Spinach Salad with Poached Eggs and … wait for it … wait for it … hot bacon dressing. This is an old-school salad that is savory as savory gets.
Salads
Polish Root Vegetable Salad
Polish Root Vegetable Salad recipe: carrots, celery root, parsnips, eggs, yum.
Tomato Corn Salad (with bacon)
Tomato Corn Salad! Heirloom tomatoes, raw corn, tangy feta, peppery arugula, smoky bacon, crunchy almonds … love your vegetables! (Easy-ish recipe.)
Tropical Fruit Salad
Martha Stewart’s Tropical Fruit Salad is made with fresh pineapple, strawberry, lime, and coconut chips. It’s probably the simplest of the Martha recipes I know, but its nonetheless characteristically delicious and distinctive.
Cool, Blue, Sweet, and Spicy
This cool, blue, sweet, and spicy tropical dinner for four is fun and special without being fussy: Kahuna Salad, Spicy Coconut Beef and Vegetables, Blue Hawaiian cocktails, and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake. See the post for the menu and links to the recipes.
Kahuna Salad
This Kahuna Salad is made up of Hawaiian pineapple and macadamia nuts, plus tropcal flavors like banana chips and papaya. Its tahini dressing is lightly sweetened with maple syrup, which helps tie the fruits and vegetables together. If you’re an avid saladista, this recipe might be a nice refreshing addition to your rotation.
Russian Dressing Recipe
This easy, homemade, piquant Russian dressing recipe uses ingredients you may already have onhand. It’s bolder and more brazen than Putin on horseback! (And yet it manages to be delicious.)