This salad is from one of my favorite chefs, Scott Cohen at Watermark Grill. Perfect this time of year with fresh spinach, goat cheese and yummy yogurt dressing.
Salads
Austin Hippie Salad
This oh-so-Austin salad is one of Trio’s most popular lunch items.
Asian Tuna Salad
Think you’ve mastered the tried-and-true tuna salad? Check out this recipe from Simply Recipes. Your tuna salad formula just got a lot more sophisticated! This time, pick up some soba noodles, veggies, and sesame oil.
Asian Broccoli Slaw
A change of pace for traditional coleslaw…this is sweet and crispy broccoli slaw! An even healthier way to enjoy this classic Southern fixing…
Le Colonial’s Rice Noodle Salad
Le Colonial’s Rice Noodle Salad comes together with fresh Vietnamese vegetables and herbs, and begs for a chardonnay. Delicious with grilled shrimp or steak.
Mason Jar Pasta Salad
This grab-and-go recipe from Pasta Fits is a perfect fit for your cup holder — and appetite! Stash a fork in your cooler or carry-on — and you’re ready to roll!
Backstreet Cafe’s Heirloom and Cherry Tomato Cocktail
This recipe seemed like a perfect choice for Backstreet’s Tomato Seasonal Menu. Celebrate the peak of tomato season by using tomatoes of different shapes and colors to make this cocktail interesting.
Bakery Lorraine’s Shallot Vinaigrette
This superb shallot vinaigrette from Executive Chef Chris Cheatwood is the ultimate topper to Bakery Lorraine’s seasonal Cherry Tomato & Watermelon Salad with shaved radish, fromage blanc and sprouted arugula. The success of this salad is really owed to the flavor of some amazing Texas produce!
Grilled Fruit Salad
Plums, peaches, pears and figgs find their way into this uber easy grilled fruit salad from my friends at Sysco. Tastes like summer!
Springtime Salad with Asparagus, Strawberries, and Radish
The perfect spring salad from Chef Maggie C. Perkins. Light and lush with asparagus, sliced strawberries and radishes, tossed with fresh mixed greens and cannellini beans.
Roasted Corn Salad
This Roasted Corn Salad rocks with Spanish chorizo and baby kale, topped in a tangy Lemon Aioli Vinaigrette from Chef Justin Santellana at Nick’s Fish Dive & Oyster Bar in The Woodlands.
Marinated Zucchini with Tonnato and Blistered Tomato
Garden fresh from Chef Jacob Weaver of Juliet in Austin! Easy as an appetizer or spring side dish.
Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
I LOVE these incredible tomatoes! The longer they sit, the better they get! At least one night in the fridge before you eat them is best, although they’re good right away too. I learned how to make these when I took a Bistro Boot Camp at the CIA local campus.
Charlie Bird Farro Salad
I discovered this salad at one of my current favorite NYC restaurants – a tiny, eclectic little spot in SoHo called Charlie Bird. In addition to the good food, the wine list is adventurous, great fun—as are the luxurious Zalto wine glasses!
Blueberry and Pear Spinach Salad
A great spinach salad anytime of year for lunch or dinner! Topped with a tangy Blueberry Balsamic Sauce.