I make this salad every week and it’s probably the only thing I eat for 2 or 3 days. I guess it’s sort of my go-to-detox-meal. It’s completely vegan-friendly! Slivered shallots Minced garlic A can of any beans (I prefer black beans) Diced bell peppers (I like red or yellow) Halved grape/cherry tomatoes Chunks of [...]
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Veggie salad
Posted in Cheap, Salad, Vegetables on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Shredded roasted chicken salad
Posted in Cheap, Chicken, Salad, Sandwich on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The main inspiration for this recipe is my friend’s mom’s recipe for chicken salad sandwiches. Apparently she roasts the chicken all day and man.. the way it’s seasoned (there’s a little bit of curry powder or SOMETHING) is SO good. The meat is so finely minced that it’s basically a spread. OH MAN it’s so [...]
Salad
Posted in Salad, tagged goop, Gwyneth Paltrow on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m on this HUGE salad kick right now and came across Gwyneth Paltrow’s recipe for a summer salad (via goop.com). I know, Gwyneth Paltrow, who would’ve thought, right? DUDE, SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE’S TALKING ABOUT! I followed her recipe for the dressing but the salad ingredients are my own blend: (btw, everything was fresh–none of [...]
Pasta Salad
Posted in Cheap, Pasta, Salad on June 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I LUH me some pastas. And I LUH me some salads. And I LUH me some pepperonis (only beef I eat!). So what do you get? Kristen’s yummy eye-talian pasta salad. I made it all up, so I am smart. 1 bag of pasta, or tortellini (preferred) ½ pound shredded or cubed mozzarella (regular pasta, [...]
Sweet corn salad with nuts and feta
Posted in Cheap, Salad, Vegetables on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ok so I can’t take credit for this one…I stole the recipe from Real Simple magazine (which I fucking LOVE), but I changed it a bit and I made it so yeah, go me. Original Recipe: 1 cup walnuts 4 cups fresh cooked corn kernels (4 ears) 2 jalapenos seeded and thinly sliced 2 tablespoons [...]
Chicken and Coleslaw
Posted in Cheap, Chicken, Salad on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I used one of those bagged coleslaws.. very convenient. Coleslaw recipe: As much coleslaw that you need (I used about 1.5 cups for myself) Sliced graped tomatoes Cilantro Slivered red onions Almonds Salt and pepper Lemon juice Balsamic vinegar Olive oil (for the record, I ALWAYS use extra virgin; it just takes too long to [...]
