Glass noodle salad was one of my favorite gluten free dishes to order when I lived in Thailand. Continue reading
Tag: Gluten Free salad
Gluten Free Picnic Pork Salad
A great gluten free full meal salad to take on picnics this summer!! Continue reading
Gluten Free Grilled Chicken and Blueberry Salad
Here’s a fun way to eat up grilled chicken leftovers, a salad with Vidalia Onion Dressing and Blueberries. Continue reading
Gluten Free Watergate Salad
Growing up, it wouldn’t have been a family celebration without Grandma Dot’s Green Fluff Salad. Today, on what would have been her 95th birthday, I’m sharing the recipe with you. Continue reading
Gluten Free Fish Taco Salad
I am absolutely addicted to fish tacos. Absolutely. I could eat them at every meal, every day. The only thing that really holds me back is my clothing budget. With the sour cream, mayo and corn tortillas, fish tacos is not the most figure friendly entree. I’m not sure what I like most about them. The soft texture, the creamy sauce with the mixture of cilantro and lime, the fact that you can eat 35 without any effort at all. I could eat them every day. (I know, I said that already.) Continue reading
Summer Spice Salad Dressing
Is it hot yet at your place? Growing up in Canada, this time of year was Almost Summer. Two more weeks left of school. Still the chance of a cold rainy day. Jeans still necessary at night. It’s so hot here. Not as hot as Thailand or Malawi in the hot season, and we have the luxury of air conditioning here, and the Walmart dairy section (the coldest place on earth, I’m sure) to escape to, but still pretty darn hot. Too hot to bake anything. Which is too bad, because baking is my favorite activity to do with my 3 year old. Keeps her out of trouble, contains the mess to one room, and produces something I want. Usually with chocolate. Nope. No baking this week. Strictly grilling and salads. Continue reading
Chicken Noodle Greek Salad
We had company last night. It was way too hot to cook so we ordered McDonald’s for some; but for me, and everyone else who wanted, I made salad.
This salad was inspired by my craving for spaghetti coupled with my heat induced laziness. I had some left-over grilled chicken, tomatoes, cucumbers and onions. For the noodles I used individually packaged mung bean vermicelli (because you can soften it with hot tap water- no cooking), one pack per person, but you can use rice vermicelli instead, about 2oz or about 1/2 cup per person.(Unless you’re starving. Then throw in as many noodles as you want. No exact measurements here.)
I called it a Greek salad because I happened to have feta cheese in the fridge and some of it ended up in the salad. (And maybe I ate the rest with my fingers.)
This would be amazing with black beans, so if you want to make it vegan, substitute black beans for the chicken and leave out the feta.
Chicken Noodle Greek Salad
Click here to download a printable recipe.
Ingredients
- Mung bean vermicelli, about 1/2 cup per person
- Cold chicken, sliced, or canned black beans, drained and rinsed, about 1/4 cup per person
- 2 tomatoes chopped
- l large cucumber, seeded and chopped
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1/4 cup red wine or rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Greek seasoning or your favorite dried herbs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Feta cheese
Directions
- Cook noodles according to package directions and divide evenly into bowls.
- Place slices of chicken in a line down the center of the noodles.
- Combine chopped vegetables, vinegar, oil, herbs, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
- Spoon vegetables over noodles on either side of the chicken.
- Add feta cheese to taste
Yum! just like spaghetti only without the heat!
Brown Bag Lunch Chickpea Salad
Taking a lunch to work or school is one of the biggest gluten free struggles. If you have access to a microwave it’s easier, you can take left-overs from the night before. But what if you don’t? Or what if you’re going to an event and you know the food will be full of gluten and you want to bring your own?
My friend Joyce introduced me to this fast and easy chickpea salad that has the flavor of that pasta salad your mom used to make for picnics. I used tomatoes, cucumbers and green onions for the vegetables, but you can use whatever you have on hand, even left-over cold broccoli or asparagus.
Chickpea Salad
Brown Bag Lunch Chickpea Salad
click here to download a printable recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups of cooked or canned chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 1 cup vegetables chopped to chickpea size
- 1/2 cup gluten free Italian Dressing (or see dressing recipe below)
- salt to taste
Directions
- Place chickpeas and vegetables in a large bowl
- Add salad dressing and stir gently to combine
- Place in serving size plastic dishes with lids to take for lunch
- Eat at lunch
Chickpea Salad all ready to go out for lunch
Fast Salad Dressing
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning or 1/4 cup very finely chopped fresh herbs of choice