I wanted a side salad to go with my Moong dal with shrimp.
Category Archives: Salads
Karl’s Carrot Ribbon Salad with Lime Dressing
Filed under California Fusion, Root Vegetables, Salads, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Fish Taco Salad
Jan was gifted with two small heirloom tomatoes and a large ripe avocado. She requested a dinner with salsa and guacamole. I have gotten a bit tired of fish wrapped in a taco shell, so I thought I would turn it into a salad.
Filed under California Fusion, Fish, Main Dishes, Salads, Seafood
Karl’s Greek Spanakorzo Salad (Spinach and Pasta Salad)
I am making some Greek lemon chicken for a weekday meal. I made Spanakorizo (Greek spinach and rice) as a hot side dish last Easter. Today, I want to use the same flavors to make something lighter. This is more a fresh spinach salad with pasta, not orzo with a bit of spinach.
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Open-faced Chicken Salad Sandwiches on Pita Bread
I made chicken stock yesterday, which always leaves me with the problem of what to do with the chicken bits I pick off the neck and back bones. I know that the professional chefs consider this meat “used up” after they have made a stock. They simply discard it as being tough, flavorless, and too much trouble to pick off the bones. As a home cook, I cannot help but think this is wasteful.
Filed under Chicken, Main Dishes, Poultry, Salads
Karl’s Wild Rice Salad
Jan wants to go to a movie for Mother’s Day, Avengers: Age of Ultron. For me this means making dishes that I can prep ahead. To go with my steamed mussels, I decided that a rice salad would be nice. In days past I would probably have used white Jasmine rice, but with my diabetes I am going with whole grains.
Filed under Rice, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Orange and Baby Greens Salad with Cuban Vinaigrette
I am making Cuban Picadillo for dinner on Sunday, but I had difficulty finding any Cuban green vegetable side dishes. I needed to make more of my orange sugar, which always leaves me with two or three navel oranges to use up after I have removed all of the zest. I decided that an orange wedge and baby lettuce salad would do the trick. To make the vinaigrette “Cuban” I used lime juice and a bit of culantro Recaíto sauce.
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Karl’s Mesclun Salad with Lightly Pickled Vegetables
I wanted a salad to go with my bean soup. Mesclun greens are a combination of baby greens. While these, by themselves, make a perfect acceptable salad it is always better to add a few crunchy veggies for interest. Today, I am using green beans, red radish, and red onion.
Filed under California Fusion, Salads, Vegan, Vegetarian
Karl’s Moroccan Orange and Spinach Salad with Ras el Hanout Shrimp
It is my birthday and I thought I would get creative and please myself. I was looking on-line for Moroccan dishes to add to my feast. I was scanning more for idea, rather than recipes. This combination for the salad just sort of clicked into place as I was reading.
Filed under California Fusion, Green Vegetables, Salads, Seafood, Shrimp, Side Dishes









