THIS is the tomato salad that beats all other tomato salads in a battle. Fact. No other tomato salad even comes close. You can keep your Caprese. This is the one I dream about all winter long.
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Cucumber Melon Salad with Feta and Mint
This simple melon and cucumber salad is hands down my favorite dish of the summer. It’s crisp and sweet and juicy and salty and I just can’t seem to get enough of it right now.
Celery Root + Pear Salad with Walnuts + Manchego (Video!)
This simple winter salad of celery root, pears, walnuts and manchego cheese is crisp, refreshing, and full of cold weather flavors. Late winter / early spring – aka, right now – is the absolute worst when it comes to fresh vegetables. Just about everything local is out of season and the produce department has become dull and…
Brussels Sprout, Kale + Apple Salad {with Sharp Cheddar, Bacon + Pecans}
This salad, or at least a variation of it, has been a solid staple of mine for the past few years. I’ve made it several times for Thanksgiving, and when I tell people what it is, they politely say, “uhh, thanks, but no thanks.” On a day devoted to gorging on rich and heavy foods,…
Grilled Romaine Wedge Salads with Blue Cheese Vinaigrette (Video!)
This take on the classic steakhouse wedge salad uses romaine instead of iceberg, is grilled for more flavor, loaded with crispy bacon and juicy tomatoes, plus it’s lighter thanks to a blue cheese vinaigrette! Hello! Did you miss me this week? Did you even notice I skipped my usual Tuesday post? When I set out…
Warm Potato Salad with Bacon + Long Hots
This potato salad has become an absolute summertime staple amongst my little group of island dwelling friends. If there’s a barbecue or a get together, someone has to make it (usually me ????), and if they don’t, there will be a riot. Okay, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration. They probably won’t go that far (who’s to say?), but…
Shaved Summer Squash Salad with Thai Basil + Peanuts (Video!)
This has been one hot summer. I think we’re on our third or fourth heat wave right now, and last year I don’t even remember having one. Usually by August it starts to cool off a bit, especially here on the island, but currently it is 90 degrees and sweltering.
Cucumber Radish Salad with Yogurt (Video!)
Have I ever told you that August is my favorite month? I know I go on and on about summer all the time, but August is when I really enjoy it the most. June is filled with anticipation, July flashes by with hustle and bustle, but then in August, everything slows down. Crowds thin out. The…
Grilled Corn + Nectarine Salad with Blue Cheese, Basil + Chives
Greetings from sunny Virginia Beach! I’m spending the week down here with Chaser’s whole family to celebrate lots of milestones. Not only is it Grandma Carol’s birthday, but she and Grandpa Jim are celebrating 60 years of marriage together. 60 years! It’s amazing and inspiring and most definitely something worth celebrating. We’re staying at a gorgeous house right…
Grilled Lamb Chops with Eggplant Puree, Tomatoes, Cucumbers + Crispy Chick Peas
With Memorial Day weekend now under our belts, the summer season, and hence grilling season, is unofficially-officially upon us. This is my favorite time of year. And I know, I tell you that fifteen thousand times every June. It’s just that I get really fired up – no pun intended… okay, it was totally intended – about summertime…
Nicole Gaffney, aka Coley, is a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, tv host and food writer.