Category: Vegetables-Salads-Herbs

RECIPE: Apple Ginger Coleslaw

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[1] Go gourmet with apple ginger coleslaw. Photo courtesy EatWisconsin Cheese.com. [2] Use a crisp eating apple for the salad, like Gala apples, the #1-selling apple in the U.S. (photo © Good Eggs).   When we attend summer cookouts, we always offer to bring the coleslaw. That way, we know it will be a great…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pasta Made Tricolor With Veggies

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Mediterranean Pasta With Chicken. Photo courtesy Urban Accents.   Doesn’t this pasta dish look more exciting than a conventional red-sauced plate? It uses vegetables to make “tricolor pasta” instead of pasta colored green and red with spinach and tomatoes. Tricolor pasta—green and red plus white—looks appealing in the bag but typically fades when cooked. So…
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RECIPE: BLT Slaw With Bacon, Lettuce, Tomatoes & More!

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A BLT salad with blue cheese and avocado in addition to bacon, lettuce and tomato. In this photo, the tomato is blended into the dressing; but we added extra cherry tomatoes as a garnish for a pop of color. Photo courtesy SafeEggs.com.   We tend to use either shredded cabbage (packaged cole slaw) or romaine…
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RECIPE: Asparagus & Prosciutto Wraps

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We love these delicious, fancy yet very easy Asparagus & Prosciutto Wraps. Photo courtesy Castello USA.   Need something fancy—and easy? Here’s a lovely first course to make with spring asparagus. We serve the wraps individually plated with some watercress salad, to which we add some snipped chives or thin-sliced green onion. The recipe is…
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Cauliflower Mac & Cheese Recipe With Havarti Cheese

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[1] Forget the pasta: This “mac and cheese” substitutes better-for-you cauliflower (photos #1 and #3 © Castello Cheese). [2] Turn cauliflower into “mac and cheese” (photo © GoodEggs.com). [3] Havarti is also delicious on a cheese board for a snack, or with fresh and dried fruits and nuts for dessert.   Chef Michael Symon has…
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