Salads
Holiday Gift Guide 2024 – Drinks
A toast to friends, new and old, as Christmas lights sparkle around us. The clink of our glasses as we celebrate, a delicious beverage in hand. Whether you choose whisky or wine, ready-made [...]
Holiday Gift Guide 2024
Unwrap Calgary’s creativity this holiday season with our 2024 holiday gift guide, featuring inspired local gifts that surprise, delight and celebrate the spirit of the season. GIVE LOCAL! Ditch [...]
Classic Potato Salad
Evoking memories of summer picnics and backyard barbecues, the classic potato salad is a dish that transcends generations. This recipe captures the essence of that nostalgic flavour, offering a taste of comfort food [...]
Classic Shrimp Louie
Shrimp Louie is a classic, retro seafood salad bursting with flavour and texture. Typically, cool plump shrimp take centre stage on a bed of crisp romaine lettuce, garnished with tomatoes, avocado and hard-boiled [...]
Maroulosalata (Greek Green Lettuce Salad)
This classic salad combines crisp romaine lettuce with a vibrant dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, and fresh dill. A perfect complement to grilled meats or seafood, maroulosalata offers a refreshing and flavourful [...]
Waldorf Salad with Pomegranate
Waldorf Salad is a classic American salad dating back to the late 19th century. It was first created at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, which opened in 1893 and is widely attributed [...]
Gomen (Stewed Kale)
Gomen is traditional Ethiopian stewed collard greens or kale. It is a deliciously flavourful way to eat your greens and is the perfect side dish to any meal. Do not omit the cardamom [...]
Corn and Avocado Salad
Summer meals call for fresh, feel-good food. With the local markets brimming with fresh fruit and vegetables, it’s easy to be inspired. Meals that are easy to pull together are a must so [...]
Tuna White Bean Salad
Find the freshest tuna available for this recipe, it makes all the difference in taste. In a pinch you can substitute Italian tuna packed in oil which offers way more flavour than tuna [...]
Asian-Style Slaw
This is a very flexible recipe, really just a template. Napa and Savoy cabbages work well, whether by themselves or mixed with the regular shredded red and green, and celery, jicama and radish [...]
Cilantro Vinaigrette
This is a variation of a recipe created by Stephanie Kolk at Kayben Farms in Okotoks. Add a few drops of sesame oil, use soy sauce instead of salt and lime juice instead of [...]
Roasted Vegetable Salad
Roasted Vegetable Salad If your New Year’s resolution is to eat more vegetables, this is a great recipe for you. Vegetables are roasted in a hot oven until they are crispy on the [...]
Mexican Street Corn Salad
The best part of summer is all the delicious fruit and vegetables that are available to us. You can’t beat the freshness! While it’s already September, we are lucky to be able to enjoy [...]
Grilled Peach Salad
With peaches in season, we just can’t get enough of the juicy fruit. They are perfect for snacks and always welcome for a picnic. They are great on their own, but grilling the peaches brings [...]
In the Garden – Tomatoes Part 2 of 2
Read In the Garden, Part One So, after all your hard work all summer, now you have a bumper crop of tomatoes in various stages of ripeness staring back at you. What to [...]
Peach-Tomato Burrata Salad
Impress your guests with this gorgeous tomato, peach and burrata salad that makes the most out of late summer's garden bounty. Peach-Tomato Burrata Salad 1 burrata cheese (or fresh baby bocconcini)Whole cherry tomatoes and slices/wedges [...]
Winter Citrus Salad
January is National Citrus Month and the abundance and variety of oranges, grapefruits and citrus in the grocery stores always excites us. We love browsing the produce section in the market, looking for new [...]
Hy’s Little Gem Wedge Salad
Little Gem lettuce is a small lettuce that is a cross between romaine and butter lettuce offering both a crisp and sweet bite. It pairs nicely with the blue cheese, cooked bacon and buttermilk [...]