Salads & Sides

Feel Good Fall Salad

Feel Good Fall Salad

September 26, 2023

Every October in Quebec, it’s very easy to be inspired by all the autumn colors around us when we’re dreaming up our monthly salads. In 2020, we created the Feel Good Fall salad, and it was a huge success: gorgeous roasted rainbow carrots with fennel seeds, candied pecans, creamy goat…

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Green Bean Amandine

Green Beans Amandine

August 15, 2023

“Green beans amandine is a simple dish of sautéed green beans and garlic, toasted almonds, and a squeeze of lemon. It is bright, citrusy, and nutty for a healthy side dish worth sharing. My family loves this classic recipe. If you ask me, it’s far too delicious for how quickly…

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Endives au bleu comme une Waldorf

Endives au bleu comme une Waldorf

July 10, 2023

“Selon la légende, la Waldorf Salad a été créée en 1893 à l’occasion d’un bal de charité organisé au célèbre hôtel Waldorf-Astoria, à New York. La version que je vous suggère est cependant beaucoup plus estivale.” – Festif ! Recettes colorées pour goûter l’été à l’année par Martin Juneau, Les…

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Rudy Radish on Herbed greens

Roasted Ruby Radish on Herbed Torn Greens

July 4, 2023

“When I visit markets this time of year, I find the overflowing baskets of ruby-red radishes impossible to ignore. Too pungent for me when raw, they become sweeter and distinctively earthy when roasted. And best of all, not a single part of a radish—from its leaves to its roots—goes unused,…

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Seared Halloumi and Orange-Glazed Beet Salad

Seared Halloumi and Orange-Glazed Beet Salad

April 20, 2023

“Halloumi is a versatile semi-hard white cheese that has been prominent in Middle Eastern and Greek cooking for generations and with good reason—it can be seared, grilled, or even broiled. It gives a dish that salty punch that is sometimes needed to elevate the other players in a salad. As…

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Warm Golden Cauliflower and Carrot Salad with Cinnamon Maple Dressing

Warm Golden Cauliflower and Carrot Salad with Cinnamon Maple Dressing

January 12, 2023

If there was ever a salad equivalent to a warming, good-for-the-soul soup, this is it! This salad is my trick to getting in those veggies in the winter, when I no longer feel like cold salads and smoothies. Plus – the dressing is SO good, you’ll want to make extra…

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Cypriot Potato Salad

Cypriot Potato Salad

November 26, 2022

“I am told by my mom that when my grandparents left to tend the animals in the fields, they would often take the ingredients for potato salad and make this on the side as they watched over the animals,” says Christina Loucas, author of 2022 Shortlisted cookbook, Cyprus Cuisine. “It…

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Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed Peppers

November 26, 2022

“This is such a popular dish in Macedonian cooking. Everyone has a different take, but traditionally the stuffing is made with ground beef and rice. Depending on what looks best at the butcher, I sometimes substitute other ground meats as well, particularly pork. My aunt Sophie used to make the…

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Salade De Boulgour

Salade De Boulgour

November 15, 2022

“Composé lui aussi de boulgour, Pitch est en quelque sorte la version arménienne du taboulé, mais en plus relevé, car on y trouve notamment du cumin et du piment. C’est aussi le plat préféré de Marie, ma belle-mère, à qui je souhaite rendre homage en l’incluant dans ce livre.” –…

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