefore closely related. They commonly are referred to as "stone fruits" because the seed is very large and hard. Summer time is the ideal fresh stone fruit season, so let's celebrate these little beauties in some delicious salads! COLORADO PEACHES ARE HERE!
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Festive Holiday Salad
Read more... →Easy Holiday Entertaining Salad Ideas from Salad Girl Festive Holiday Salad: Serving 10 2- 5oz containers organic greens 2- 6 oz clam shell fresh organic raspberries 2 cups fresh organic pomegranate seeds (usually can find already seeded) 1.5 cups raw crumbled organic walnuts 1.5 cups grated Sartori Raspberry Bellavitano Cheese 2 Ripe golden starfruit sliced into pretty little stars 2 bottles Salad Girl Pomegranate Pear Organic Dressing
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Eating Autumn
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Rev Up Your Immune System with Citrus
Read more... →The colors of these delightful salad ingredients will not only please your eyes, but their essence also wakes up every cell in your body & refreshes your spirit! Share this lovely Pomegranate & Citrus Salad with your family & friends! Enjoy!
