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must-try homemade salad dressing recipes

the best homemade salad dressing recipesBlueberry Basil Salad Dressing by The Garden Grazer (doesn’t it look yum?)

So we are generally pretty healthy eaters around here, but the last few months of 2016 were a train wreck nutritionally. As cliche as it is to get things organized and get back on the healthy train in the new year, that is exactly what is happening at the Gentry house right now.

the best homemade salad dressing recipesAs I was rounding up homemade salad dressing recipes for this healthy overhaul, I thought I’d share them with y’all as well (surely we aren’t the only ones doing this now!).

peach, pecan and goat cheese saladps- Some tried and true salad recipes that we love- tuscan kale salad, warm root vegetable salad (this one’s perfect for cold winter-y days!), kale salad with tart cherries, peach, pecan and goat cheese salad. And here are 76 salads to try!

the best homemade salad dressing recipesCreamy tomatillo ranch salad dressing recipe (cafe rio knock off)

Lime cilantro vinaigrette salad dressing recipe

Jalapeño blue cheese salad dressing recipe

Homemade ranch salad dressing recipe

the best homemade salad dressing recipesHomemade poppy seed salad dressing recipe

Avocado blue cheese salad dressing recipe

Paleo ranch with fresh herbs

Strawberry salad dressing recipe

the best homemade salad dressing recipesAsian peanut coconut salad dressing recipe

Honey vinaigrette salad dressing recipe

Green goddess salad dressing recipe

Grapefruit vinaigrette salad dressing recipe

the best homemade salad dressing recipesLemon basil vinaigrette salad dressing recipe

Lemon bruschetta salad dressing recipe

Blueberry basil salad dressing recipe

Mango chipotle salad dressing recipe

Do you have a favorite homemade salad dressing recipe (or favorite salad) that we should try? Kid pleasers are especially at a premium, so if you have any of those, pass them along!

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super salads- southwestern black bean salad

Since June is the perfect month for al fresco dining, we thought we’d round up our favorite salad recipes and share them this month! And this Southwestern Blackbean Salad (some people call it ‘cowboy caviar’) is summer perfection. In fact,  this salad wasn’t even on my original Super Salad lineup, but we have been hanging […]

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arugula and watermelon salad with citrus vinaigrette

I love summer so much. So much. And this little blip at the end of May is just fabulous- everything coming back to life, produce on sale, grilling weather. Just fabulous. And this watermelon-basil-arugula salad with goat cheese pretty much sums up everything I love about May (and summer in general). You need to make […]

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76 must-try salad recipes

Tuscan kale salad It seems I might be in the minority here, but I truly, actually love vegetables. And any recipe that allows me to get a few doses of veggie goodness in one stop is high on my list, so I love trying new salad recipes. This the list of must-try salad recipes that I […]

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from good to gourmet: rosemary candied walnut salad topper

Thanks to the garden goodness of summer, we’ve been eating fresh-from-the-garden salads almost every night with dinner… which has led into a great experiment searching for fabulous salad toppers. Our favorite so far? Rosemary candied walnuts. It makes my mouth water just typing that… mmmmm…. They’re so good, in fact, that I thought y’all might […]