Salads

Winter Greens Salad with Pancetta, Pears and Pecans

Recipe and Styling by Paula Bowman

Hearty greens are sturdy enough to hold up well to this warm honey tarragon vinaigrette dressing. Feel free to switch the pears to apple, pancetta to bacon or pecans to almonds in this perfect cold-weather entrée salad.

Quinoa Salad with Beets, Oranges and Goat Cheese

Recipe by Paula Bowman

We love the ruby red colour that regular beets add to this dish. Candy cane (chioggia) beets or golden beets can also be used in this recipe. They will not bleed and stain the other ingredients, as regular beets tend to do if over mixed.

Guiltless Potato Salad

Recipe by Louise Martiniuk

Everyone loves this mayo-free potato salad, anytime of the year.

Easy But Yummy Potato Salad

Recipe by Di Hilliard

This potato salad is simple to make but so delicious.

Mashed Potato Salad

Recipe by Patty George

A twist on the traditional salad: serve hot, then cold.

Sweet & Salty Potato Salad

Recipe by Alicia Kwiatkowski

This modern version of potato salad provides a low-fat alternative to the classic side dish.

Chicken and More Spinach Salad

This salad takes a little time to prepare but will be worth it when you see the look on Mom's eyes when she tastes it. For a little crunch add toasted pecan pieces to the salad before adding the chicken slices.

Tarragon Potato and Pea Salad

Tarragon makes a great accent for potatoes and peas. If you cannot find tarragon vinegar white wine vinegar may be used instead. Fresh tarragon may also be hard to come by. If this is the case you may use 1/4 tsp of dried tarragon instead.

Simple Chicken Salad

Place a tbsp of this chicken salad on homemade biscuits and serve it to Mom for her lunch. Add a bouquet of flowers and a card and she will know just how much you truly appreciate her.

Minted Steak Salad

This steak salad will hit the spot when it comes to giving Mom the perfect Mother's Day dinner. Tomatoes, onion and mushrooms can also be added if you like. If you have leftover steak or prefer another type of steak use it instead of the round steak. Adjust cooking time for browning and heating.