Spotlight Recipe: Simple Salad Dressing
Make a batch of this simple salad dressing and use all week to top salads, dip veggies or marinate chicken, fish or vegetables.
Bottled salad dressings are convenient, but most are full of sweeteners, sodium and other preservatives -- many with names you wouldn't recognize. You'll know all the ingredients in this homemade dressing; there's only a few of them. Make a batch and use all week to top salads, dip veggies or marinate chicken, fish or vegetables.
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Spotlight Recipes: Picnic Salads
Picnic season has arrived. Fire up the grill, toss on the hamburgers and steaks and don’t forget about those scrumptious side salads. Instead of gobs of fat and oodles of calories, here are delicious (and healthy) versions of the classics.
Spotlight Recipe: Waldorf Salad
This creamy sweet salad always screams summer to me, but with apples at the their ripest, now is a great time to enjoy a Waldorf Salad, which is made lighter with low-fat mayonnaise and yogurt.
Spotlight Recipe: Rainbow Chopped Salad
Taste the rainbow and get your daily dose of vitamins from this simple chopped salad.
Spotlight Recipe: Balsamic Melon Salad
Add a little spice to fruit with this scrumptious salad. Balsamic vinegar adds flavor without racking up calories and keeps this recipe at under 140 per serving. Serve with a sandwich, an omelet or even as dessert.
Spotlight Recipe: Black Bean Salad
This deliciously simple dish is the perfect picnic side. Amazingly, there’s no oil or other fat added to it -- meaning it's fat-free. Instead, you get tons of fiber from the beans, corn and other veggies. A touch of pineapple adds a sweetness to combo, too.
Spotlight Recipe: Michelada
Want something more exciting than bottled beer for your game-day bash? If your friends are Bloody Mary fans, this Mexican cocktail might be a winner. Lime and hot sauce liven up the flavor without adding calories.
Spotlight Recipes: Gazpacho
Enjoy a refreshingly cool (and super healthy) soup this summer. Traditional gazpacho is a pureed mixture of fresh tomatoes, sweet bell peppers, onions, celery and cucumbers but don’t be afraid to get creative. Shake things up—blend a batch of watermelon, red pepper or white grape gazpacho instead.
Spotlight Recipes: Chutney
Chutney is a simmered-down or pureed combo of fruit (or veggies), spices and herbs. Instead of deep frying or drowning your fish, pork or meat in heavy sauces, opt for a tangy bite of chutney instead.
