I love salad. And if you have been reading my blog recently, you will know that I love squash. I recently bought The Barefoot Contessa's new Cookbook- Back to Basics, and this butternut salad was the first thing that caught my eye. (The Chive Risotto cakes I made last week were another that looked fabulous) I decided to try the salad when we were celebrating my baby's birthday last week and I loved it. I used pecans instead of walnuts, because I love pecans and made a few other changes, but it was really good. And really pretty- all the colors and flavors were wonderful together.
Liz's Bowtie Pasta Salad was a salad that we sampled at a get together a couple of weeks ago. My husband actually told me that he loved it and so I had to get the recipe. Trust me, if he ever tells me such information and the food didn't come from McDonalds, I am making it at home. I got the recipe and changed it a little. I reduced the amount of mayo and miracle whip and used fat-free mayo, which resulted in a little less dressing, but it was still enough. I also used the mini bowties, because they are so cute.
I dressed a little bit of the salad with Light Balsamic Vinaigrette, but we all liked it better with the mayo dressing, which is saying something, because I am not a fan of mayo, usually. So, if you need a salad, try one of these- they are crowd pleasers!
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Coming Tomorrow- TWD- Linzer Sables
6 comments:
I'm all about the Linzer treats coming up tommorrow! Hooray!
I love salads and these look fantastic!!
I can't get enough butternut squash lately, and your salad looks fabulous! I can't wait to hear about your linzer sables tomorrow!
I just read about this recipe tonight and it sounds delicious! Looks mighty fine, too.
YUMMY! I can't wait to try the squash salad! I love butternut but have never used it that way!
What a fun way to serve squash! Both salads look great and creative.
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