salad Archives - Stacey Homemaker

Creamy Vegan Broccoli Salad

By Stacey Homemaker on May 23, 2020, Updated July 7, 2020 10 Comments

Vegan broccoli salad is super creamy, crunchy, and delicious! It’s loaded with crisp broccoli florets, sweet grapes, red onions, crunchy pumpkin seeds, and tangy dried cherries that are tossed in cashew cream sauce. Complete your summer cookouts or party with this easy to make gluten-free and vegan side dish!

Have you tried the classic broccoli salad at Sweet Tomatoes? I used to love it before I went vegan, so I made a vegan version that tastes just as delicious! This version is so much better for you too, because it’s free of refined sugar and it’s also oil-free, mayo-free, and bacon-free.

This raw vegan broccoli recipe is crunchy, creamy, and loaded with flavor! The refreshing salad features crisp broccoli florets, red onion, tangy dried cherries, sweet red grapes, crunchy pumpkin seeds, and it’s all tossed in the creamiest cashew-based sauce.

Believe me, this is the best vegan broccoli salad you’ll ever make and it always gets rave reviews from everyone who tastes it! It’s also the perfect cold vegan side dish to bring to a summer picnic, potluck, or BBQ!

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Lemon Tahini Courgette Salad

By Stacey Homemaker on May 2, 2020, Updated July 7, 2020 2 Comments

Lemon tahini courgette salad is a delicious and easy to make vegan side dish that’s ready in 20 minutes! This spring-inspired raw salad features crisp slices of courgette, sweet cherry tomatoes, tender artichoke hearts, and protein-packed chickpeas tossed in a light lemon tahini dressing!

Do you say “courgette” or “zucchini?”

I usually say “zucchini” but I was recently watching a Laura Clery video and her British husband said that zucchini is actually called a courgette. I didn’t know that! Did you? I just like the way courgette rolls off the tongue, it sounds so much better than zucchini! Don’t you think so?

No matter which way you slice it, courgette or zucchini, is delicious in salads and I have the perfect spring-inspired recipe for you to try!

This raw courgette salad recipe features juicy cherry tomatoes, tender artichoke hearts, protein-packed chickpeas and it’s tossed in the most delicious lemon tahini sauce! The creamy lemon tahini dressing is one of my favorites, I put it on my daily salad, it’s delicious drizzled over roasted asparagus, and it’s even great as a dip for veggies.

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Pomegranate Wild Rice Christmas Salad

By Stacey Homemaker on November 15, 2019, Updated July 7, 2020 2 Comments

This festive Christmas salad is the perfect side dish to serve with your holiday meal! Loaded with arugula, nutty wild rice, roasted pecans, juicy pomegranate arils, greens onions, tart dried cherries, and tangy garlic dijon dressing; this hearty salad is a major crowd pleaser! Vegan and gluten-free.

This is my all-time favorite salad! I love the combination of flavors and textures, it’s so incredibly delicious and it’s such a good Christmas salad! The festive red pomegranate arils and green arugula ingredients make this the perfect vegan holiday side dish!

The first time that I made this simple salad was for our Christmas dinner a few years ago and my family (especially my mom) fell in love with it!

Now, my family loves this wild rice pomegranate Christmas salad recipe and they request it at every holiday, so I usually end up making it for almost every single family get-together or holiday gathering.

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The combination of peppery arugula, tart dried cherries, nutty wild rice, sweet pomegranate arils, and roasted pecans tossed in a tangy garlic dijon dressing is so tasty! This vegan wild rice salad is definitely a crowd-pleaser and I think that you’re going to love it as much as we do!

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15-Minute Arugula Quinoa Salad Recipe

By Stacey Homemaker on May 23, 2018, Updated January 3, 2020 1 Comment

This quinoa salad recipe has it all! Crisp carrots, peppery baby arugula, tender artichoke hearts, crunchy toasted walnuts, and tart dried cherries tossed in a tangy oil-free dressing. It’s easy to make and it pleases allll the tastebuds! Vegan, gluten-free, soy-free.

Last year, on this day, at this exact moment, I was onboard the Disney Fantasy ship with my husband, Travis, eating lunch at Cabana’s and waiting for to set sail on our eastern Caribbean honeymoon cruise! I sure wish I was doing the same thing right now! I am very excited though because we’re planning another Disney cruise later this year and I can’t wait to share it all with you! (If you’re thinking about going on a Disney cruise make sure you read this post of 159 Disney cruise tips you need to know before your cruise!)

Luckily, I have all the ingredients ready to make this delicious everything-but-the-kitchen-sink quinoa salad recipe in the fridge so I can make a quick lunch and get back to watching our honeymoon cruise youtube videos and planning our next Disney cruise!

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