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: Simple Smoothies
In about 5 minutes you can create an easy and tasty meal or snack. But not all smoothies are created equal. Here are tips on how to create a healthy and satisfying drink.
50 Salad Dressing Recipes
Give weeknight salads a makeover with dozens of new dressings from Food Network Magazine.
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 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: 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: Rainbow Chopped Salad
Taste the rainbow and get your daily dose of vitamins from this simple chopped salad.
Spotlight Recipes: Healthy & Delicious Grain Salads
’m not just talking about brown rice. Many lesser-known grains have been around for centuries and are finding their way back into our kitchens. Quinoa, bulgur and barley are just a few I keep on hand. Here are some recipes featuring these nutritious, versatile and inexpensive grains.
Spotlight Recipe: Katie's Mediterranean Grain Salad
Here is a basic Mediterranean Grain Salad. It's versatile dish -- make it with couscous, wheat berries or quinoa. Or try it with a medley and reap all their whole-grain benefits.
