Sometimes I crave a simple salad, full of flavor with few ingredients. I was inspired by a salad I had enjoyed at Terra in Century City. White and red Belgian endive leaves along with light green baby gem leaves were combined with thin, crisp pear crescents and creamy blue cheese crumbles. All this tossed together with…

Cilantro adds color and flavor when blended to make a creamy dressing for this hearty salad. Enjoy this salad for lunch or dinner year round. Vegetarian Chopped Power Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing Serves 4 Active Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Ingredients 1/2 cup chopped cilantro 1/4 cup buttermilk 1/4 cup mayonnaise 2…

View the print-ready version. In my opinion, a truly good green salad is a rare find. The trick is to balance bland lettuce as the main ingredient, with enough tasty bites to create a magic formula. And yes, this salad performs that trick! This recipe does away with the boring salad fixings. Opting instead for…

Fennel, with its faint licorice flavor, is often shredded or thinly sliced and made into salads or side dishes. While you can find it year-round, I think of it as a cold weather vegetable. Look for a bulb with a smooth outer layer and no blemishes. The raw green and white bulb slices along with…