Teriyaki Spinach Pasta Salad is a fresh combination of sweet and savory Asian flavors in your soon to be new favorite salad! Teriyaki Spinach Pasta Salad is always a winner at gatherings. It is filled with many things we love: Teriyaki chicken and dressing, oranges, Craisins, fresh spinach, pasta, water chestnuts, and honey roasted nuts… Read More
Salads: Meat, Poultry & Main Dish Salads
The Original Chopped Salad
The Original Chopped Salad, made famous at Citizen Public House and also at The Gladly restaurant in Phoenix, AZ is easy to make at home! A unique blend of veggies- fresh and dried, sweet currants, salty pepitas and creamy dressing make this salad a hit with everyone. The Original Chopped Salad recipe is one… Read More
Southwest Salad with Cilantro Honey Lime Dressing
Southwest Salad with Cilantro Honey Lime Dressing has been a favorite in our home for years! Loaded with crispy Romaine, beans, corn, creamy avocado, and a bit of Pepper Jack cheese. Southwest Salad comes with a warning, it’s highly addictive. The first time I ate this salad, I took leftovers home from a family party… Read More
Chicken, Pear and Smoked Gouda Salad
If you’re looking for a show stopping salad any time of the year, this salad is for you! Chicken, Pear and Smoked Gouda Salad is the ultimate blend of everything a salad should be. Fresh pears, smoky Gouda cheese, crunchy cashews, moist chicken and a fresh dressing made with ingredients (most likely) already in your pantry… Read More
Favorite Cafe Rio Copycat Recipes
Over the years, I’ve posted several of my Cafe Rio Copycat recipes, which have been favorites to many of you on ABK. To make it as simple as possible for you (and me) to find and make our favorite Cafe Rio menu items, I’ve compiled all of our family Favorite Cafe Rio Copycat Recipes recipes… Read More
Mango Chicken Pasta Salad with Tarragon Lime Dressing
Plates and Palates, my favorite local cafe in Bountiful, UT was the inspiration for Mango Chicken Pasta Salad with Tarragon Lime Dressing. This pasta salad is a combination of flavors from two of my top picks at Plates and Palates: the Mango Avocado Chicken with Basil Dressing and the Lemon Bowtie with Tarragon Dressing. It’s like two… Read More
Spinach and Pear Salad with Apple Ginger Dressing
If you love fruit and cheese this is going to be your new favorite salad! Spinach and Pear Salad with Apple Ginger Dressing is a fresh combination of fruit and Sharp White Cheddar Cheese, finished off with a homemade apple and ginger dressing. Sweet and savory I’m a sweet and savory person to the core! I… Read More
Grilled Chicken and Peach Salad with Caramelized Barbecue Sauce
Grilled Chicken and Peach Salad with Caramelized Barbecue Sauce is perfection in a summer salad! Hearty enough for a big appetite, and light enough for those days when you just want a good salad for dinner, this dish is sure to be on your most requested list of recipes to make! The summer of 2017… Read More
Grilled Chicken and Kale Salad with Apricot Vinaigrette
Grilled Chicken and Kale Salad with Apricot Vinaigrette is the perfect way to celebrate the end of a long cold winter and the unveiling of SPRING! This salad combines grilled chicken, fresh kale, spinach, seasonal berries, creamy Gorgonzola or Blue cheese, crunchy pumpkin seeds and sweet Craisins, all topped with my homemade apricot almond jam (you… Read More
Blueberry, Avocado and Chicken Salad with Grapefruit Balsamic Dressing
Since when did the week after the 4th of July feel like the week after Christmas?? So much gluttonous eating!! I’ve got just the salad to get you back on track to eating a bit more light and healthy. Blueberry, Avocado and Chicken Salad with Grapefruit Balsamic Dressing is made with fruits and veggies and… Read More
Tarragon Chicken Salad
Tarragon Chicken Salad on croissants is the ultimate classic luncheon food! I remember thinking I was really grown up when I finally was old enough to attend a bridal shower and partake of dainty chicken salad sandwiches on flaky pastries. Methods of making chicken salad have changed a bit over the years, but the basic… Read More
Pear and Pecan Salad with Sweet Red Wine Vinaigrette
The Pear and Pecan Salad at Plates and Palates in Bountiful is one of my most often requested recipes. I’m guessing it’s their top seller, along with their Lemon Tarragon Salad. My friends and I have been loyal customers at Plates from day one and have watched this business grow (from what seemed like just us… Read More
Panera’s Strawberry Poppyseed and Chicken Salad
Have you tried Panera’s most popular salad? According to the girl who helped me last time I was there, it’s the Panera’s Strawberry Poppyseed and Chicken Salad. She promised I’d love it. She was right. I loved all of the fruit in this salad: fresh pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, mandarin oranges. As I was eating the… Read More
BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy BBQ Cilantro Lime Dressing
Labor Day weekend kicks off the start to Summer. Summer. Summer. It’s been a long Spring here in Utah. One of thosekeep 4 blankets,boots,hat,gloves,scarf and portable heater at all times in your car for the baseball game seasons. So glad it is finally warming up. Summer means salads. I’ve been looking for an excuse to… Read More
Cobb Salad with Creamy French Dressing
Don’t you love a good Cobb Salad? Cobb Salad usually consists of a combo of bacon, chicken, avocado, tomatoes, green onion, eggs and cheese on top of a bed of greens. I love the way it looks with the toppings lined up in neat rows. Why is this appealing to me? I like to make… Read More
Cafe Rio-Style Sweet Pork Salad
Cafe Rio-Style Sweet Pork Salad is one of the most popular items on Cafe Rio’s menu! Now you can make Cafe Rio-Style Sweet Pork Salad at home for a crowd at a fraction of the price of eating out. If you live in the great state of Utah, or have visited here in the past… Read More
Chicken Salad with Apples and Dill
One of my favorite things to eat this time of year is chicken salad. For some odd reason, I never make it in the fall or winter. It makes me think SPRING is on the way!! Maybe it’s tied to baby chicks. Wobbling around on their little spindly legs. Saying, “hey wait for me to… Read More
Cucina! Cucina! Chopped Salad
Are you a Chopped Salad fan? Every blue moon, I crave a chopped salad. Found this recipe for Cucina! Cucina! Chopped Salad a few days ago. It’s from a restaurant we loved in Bellevue, WA . Lived there for two years and had two kids in that time. As my mom likes to… Read More
Asian Grilled Flank Steak Salad
Goodness, this was yummy. Here is the manly part of the salad (below). BEEF. Tomorrow is my little brother’s birthday. He is my one and only sibling. Harold. Uncle Harry to my kids. The favorite uncle, on my side. He has a fun, YELLOW (if you are into the COLOR CODE) personality. I asked Jacob,… Read More
Michelle King’s Wonton Salad
4:00 AM- Birds chirping. Right outside my window. Most normal people would just roll over and go back to sleep. Not me. I’ve tried a pillow over my head, earplugs, meditation, medication…then my thoughts turn to – Where is Jacob’s Airsoft gun ? Would an Airsoft gun put an end to the sounds of spring?… Read More
Black Bean Chicken Taco Salad
I have fond memories of my Mom’s tacos. She made tacos using ground beef, chopped onion, a package of Schilling Taco Seasoning, Ortega taco shells, American cheese, chopped tomatoes, grated carrot, and iceberg lettuce. I LOVED taco night. When I was a young married girl (yes, very young). How young? Well, let’s just say I… Read More