Roasted Vegetable & Quinoa Salad with Smoked Cheddar & Chipotle Dressing {Gluten-Free}

Roasted Vegetable & Quinoa Salad with Smoked Cheddar & Chipotle Dressing {Gluten-Free}

It is that time of the month again where I am sharing the recipe that I developed with Fine Food Factory  for our publication in the January edition of the The Overcast newspaper. The local ingredients that we are featuring this month were provided by two awesome local companies. First, Five Brothers Artisan Cheese gave us a… 

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Thai Style Slaw Bowl with Peanut Dressing {Gluten-Free, Vegan}

Thai Style Slaw Bowl with Peanut Dressing

This is a simple salad bowl that is filled with fresh and colourful vegetables. It also has a lots of nutrients and protein that will give you a boost of energy at lunchtime. This thai inspired slaw is very quick to prepare, especially if you have a food processor. You can grate all the veggies… 

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Roasted Beet, Pea Shoots and Citrus Salad

Roasted Beet, Pea Shoots and Citrus Salad

Labour Day weekend is already over… to me, this means the end of the summer and the beginning of my very favourite season of the whole year: fall! The crisp air, blowing wind, gray clouds in the sky, freshly harvested vegetables, handpicked berries, ocean waves crashing on the shore, bonfires at the beach, boilups… all… 

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Quinoa Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

Quinoa Salad with Mustard Dressing

This simple quinoa salad with honey mustard dressing is a great quick and easy summer meal. You can prepare it ahead of time and bring it with you on picnics or potlucks. I made this salad with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, bell peppers, parsley and basil, but you can really play with the vegetables and herbs… 

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Glory Bowl with Roasted Edamame

Glory Bowl with Roasted Edamame

This colourful and crunchy salad is perfect to take as a lunch or for a relaxing dinner after a busy day. This recipe has been adapted from another amazing recipe by the Whitewater Cooks. The original bowl is prepared with fried tofu cubes, but I decided to replace them with roasted edamame to make it even simpler. This… 

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Vegan Taco Salad with Fresh Tomato Salsa and Avocado Dressing

Vegan Taco Salad

This mexican flavoured salad is perfect to welcome the spring. A layer of spicy tofu and olive taco filling is placed on a nest of fresh baby spinach, and topped with a chunky mild salsa and a tangy avocado dressing. If you close your eyes while eating this salad, the combination of flavours will take… 

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Zucchini Ribbon Salad with Creamy Mustard and Garlic Dressing

Spiralized Zucchini Salad with Creamy Mustard and Garlic Dressing

This salad is so simple, pretty and delicious! The colourful ribbons of vegetables are just so inviting! Top these with a really creamy mustard and garlic dressing and you have an amazing appetizer or side dish. I used my spiralizer to give a fun shape to the vegetables, but you could also simply grate or thinly slice the… 

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Broccoli and Quinoa Salad with Mustard Dressing

Broccoli and Quinoa Salad

I love to prepare this broccoli and quinoa salad on Sundays to have it ready for lunches for the week. This salad is filled with veggies and contains a lot of protein from the quinoa and essential fatty acids from the hemp seeds. This makes a great lunch that will give you lots of energy to… 

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