Tabbouleh with Baked Pita Chips Recipe

Herbed Cucumber & Tomato Salad Recipe

Ingredients
2 cucumbers, diced
4 roma tomatoes, diced
1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
1 tsp fresh parsley
1 tsp fresh mint
1 tsp fresh basil
1 tbsp grape seed oil
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt & pepper to taste

Directions
1. Mix together oil, vinegar, honey, lemon juice, salt and pepper to make dressing.

2. Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl and toss with dressing.

Serves: 4-6

Simple Homemade Coleslaw Dressing Recipe

Get ready to ditch jarred dressing because you can actually make your own homemade coleslaw dressing with just mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar. It's so much better than jarred dressings! This simple recipe is really all you need to bring out the natural flavors of the vegetables. In fact the vegetables bring out the flavor in the dressing and vice versa, so make sure to include the green peppers. In my opinion, that's what really makes this coleslaw awesome — the combination of these specific vegetables and the homemade dressing. So if you're using prepackaged coleslaw mix, make sure to add diced green peppers and onions.

My favorite way to eat coleslaw is with seasoned or waffle fries. I take my fries and dip them in the coleslaw and oh my goodness... my mouth is seriously watering right now just typing this. You just gotta try it. It's kinda like the fries dipped in a chocolate milkshake thing but ever so slightly more healthy.

Ingredients
1 bag baby carrots, finely shredded
3 green peppers, finely chopped
1 head cabbage, shredded
1/2 onion, finely chopped

Dressing
1/4 cup mayonnaise
4 tbsp vinegar
4 tbsp sugar
salt & pepper to taste

Directions
1. Finely chop or shred carrots, peppers and cabbage in a food processor (the ninja master prep works the best for this recipe).

2. Stir in mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Chill for at least an hour. Toss and serve.

Serves: 10-12

Dinner idea:  Bacon-barbecued chicken, coleslaw (with homemade dressing) and baked beans... mmmm mmm!!

Beets & Goat Cheese Salad Recipe

I came up with this recipe after trying a delicious salad at a restaurant in Philly recently.

1/2 can pickled beets
1 bag mixed greens
3 tbsp chopped walnuts
3 tbsp goat cheese
3 tbsp red onion slivers
Vinaigrette dressing

Slice beets into quarters. Thinly slice red onions and chop into 1" strands. Layer beets, onions, goat cheese and walnuts over bed of greens. Top with vinegareete dressing and serve.

Serves: 3-4