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Category Archives: Salads

Southwest Rice and Bean Salad

Looking for a good potluck recipe? This recipe is perfect. It makes a lot and provides a complete protein. If you’re just making it for a few people, cut the recipe in half. The full recipe will easily feed 12 or more depending on what else you serve with it. It is excellent for using …

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Edamame Salad

Last week I was traveling in the Boston area and for lunch one day was lucky enough to stumble upon a wonderful little bakery and cafe called Concord Teacakes. They served a “Healthy Edamame Salad” that was so good I had to try to recreate it when I got home. It is delicious and good …

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Chickpea and Couscous Salad

Here’s a tasty and versatile salad that can be a main dish or a side dish. It is adapted from a recipe in Bonnie Stern’s cookbook More Heart Smart Cooking and is one of my personal favorites. I’ve added the cucumber and radish and added a few more chickpeas to use up the second can! …

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