Arugula Salad (Pear, Peach, Orange Guava or Strawberry Balsamic)

This simple and light but elegant salad is a wonderful complement to a hearty meal.

We use the fresh fruit to complement our fruity white balsamic vinegar flavors. The light color of the balsamic is attractive on the salad and does not overpower the fresh fruit.

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Spring Caprese Appetizer/Salad (Hibiscus Lychee, Pear, Mango, Strawberry or Orange Guava Balsamic)

It's fun to change out the traditional components of a caprese appetizer to create something just a bit different.
This time we used golden beets in addition to tomato and swapped out arugula for fresh basil.

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Roasted Veggie Thai Noodle Salad (Vindaloo Curry Dipping Oil)

Roasted Veggie Thai Noodle Salad (Vindaloo Curry Dipping Oil)

Roasting vegetables can take a little longer but it is one of the best ways to bring out their best and ensure you are not draining away their health value in water. We love to roast veggies in ethnic spices, and here they are combined with Thai noodles for a side dish or main meal that you will go back to again and again.

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Anne's Famous Smoky Dressing (Fig, Maple, Pear or Mango Balsamic & Smoked Olive Oil)

At the Farmers' Markets, many of you have asked me to relay my recipe for this dressing. After repeating it about 100 times, I  decided it would be much more efficient to just add it to this blog! When you add a bit of smoke to your dressing, it’s like your salad is filled with smoked bacon, or smoked cheddar chunks, or smoked fish … etc.

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Asian Noodle Salad (Persian Lime Olive Oil and Pear Balsamic)

This is another of our Miracle Noodle-inspired recipes! (The other is our Tex Mex Salad.)

This Asian Noodle Salad was chosen over pasta and potato salads by a panel of kids under 10 at our food demo at the Orange County Fair. We were so surprised that they asked for seconds of this. Kids know best!

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