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Welcome to Prep My Recipe!
I am a multicultural Southern California native with a lifelong passion for all cuisines. A retired corporate executive, now loving life as a recipe developer and food blogger.
Micheline
Prep My Recipe is a food blog featuring California-style recipes, step-by-step instructions for how to make delicious food and drinks, printable recipe cards, helpful recipe videos and tips & tricks, as well as recommended products for all budgets. Blog pages also spotlight “Pimp My Recipe” ideas for how to customize each recipe for a variety of dietary preferences. Please go to the Recipes menu at the top of this website to browse all categories and access all recipes.
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Warm Winter Farro Salad
This Warm Winter Farro Salad is a delicious combination of sweet and savory ingredients. With every bite, you get a satisfying burst of different flavors and textures! This nutrient rich salad is filled with wholesome ingredients like farro, Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, dates, pistachios, and fresh mint, which are tossed with a flavorful dressing. For an extra special touch, top with pomegranate arils and feta cheese. This farro salad can be served warm or at room temperature, and many of the ingredients can be made ahead of time. This hearty vegetarian salad is so tasty and it will give you energy for hours. Can easily be made plant based!
Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese (Two Ways)
This Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese can be made two ways…as an appetizer or an entrée salad. This vibrant salad has a variety of flavors and textures, featuring a medley of sweet roasted beets, creamy goat cheese, peppery arugula, delicate micro greens, and the satisfying crunch of roasted hazelnuts. This scrumptious salad is tossed with my luscious balsamic vinaigrette and finished with a drizzle of decadent balsamic glaze.
Very Berry Feta Spinach Salad
Full of vibrant colors and flavors, this Very Berry Feta Spinach Salad is a delicious summer salad that will captivate your taste buds. This salad is packed with wholesome ingredients like fresh strawberries, blueberries, walnuts, and tender baby spinach. To add some brightness it’s tossed with my Lively Lemon Vinaigrette, then topped with some tangy feta cheese and sautéed shallots. This salad is a delightful combination of sweet, tangy, salty, and earthy flavors. Can easily be made vegan & dairy free!
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
Elevate your salad game with this Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with mixed greens. Loaded with wholesome ingredients and fresh flavors, this delightful summer salad pairs perfectly with my Lively Lemon Vinaigrette! This lemony quinoa salad recipe is not only delicious, but a healthy choice when you want to savor the flavors of the Mediterranean. This recipe is also vegan!
Tangy Fresh Herb Potato Salad
The perfect side dish during warmer weather months, this super flavorful Tangy Fresh Herb Potato Salad is a must try recipe! Tender red creamer potatoes are steamed, then tossed with a delicious tangy dressing that is filled with fresh herbs like dill, parsley, and chives, along with chopped celery and pickles to give it some texture. A healthier version of a traditional American side dish with a unique twist that can easily be made vegan or dairy free!
Lemony Lentil Salad
My Lemony Lentil Salad is both healthy and delicious! Steamed brown lentils are marinated in a fresh lemon and herb dressing, then combined with tomatoes and parsley. The bright dressing penetrates the warm lentils to give you a delicious flavor in every bite. This tasty salad makes a wonderful lunch or side dish. A great make ahead recipe, this lentil salad is best prepared the night before to allow all the flavors to develop. This quick and easy recipe is also plant-based, dairy free, and gluten free!
Greek Salad with Quinoa
Colorful and full of bright flavors, our Greek Salad with Quinoa will have you hooked on the first bite! Filled with crispy romaine, and plenty of heirloom grape tomatoes, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, English cucumbers, red onions, and perfectly cooked tri-color quinoa, this salad is definitely a meal. To round off these Mediterranean flavors, we drizzled it with our delicious Easy Greek Salad Dressing. This might even be the best Greek salad you have ever tasted!
Arugula Pear Salad
Our Arugula Pear Salad is an elegant option as a first course, but complex enough in flavor and texture to serve as a beautiful entrée salad. Peppery arugula, sweet thinly sliced pears, toasted walnuts, and tangy blue cheese, combine to make the most delightful salad for your holiday table. Drizzled with the most amazing salad dressing, each ingredient complements the other to produce a light and fresh appetizer salad. A great start for a special meal any time of year, this delicious salad takes only minutes to prepare and will impress your guests every time.
Fresh Citrus Salad
Two types of greens, a few sweet and salty ingredients, and a beautiful citrus dressing, make this Fresh Citrus Salad a delight to serve and enjoy! This salad has a lovely balance of crunchy texture and sweet and salty flavor, with ingredients like peppery arugula, crisp spinach, caramelized shallots, honey roasted almonds, and our beautiful clementine based Citrus Vinaigrette (recipe coming soon). Crumbled feta cheese gives it a deliciously salty and creamy finish. It’s a great salad to make when you are entertaining!