This refreshing blend of protein-packed quinoa and roasted vegetables is light and healthy — perfect for kick-starting your health eating goals!
Salads
Central Market’s Quick Cook Five Grains & Swiss Chard Salad with Grapefruit Vinaigrette
These delightfully refreshing salad is packed with whole grains and pairs beautifully with a bright grapefruit vinaigrette.
Ali Miller’s Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
Chickpeas are a great source of protein and are rich in vitamins and minerals like riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, folate, and Vitamin A.
Ali Miller’s Mediterranean Tuna Salad
Image Credit: Becki Yoo for Ali Miller, R.D., L.D., & C.D.E. Try this Mediterranean Tuna Salad for a quick and light lunch right on top of a creamy avocado or a bed of mixed greens.
The Crafthouse Gastropub’s Thai Beef Salad
This recipe is from our friends at The Crafthouse Gastropub in Lubbock, featured in our third season! This salad is easy to make at home and features a homemade dressing!
Central Market Garlicky Chickpea and Fennel Salad with Baked Goat Cheese
Fabulous fennel is pulled into this one-of-a-kind crunchy salad, with fresh goat cheese and garbanzo beans. Central Market drizzles it with a tahini roasted garlic dressing for a rich finish.
Giacomo’s Cibo e Vino Organic Apple Cider Vinaigrette
Italian cooking doesn’t get any simpler than sensational salads like the Insalata Naomi from Giacomo’s Cibo e Vino in Houston! They shared their recipe for an organic apple cider vinaigrette you can pair with bresaola [air dried salted beef], fresh arugula, shaved parmesan, and marinated mushrooms!
Barquettes of Belgian Endive and Taleggio
Launch your voyage with with these of endive “boats” or barquettes ladled with taleggio and ricotta cheese and wildflower honey [above]! This delicious recipe comes to us from the Consorzio Tutela Taleggio, which aims to protect and promote the production of food from Val Taleggio!
Hungry’s Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Salad
This simple and delicious quinoa salad from Hungry’s Cafe in Houston has it all: organic veggies, a rockin’ roasted garlic vinaigrette and padded with the protein of your choice! We went with grilled shrimp…
Carrots Râpées (Carrot Salad)
A hearty side dish with a twist from Chef Greg Martin of Bistro Menil. This French favorite is simple to make, yet tasty and refreshing.
California Kale and Kamut Chicken Salad
Light and healthy – that’s what we like! Try this California Kale and Kamut Chicken Salad from my friends at Sysco. Dressed in a delectable lemon lime Caesar dressing.
Brennan’s Texas Peach Salad
Fresh goat cheese, Texas peaches and mixed greens drizzled in Bulleit Bourbon Molasses Vinaigrette…but what REALLY sets this salad apart is the Tabasco Peanut Brittle.
Bistro Vatel’s Heirloom Tomato Salad
Bistro Vatel is one of San Antonio’s great French culinatry destinations. This salad is so fresh…and so delicious. You will love it!
Bending Branch Shrimp Crab Avocado Terrine
This recipe comes from Bryan Gillenwater, a talented chef who knows Texas wine and terroir! A fine pairing with Bending Branch’s Roussanne…
Beet Carpaccio with Taste Elevated Sweet-n-Tangy Mustard Seeds
This recipe comes from the October issue of Food & Wine Magazine. It just seemed like a perfect fit. It’s fun, different and elegant. It’s also light and can compliment pretty much any meal.