Posts in Salad/Side
Beet, Cherry, and Quinoa Platter

Hello! It's hump day, so I thought I'd offer you a bright platter of tasty goodness to get you through the rest of the week. 

This is a really fun platter to serve to your diners. It's both stunning to look at and fun to eat. There are many strategies I use to keep plant-based dishes exciting and appealing to all, even to skeptical meat-eaters. But the one in particular I always fall back on is making sure I build dimensions of color, flavor, and texture.

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Za'atar Omelet Wraps with Cherries, Arugula, and Parmesan

Among other things, having a food blog has taught me to fully embrace and celebrate the current season's offerings. For example, pre-blog I would eat cherries for a snack without taking time to consider how to incorporate them into a meal. Of course they're a great snack, but when I tease them into even the simplest of everyday meals I appreciate and savor them even more. 

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Middle Eastern Lentil Salad

Probably many of you are better than I about using cucumber on a regular basis. Outside of a green smoothiegazpacho, a quick pickle, or the occasional tzatziki sauce, for whatever reason cucumber is not usually the first vegetable I think to put on my shopping list. That is, with the exception of when I make this lentil salad.

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