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Avocado and Tomato Salad

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avocado tomato salad

 

This quick salad featuring avocado, tomatoes, and onion is a delicious, healthy side dish.

Try it with grilled chicken or fish. It would also be great served with tacos or enchiladas.

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Avocado and Tomato Salad

Hands-On Time10 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 3-4 large avocados diced
  • 1-2 tomatoes diced
  • ½ small yellow onion diced
  • 1-2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 Tbs. olive oil
  • juice of 1 lime
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Dice avocados, tomatoes, onion and garlic and place in a serving bowl.
  • Whisk together olive oil, lime, salt and pepper.
  • Pour over salad and gently stir to combine.

 

15-Minute Thai Salad

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Thai Salad

 

This Thai Salad Recipe is on the table in 15 minutes. To make it that quick, you’ll need to use cooked chicken that you’ve already made and frozen (one of my favorite tricks) or rotisserie chicken.

It is packed with Thai flavors and is absolutely incredible!

It’s great as a main dish, but could also be served as an appetizer or side salad.

 

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Ingredients

For the salad:

  • 2 heads romaine lettuce
  • 2 red peppers diced
  • 3-4 carrots diced
  • 1½ cups edamame
  • 1 cup cilantro chopped
  • 1 cup cashews
  • ¾ lb. grilled chicken breast sliced, optional

For the dressing:

  • ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3 Tbs. rice vinegar
  • 2 Tbs. soy sauce
  • 2 Tbs. lime juice
  • 1 tsp. sesame oil
  • 2 Tbs. honey
  • dash chili flakes

Instructions

For the salad:

  • Toss together the salad ingredients.
  • Add chicken, if you're using it.
  • Top with dressing to taste.

For the dressing:

  • Whisk all dressing ingredients together.

Everything you need for an amazing and easy Easter Dinner!

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I’m not sure about you, but we’re really looking forward to Easter this weekend! As you’re considering your final menu and shopping list for Easter, I wanted to share a few of my favorite recipes. Some have been shared here at Eat at Home Cooks and others are from other blogs. You’ll find a mixture of traditional dishes as well as a few twists on your usual Easter Dinner fare. Whatever your final menu and shopping list includes, I hope your Easter includes a celebration of this holiday and all that it means with your family and friends. And in the meantime, here is pretty much everything you need for an amazing and easy Easter Dinner!

Everything you need for an amazing and easy Easter Dinner!

Main Course Recipes

Honey Glazed Ham is always a favorite, and with this recipe, you don’t have to buy the prepackaged glaze mix.

This Mustard Orange Glazed Ham is from Laura at Real Mom Kitchen, who adapted an existing recipe to complement the tanginess of mustard with the sweetness of a fresh squeezed orange.

Herb and Olive Oil Roasted Chicken makes a great option for those who prefer a meat other than ham.

Salad Recipes

Shaina at Food for My Family created this Spring Orzo Pasta Salad with asparagus and artichokes that can be prepared up and chilled for several hours while you tend to your other dishes.

Hungarian Cucumber Salad  Tara at Unsophisticook shared her recipe for this refreshing cucumber salad that can also be prepared ahead of time and chilled until the rest of your dinner is ready to be served.

This Spring Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette if perfect for spring with the flavorful mix of berries, nuts and strong cheese. And the dressing recipe mixes up quickly and would be a nice addition to lots of different salads.

Side Dish Recipes

I found this recipe for Black Angus Au Gratin Potatoes years ago while preparing one of our first Easter dinners as newlyweds. It was a big hit then with it’s potatoes and loads of cheeses, and it has continued to be a family favorite ever since.

Aimee of Simple Bites has a recipe for Rosemary Potato Strudel with an ingredient list that includes potatoes, rosemary, sour cream and puff pastry. How can it not be tasty with that list of ingredients?

I know the Balsamic Strawberries recipe sounds a bit crazy, but trust me, you really should try this one.

Honey Glazed Carrots are always a favorite with a touch of butter and honey and they free up some oven space since it’s a slow cooker recipe.

Bread Recipes

Hot Cross Buns have been a long-standing Easter tradition that started centuries ago with the Saxons, and it’s always fun to bake a recipe that has stood the test of time.

This  Sunny Blueberry Orange Bread would make a great sweet appetizer to munch on if you’re serving dinner a little later than usual, or even a dessert for those who want some sweetness without an overload of sugar.

This Goat Cheese Biscuit recipe is an adaptation of a biscuit served at Table Fifty Two restaurant in Chicago and Oh my! That’s all I can say about these yummy little things!

Dessert Recipes

There were so many yummy dessert recipes to choose from that they had their very own post earlier this week. You’ll want to check those out before you make that last trip shopping trip. But be warned, you don’t want to check out these recipes if you’re the least bit hungry! Your mouth will definitely be watering.  And if you need even more inspiration, check out this post with 22 more ways to expand your Easter Menu.

Wishing you and yours the happiest of Easter weekends!

Chicken Salad with Chick Peas – easy lunch or dinner

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Hellmann’s Mayonnaise recently contacted me asking if I’d like to try their new Organic Mayonnaise.   I gave a quick yes!  Hellmann’s is my favorite mayo and this one is really good.

I decided to try it in a chicken salad.  This recipe is a little different than most chicken salads and it’s really good.  The dressing is creamy and flavorful, despite the simple ingredients.  Red onion lends a punch of flavor and cucumbers add crispness.  The chick peas and chicken are a surprisingly good combo.

For this recipe, I used chicken I’d cooked in the Instant Pot.  More on that another time, but I will say that’s a great way to cook a bunch of chicken.  I used part of the chicken for this recipe and froze enough for two more meals.

Here’s what you’ll need to make Chicken Salad with Chick Peas:

The ingredient list is very simple.  The salad comes together quickly and is very healthy too.  It would make a great packed lunch or easy dinner.

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Chicken Salad with Chick Peas

Servings: 6 -8 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
  • 2-15 oz cans chick peas rinsed and drained
  • 2 cups thinly sliced seedless cucumber
  • 2/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp. dried mint
  • ½ cup finely chopped red onion
  • 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 5 cups loosely packed baby spinach leaves
  • crumbled feta optional

Instructions

  • Combine chicken, chick peas, cucumber, feta, mayonnaise, mint, onion and lemon juice in
  • large bowl.
  • Serve over fresh spinach.
  • Top with crumbled feta, if desired.

 

 

Disclosure: I was compensated for my time in writing this post, however all opinions are my own.