8 warm winter salad Recipes

olive oil, asparagus spears, trimmed up to about 1-2 inches from top*(if asparagus is in season, you can trim lower, fresh baby spinach, fresh mushrooms, sliced, pine nuts, shredded parmesan , romano, or asiago(optional), tangerines , clementines or mandarins(juice and zest!), lemon, juiced, red wine vinegar, garlic, honey, fresh herb (depending on what you re serving with...can use tarragon, rosemary, thyme, dill, ect), quality salad oil (olive, or part olive and part canola, etc), kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, freeze bottoms of asparagus spears to use in stock! no waste.

mall red onion, cut into 1/2 inch wedges, sweet potato , cut into 1 inch pieces (about 8 oz), carrot, peeled and cut into 3/4 inch pieces, parsnip, peeled and cut into 3/4 inch pieces, celery root, peeled and cut into 3/4 inch pieces (about 12 oz), beet, peeled and cut into 3/4 inch pieces, extra virgin olive oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper, walnuts, balsamic vinegar, fresh lemon juice, dijon mustard, flat leaf parsley, chopped, feta, crumbled (1/4 cup)

pumpkin (or other winter squash), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes, extra-virgin olive oi, fine grain sea salt, tiny red onions or shallots, peeled (or 3 medium red onions peeled and quartered), cooked wild rice, sunflower seeds, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, honey, warm water, cilantro, finely chopped

mixed salad greens such as romaine , watercress, and bibb and/or boston, arugula (optional), coarse stems discarded, scallions, thinly sliced diagonally, chopped chives, bacon slices (1/2 lb), cider vinegar, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, kosher salt

mixed winter lettuces, fresh chervil, chopped fresh chives, salt, green beans trimmed, coarsely chopped walnuts, radishes for garnish, balsamic vinegar, spicy mustard, garlic clove minced or pressed, dried tarragon, salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, walnut oil

mixed winter lettuces, fresh chervil, chopped fresh chives, salt, green beans trimmed, coarsely chopped walnuts, radishes for garnish, balsamic vinegar, spicy mustard, garlic clove minced or pressed, dried tarragon, salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, walnut oil