The perfect potluck salad! This easy rice salad recipe has all of the flavors of your favorite Greek salad and it comes together in just 15 minutes. 125 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP If we’re heading to a potluck barbecue, chances are that I’m toting along some sort of summer salad, like this…
Cucumber Salad Recipe with Dill Yogurt Dressing
This is one of the easiest summertime salads you can make! This creamy cucumber salad is dressed with a light dill yogurt dressing and can be mostly made ahead of time. 24 calories and 0 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP We are big on summertime side dishes around here, particularly ones that have some sort of…
Chimichurri Cucumber Noodles with Shrimp, Avocado & Hearts of Palm
Chimichurri cucumber noodles are fantastic on their own, but when you add creamy avocado, shrimp and hearts of palm, you have a magical summertime dinner recipe. 245 calories and 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP. Thank you to the California Avocado Commission for helping me to share this recipe with you. I will take any excuse…
Vegetable Hand Roll Recipe (Temaki) with Avocado Wasabi Yogurt
Creamy avocados do double duty in this vegetable hand roll (temaki), as part of the vegetable filling and the wasabi yogurt. 120 calories and 3 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP. Thank you to California Avocados for helping me share this recipe with you. If it was up to my boys and me, it would be “all…
Quinoa Vegetable Salad with Tahini Dressing
This quinoa salad recipe turns into a powerhouse of nutrients and fiber when filled with kale, snap peas and other veggies, all toss with a tahini dressing. 102 calories and 3 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP Quinoa is a staple in our house, which is one of the reasons I like to make big batches and…
Light Egg Salad Cucumber Boats
Whip up this light egg salad recipe, served in cucumber boats, for a quick pick-me-up snack in the afternoon or a healthy lunch. 98 calories and 0 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP My friend and I always had a good laugh over egg salad sandwiches when we were kids. Well, it wasn’t actually the egg salad…
Asian Cucumber & Jicama Slaw Recipe
This is the slaw to beat all others! Fresh and flavorful, this cucumber and jicama slaw recipe, with an Asian flair, is great on its own or tucked inside of tacos. It’s hard not to be smitten with jicama when you first bite into the crisp, naturally sweet vegetable. It’s crunchiness adds interesting texture to…
Sushi Salad with Wasabi Soy Dressing Recipe
If you like the flavors of sushi, you are going to love this salad! A wasabi soy dressing tops arugula, smoked salmon and pickled ginger for a fantastic meal. {First of all, I wish all of my Canadian friends, family and readers a very Happy Thanksgiving!} When we were in high school, my best friend…
Greek Avocado & Feta Cucumber Cups Recipe
These easy superfood snacks or appetizers come together in minutes. What’s not to love about avocado with cucumber?! Thank you to California Avocados for helping me to share this recipe with you. Backpacks dropped by the door, shoes kicked off and two boys’ hands wildly grabbing every snack item from our fridge and pantry. The…
Shrimp, Hearts of Palm, Cucumber & Tomato Salad Recipe
If you haven’t tried hearts of palm, this bright and healthy salad, with shrimp, cucumber and tomatoes, just may make you fall in love with them! When it comes to vegetables, I am an equal opportunity cook. I favor fresh veggies, particularly in the summertime when our fridge is practically overflowing with zucchini, corn, eggplant…
Cumin Orange Shrimp-Stuffed Cucumber Boats
These shrimp and avocado-stuffed cucumber boats are fresh and healthy for summertime, and fun to eat with your hands! I don’t know what it is about summertime, but it always inspires me to start stuffing things, like tomatoes stuffed with quinoa and hummus, zucchini stuffed with Greek rice and zucchini rolled with goat cheese and…
Smoky Cucumber, Radish & Avocado Salad Recipe
The fresh flavors of radishes, cucumbers and avocados highlight the flavors of springtime beautifully in this easy salad. By most standards, I had pretty weird taste buds as a kid. My favorite appetizer was smoked oysters dipped in cocktail sauce, I adored toast with mayo and sardines, snacked on radishes whenever I could and ate…
Low-Fat Greek Chicken Salad Wrap Recipe
Whip up this tasty low-fat Greek Chicken Salad Wrap in less than 15 minutes. It’s packed with vegetables and feta cheese for a satisfying lunch. If lunchtime is going to go well (and by well, I mean that it won’t involve a bag of Doritos and a dill pickle), I need to have a plan….
Smoked Salmon & Cucumber Appetizer Recipe with Caper Yogurt
This easy smoked salmon and cucumber appetizer recipe is not only smoky, salty and fresh, but low in calories as well. 21 calories and 0 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP Smoked salmon is to Vancouver as chowder is to Boston. Growing up in Vancouver, I ate my fair share of the smoky, salt fish. In fact,…
Quinoa Greek Salad Recipe with Tomatoes, Cucumber & Feta
Quinoa Greek Salad Recipe with Tomatoes, Cucumber & Feta Isn’t there some saying about the lazy days of summer? I must be doing something wrong because my summertime groove isn’t grooving yet. Each day, an overwhelming urge to nap hits at about 4pm. This is typically on the heels of supervising playdates, driving the kids…
10-Minute Thai Shrimp, Cucumber & Avocado Salad Recipe
“Quick lunch” does not have to mean “boring lunch”. Believe me, I’ve had my fair share of lackluster sandwiches or past-their-prime leftovers, but leaving the table dissatisfied leads to trouble. Snacking kind of trouble. And I don’t mean the good kind of snacking. A couple of cheese and crackers here, a handful of chips there….
Greek Grilled Lamb Chops Recipe with Tomato, Cucumber & Kalamata Olive Salad
Yes, I realize it was just a few days ago that I posted Ten Vegetarian Recipes for the Grill and then a vegetarian pasta salad (with plenty of variations) just a couple of days later. I realize I’m swaying between extremes, like a bungi-jumper standing on a precipice, trying to decide if he’s completely nuts…
Spicy Chicken Thigh Recipe with Cucumber Avocado Salsa
This quick and easy chicken recipe is bursting with flavor. The cucumber and avocado salsa adds a dose of freshness and vitamins. If there’s one thing I learned when my kids became involved in weeknight activities was that any form of “gourmet” cooking is out. Easy, quick and healthy recipes, such as these chicken thighs…
Pita Sandwich Recipe with Chicken, Hearts of Palm & Chimichurri Dressing
Sandwiches take me right back to my childhood. Growing up in Vancouver, sunny days were not as plentiful as we may have wished. When the sun broke through the clouds, Vancouverites streamed outdoors like ants headed towards the first summer picnic. On days when the sun glistened off the whitecaps of the Pacific Ocean, my…
Avocado, Tomato & Cotija Cheese Salad Recipe for Cinco de Mayo
It is hard not to start salivating when the words Cinco de Mayo (literal translation “Fifth of May”) are mentioned. I mean, really, you just can’t beat a celebration that involves margaritas and pounds of guacamole made from perfectly ripe avocados. Of course, this holiday is not just about food. It is commonly, and incorrectly,…