Salads

Chef Masa’s Pomegranate Cabbage Slaw at the Dole Blogger Health Summit

Chef Masa’s Pomegranate Cabbage Slaw Adapted from Chef Masa’s slaw at the Four Seasons Westlake Village ONYX Restaurant Makes approximately 12 servings 1 medium head Napa cabbage, finely shredded 1 medium carrot, finely shredded 1/4 red onion, finely chopped 3 scallions, thinly sliced then chopped (white and green parts) 1/4 cup cilantro, minced 2 to […]

Months ago I saw a call in one of Pillsbury’s newsletters for the opportunity to become a Pillsbury Crescents Ambassador. I thought, “Why not? I’ve always loved Pillsbury Crescents!” So I went online and filled out the application, hit submit, and then promptly forgot about it. About a month later, on June 14th, I got […]

“Summer is the time when one sheds one’s tensions with one’s clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all’s right with the world.” — Ada Louise Huxtable My friend Juls, the author of the […]

Carrot Sesame Salad Makes 4 servings 3 – 4 medium size carrots (about 7 ounces total), washed and peeled 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil 2 teaspoons toasted white sesame seeds 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1. With a vegetable peeler, slice the carrots into long ribbons. Set […]

Warm Roasted Vegetable Mediterranean Salad Inspired by One Tribe Gourmet’s Roasted Vegetable Greek Salad Makes 4 to 6 servings 1 small eggplant, cut into bit size pieces 1 pint grape tomatoes, cut in half 4 – 5 cloves of garlic, minced 3 – 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil juice of one fresh lemon 1 […]

Lately I’ve been enticed by the beautiful beets at our farmer’s market. I got an especially beautiful bunch of beets during my last trip to buy produce at the market. The beets sat in my kitchen for several days calling to me to use them. I finally decided on turning them into a warm beet salad. I […]

FM’s Jerusalem Salad

After returning home from our local farmer’s market this past Saturday with a market bag full of fresh cucumbers, parsley, and beautiful heirloom tomatoes, I decided it was time to try and come up with a version of the Jerusalem Salad I loved so much at O’Falafel, Etc. Based on watching the salad preparation and […]

Easy Peasy California Cuisine: Balsamic Vinaigrette & Black Bean Hummus

Hi Fujiphiles! My name is Julie, and I will be sharing some recipes with you today. Both of these recipes have that distinctive California Cuisine taste, which I just love and hope you will too. Balsamic VinaigretteFirst up we have a really fast and delicious balsamic vinaigrette, which is fantastic on salads or for dipping […]

Celebrating Simplicity: Quick and Easy Carrot Sesame Salad

When I think of Japanese cuisine, one of the words that comes to mind is “simple.” Not all Japanese dishes are simple, but many celebrate flavors and ingredients through simplicity. Some of my favorite dishes have relatively few ingredients and focus on highlighting flavors and celebrating certain seasonal ingredients. Leonardo DaVinci is quoted as having […]

Going Green with Sweet Sesame Seed Dressing

After all of the pumpkin that’s been flying around in my kitchen I figured it was time for a bit of green. So I went back to basics and made up a big bowl full of simple green salad with my favorite dressing. Growing up one of my favorite types of dressing was poppy seed […]

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