amy chaplin

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SALADS Recipes

Herbed baby potato salad

POSTED ON August 31, 2011

Posted in Gluten free, Salads

Herbed baby potato salad

I rarely make potato salad, but when I saw these lovely little colorful potatoes, I couldn’t resist bringing them home from the market. They sat on the counter for a few days, looking like lovely river pebbles and I thought I’d taken their picture at least once; now realize that I had not.

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Warm farro and roasted squash salad over wilted chard

POSTED ON November 19, 2010

Posted in Grains, Salads

Warm farro and roasted squash salad over wilted chard

I wanted to share this delicious salad with you because I thought it might serve as inspiration for your Thanksgiving meal. It can be enjoyed either room temperature over arugula, radicchio or baby spinach and enjoyed as a salad course or warm as a side dish with or without the cheese. This is a good [...] continue reading ->

Panzanella sans bread and a story

POSTED ON September 20, 2010

Posted in Gluten free, Salads

Panzanella sans bread and a story

Each time I buy a pint of cherry tomatoes I think it’ll be the last of the year, but they seem to be hanging on even as the cool weather infuses the air, and apples and squash arrive at the farmer’s market in weighty abundance.

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Beet carrot slaw with tahini dressing

POSTED ON September 6, 2010

Posted in Gluten free, Salads

Beet carrot slaw with tahini dressing

A million years ago my childhood friend Jo wrote to me asking for a recipe for a beet salad she saw in one of my posts.  I planned to make it, take photos and post it ages ago but there always seemed to be another story to be told.

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Quinoa with roasted summer vegetables and harissa marinade

POSTED ON June 29, 2010

Posted in Gluten free, Grains, Salads

Quinoa with roasted summer vegetables and harissa marinade

I have been very busy this past week putting together a 3 minute video for a competition to win a cooking show on the Oprah Winfrey Network. It came together quickly thanks to all the dedicated help I got from my generous friends and family. You can view it here and if you like it, [...] continue reading ->

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