Salad recipes

Chinese chicken salad with shredded roast chicken, bean sprouts, cucumber, and carrots in a sesame-tahini dressing with soy sauce, garlic, and rice wine. Crisp, nutty, and satisfying.

Chicken and cantaloupe salad with black grapes, asparagus, capers, and Parmesan in a white wine-lemon dressing. A light, elegant main course salad with wine-poached chicken.

Auntie Yuan duck salad slivers honey-roasted duck and crispy skin over puffed mai fun noodles, shredded lettuce, scallions, and cilantro. Drizzled with garlic-soy-rice vinegar dressing for a Chinese-American restaurant classic.

Lentil salad with smoked turkey, fresh tarragon, and a tangy yogurt-Dijon dressing. A protein-packed main-dish salad that holds up beautifully for lunch the next day.

Szechuan noodle salad with fettuccine in a spicy peanut sauce made with ginger, garlic, chili paste, and sesame oil, surrounded by julienned vegetables and ham.

Poached chicken salad with fermented Chinese black bean sauce, julienned snow peas, and sesame oil. An Asian-inspired composed platter with a blended bean vinaigrette.

Herbed pork cutlets with Greek vegetable salad, cucumber yogurt, and couscous. A complete Mediterranean dinner plate with a lemon-oregano marinade that does triple duty.

White bean chili with turkey, tomatillos, green chiles, and a cilantro yogurt cream. A leaner Southwest twist on red chili that tastes even better the next day.

Rotini with shiitake mushrooms marinated overnight in olive oil and red wine vinegar, tossed with prosciutto, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, white wine, and toasted pine nuts.

Rotini with marinated shiitake mushrooms, prosciutto, sun-dried tomatoes, black olives, pine nuts, and Parmesan in a white wine broth. An Italian pasta with deep, layered umami flavor.

Rich chicken and linguica gumbo built on a nut-brown roux with the holy trinity, fried chicken, and smoky sausage simmered in chicken stock. Ladle over rice for a Cajun feast.

Sizzling pork pockets with Dijon-marinated pork loin strips stir-fried and stuffed into warm pitas with lettuce and creamy tarragon dressing. A quick, flavorful weeknight dinner.

New Year is coming, this moment is always excited, it means a lot. But we always need some good recipes to celebrate it, this chowder is a great one to keep!

Lawry's black beans with bacon, tri-color bell peppers, cumin, and cayenne, simmered in chicken stock and finished with Italian dressing. A smoky, tangy cold bean side dish.

One of my favorite Mexican dishes, so many delicious flavors and great textures.

An easy way to roast a whole chicken, and it comes out tender, moist and delicious. The leftovers can be put into salads or wraps or sandwiches to make a few more simply delicious meals.