Tag: spinach

Roasted Fig, Bacon, and Wheat Berry Salad

Roasted Fig, Bacon, and Wheat Berry Salad

 Do you find yourself eating the whole tray of appetizers when you’re at Thanksgiving? Can’t get enough small bites at Christmas? This Roasted Fig, Bacon, and Wheat Berry Salad has all the flavors that remind me of holiday parties, but it’s totally acceptable to eat…

Beet Green Spanakopita Pinwheels

Beet Green Spanakopita Pinwheels

I love coming up with recipes to use up kitchen scraps. Often, these things are perfectly edible, but they end up in the compost pile because we don’t know what we can do with them. With a little bit of creativity, however, we can come…

Whole30 Blackberry Jalapeño Vinaigrette

Whole30 Blackberry Jalapeño Vinaigrette

I generally see tons of blackberries all summer long at the farmers market. And while I love snacking on them, or adding them to yogurt or granola for breakfast, I prefer to mix them into my my savory dishes. Blackberries have a perfect balance of sweet and tart that blends beautifully into main dishes, and one of the easiest ways to do that is to blend them up into a sauce. This Whole30 Blackberry Jalapeño Vinaigrette will be a salad dressing you reach for time and time again this summer, so long as blackberries stay in season.

(more…)

Sautéed Spinach with Green Garlic

Sautéed Spinach with Green Garlic

I talk a lot about produce on this blog, but when I’m planning out my meals at home, I almost always start from the protein. But a protein alone does not make a meal. Usually. So having a bunch of go to vegetable sides makes…