June 01, 2011

Wanted: Salads

The month of May just flew by! The Theme of the Month for May was Slow Cooker Recipes. Here's the complete Slow Cooker Recipe Index - Wanted: Slow Cooker Recipes. Visit anytime you need a slow cooker recipe. The link is also posted on my sidebar under Slow Cooker Recipe Index and Theme of the Month Round Ups.

I find it so hard to believe it's June already! The kids are almost finished with school and the weather is really heating up here in Florida. Can you guess what the summer recipe round up theme will be?

Ah yes, nice cool salads! Sounds perfect doesn't it?

Here's one of my very favorites...


This super simple salad is simply Boston lettuce (or I sometimes use baby spinach) topped with a combination of chick peas (drained and rinsed), edamame, and dried cranberries. I use a splash of plain balsamic vinegar as a dressing. This salad has zero saturated fat, it's packed with protein, very healthy, and with the combination of all the different flavors, colors and textures it's like a party on a plate! It's so delicious, hope you'll give it a try!

Here's the best part of the Theme of the Month Round Up - your posts don't have to be new ones, you don't have to link back here (but it would be great if you can to help spread the word). There are no limits to how many recipes you link up. In fact, why not go through your archives, link them all, the more the merrier! The linky will be open all month long. Let's all just work together to create a great recipe index!

29 comments:

  1. I love salads too especially like hot weather in Singapore.

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  2. I have been thinking of salads this past week! Theme of the Month - salads sounds good!

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  3. mmm, yum! Salads are great in the summer! Have a wonderful day!

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  4. What a wonderful way to bring in the summer... SALADS sound lite and yummy! I hope your having a wonderful day... I miss the beach so much...ahhhh.
    Take care,
    Lisa

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  5. Thanks for this! I enjoy your monthly themes.

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  6. Linked up my eggplant salad from last week.

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  7. Salads, good idea! I will link some of mine up. I am so picky about salads, I have to make my own, haha!

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  8. What a great idea. Yes, salad season is here and I love it! Mine is a skinny version of California Pizza Kitchen's Barbecue Chicken Salad.
    I put my name under the photo instead of the name of the salad...Opps!

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  9. Thanks for the fun idea! I can't wait to check out all the interesting salads. We live on salad all summer long so this will be great! - Chris

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  10. Who doesn't love a good salad! Sadly we are heading to cold weather but have linked up 2 great summer salads for you all to enjoy.
    :-) Mandy

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  11. Exciting! When I have a free moment I'll be linking up some salads...and in the meantime there are so many here to give me inspiration!

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  12. Our Saturday recipe focus for June is salads, so I'll be back with more to share later! I LOVE salads...

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  13. I did broccoli rabe(chilled), roasted red peppers(chilled), red onions, arugula,dried cranberries, & geata olives~ for dinner a few nights ago. Worked for me. ~Mary

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  14. When I am done with tech week, I need to do this. I adore salads (yay, I have one healthy craving) and live side-by-side with them all summer. Gorgeous, tempting line-up.

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  15. Those look great! Salads are perfect for June.

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  16. Perfect time of year for salads! Thanks for the ideas.

    Lots of yummy love,
    Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner
    www.mawhats4dinner.com

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  17. That's lovely! I hope I can make some salad soon.

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  18. Thank you so much for linking to Recipes To Run On. This sounds like such a great salad to make for dinner this summer!!!

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  19. We love salads. I am going to have fun looking. I left you one from each blog.

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  20. I did! I added my first cooking italian post!
    And I linked you back!!

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  21. oooh, what fun I'll have scrolling through all of these... maybe I will add mine later....

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  22. Hi Martha,
    What a salad luncheon this would be. I am sharing my Honey Apple Chicken Salad. Thanks for hosting and have a great week end!

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  23. okay...there's a few more for ya......lol...

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  24. Wow look at all that salad! It's rabbit heaven, ha ha. Great job everyone.

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  25. lovely event added an entry

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  26. Thanks for linking this up w/ Garden Variety Wednesday. Great idea!

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  27. Martha, you ended up with a fantastic bunch of salad recipes. Let's see which ones, I will make. Thanks for hosting this. Salads are sa great topic.

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