Soup & Salad

The most delicious curry peanut noodle soup loaded with sweet potato, kale, tofu, rice noodles, tons of delicious curry and creamy coconut milk. Finish with pan-fried sesame halloumi and peanuts. It’s comforting, deeply flavourful and made with pantry staples.  This is the kind of soup that comes together in 30 minutes, perfect for those nights…

I’ve moved on from creamy potato salads. This potato salad with green beans is a summer classic. It’s the perfect bring-along side dish for picnics, potlucks and barbecues. This is what you need for this Mediterranean Potato Salad with Green Beans yukon gold potatoes green beans cherry tomatoes red onion oregano kalamata olives capers olive…

This Strawberry Spinach Salad with creamy poppy seed dressing is one of my favourite salads to make this time of year. I picked up a bag of locally grown spinach and a container of strawberries at the farm stand just a few minutes from my home. This mouthwatering summer salad has just a few ingredients…

The best salads are those that are packed with a variety of flavours, textures and bright colours. My fresh mango salad, with a zesty vinaigrette is a lovely warm weather light meal. It balances the sweetness of the mango with the acidity of the lime juice and rice wine vinegar and a hint of chilli.…

This fattoush salad is made with a delicious blend of crisp greens, veggies and herbs, sumac toasted matzah chips and a bright lemon vinaigrette. Radishes are usually added but I never had any.  Spiced, baked matzah “chips” replace the pita chips, but other than that, this hearty salad packs all the fresh herby, tangy, spicy…

A pan of roasted vegetables, chopped up and tossed with lettuce for a big Sunday salad.  This salad is loaded with a robust array of the vegetables you have on hand for a colourful, nutritious salad.

We enjoyed a few spring-like days and now we’re expecting cooler weather and rain showers.  So I made a pot of comforting tomato soup with a side of very cheesy challah grilled cheese.  This simple homemade tomato soup is quick, easy, and so delicious, using a handful of basic ingredients.  Butter and olive oil – to…

Samosa Soup is an interesting and healthy twist to the favourite Indian street food. The flavours are similar to a samosa’s warmly spiced filling. Skip the dough, the folding and the frying, and turn those potatoes into this flavourful comfort food with all the same flavours – onions, garlic, cumin, coriander, fennel, turmeric, cardamom, cayenne,…

This hearty lasagna soup can’t get any easier or more delicious. This one pot soup tastes just like lasagna without all the layering and dishes.  You can get creative by adding any veggies you like to the tomatoes and noodles, and of course italian seasoning. I bulked up this vegan soup with spinach, lentils and…

A simple salad that makes the most of citrus season.  Kale and citrus keep me going at this time of year. Loads of kale, cara cara orange segments, red onion, green olives, feta and pecans make this salad hearty, substantial and loaded with goodness. If you love quick, crisp salads with a good balance of…