Salads

This Santa Fe Salad begins with tender juicy chicken breasts and fresh corn on the cob grilled over charcoal. The base of this salad is raw green cabbage diced like confetti, which gives this salad crunch like no other! The crunchy diced cabbage, smoky grilled […]

Grilled steak and grilled romaine lettuce combine with the classic bold flavor of Caesar salad to make this Grilled Steak Caesar Salad the main course! Yes, I said grilled romaine lettuce. Surprisingly, romaine lettuce grills beautifully, softening slightly with lightly charred tips. The lettuce caramelizes […]

Craving something sweet? This easy summer fruit salad is a great way to enjoy a delicious and healthy snack. Not to mention there’s nothing better than a bowl full of vibrant juicy summer fruit on a hot summer day.  This easy summer fruit salad was […]

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I love a good winter salad and this butternut squash kale salad is my new favorite! This healthy vegetarian salad is made with tender kale tossed with savory roasted butternut squash, crispy seasoned chickpeas with a hint of spice and tangy dried cherries, drizzled with […]

I still remember the first time we ever had a classic wedge salad with blue cheese dressing. In some ways it seems like a lifetime ago… One weekend when David and I were living in Louisa, Virginia, (long before The Mountain Kitchen existed) David and […]

I cannot believe I am sharing a recipe for homemade blue cheese dressing, but today I am. I have had a very strange relationship with Blue Cheese over the years. It wasn’t exactly love at first bite. It’s hard to go middle of the road […]

Homemade croutons are so freakin’ easy to make! I’m not sure why, but until recently I never really took the time to learn the art of making my own croutons at home. A fresh batch of homemade croutons are not only really easy to make, […]