Robust Recipes

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Mayo Free Pasta Salad (V + GF)

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Hi my friends, today is a glorious day because we are making pasta salad! Not just any pasta salad, it's vegan, gluten free, and MAYO FREE!!!! You know those pasta salads that are served cold, are super creamy, and have crunchy veggies in them? You know, the pasta salads that are brought to ALL the summer parties, picnics, pool parties, and pot lucks! Maybe they are just a Midwest staple? Either way, I'm sure you've had some kind of creamy cold pasta salad at some point in your life. It's … [Read more...]

Spring Strawberry Basil Quinoa Salad

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  Beautiful sunny spring days are here, graduation parties are here, Memorial Day is just around the corner, picnics, pot lucks, backyard BBQ's, pool parties, all the fun filled outdoor parties are to be had - friends, you need an easy salad to bring to those parties. This Strawberry Basil Quinoa Salad is just the one! Also, can I just mention how much I LOVE spring and summer and all of those parties, it's THE BEST! Besides I am always looking for easy dishes to bring to these kinds of … [Read more...]

Simple Spring Salad with Sugar Snap Peas and Burrata

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Hi and welcome to the first official day of SPRING!!!!!!! AKA the BEST SEASON OF THE YEAR!!! Even if it doesn't quite feel like spring just yet I know it's on it's way! Don't you just LOVE everything about spring?! The transformation, from blah brown winter to beautiful bright green little buds popping up on the trees. Yes, okay, it's a bit muddy at times and rainy but for me there is something so magical about the transformation from the hibernation to re-birth that gets me as excited as a … [Read more...]

Brussels Sprouts Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing

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Brussels Sprouts Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing....you know, like spinach salad with warm bacon dressing?! Like that salad only with crunchy shredded Brussels Sprouts!!!! YES PLEASE!!! I have always loved spinach salad with warm bacon dressing - the warm salty, smoky dressing, the creamy hard boiled eggs, the zesty red onions, the raw mushrooms sliced paper thin, and of course the crunchy bacon crumbled on top! BUT I never really enjoyed the slightly wilted spinach. I mean, I like spinach BUT … [Read more...]

Asian Citrus Salad with Marinated Salmon

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AKA Rainbow salad! Just look at all of those colors! Green, purple, and all of the orange! This Asian Citrus Salad with Marinated Salmon is exactly what you need to lift your spirits during any dreary, blah January days. TASTE THE RAINBOW! We need to discuss the dressing for a moment, it is creamy, sweet and citrus-y, garlicky, with plenty of ginger for a kick. The base is tahini paste, which lends a beautiful creaminess and bitterness, it is rounded out with honey and fresh squeezed orange … [Read more...]

Roasted Veggie Salad with Skinny Jalapeno Ranch Dressing

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Are you ready for a Roasted Veggie Salad with Skinny Jalapeno Ranch Dressing?! Soooo, it's like 10 degrees here in Iowa today and that temperature makes me want to never touch another cold salad or veggie for the rest of my days! Cold December weather makes me want to eat heavy comforting soups and stews and casseroles and dips  and sip on hot chocolate all day long! I don't know about you, but I find it a challenge to eat all my veggies this time of year. In the summer it's no problem … [Read more...]

Grilled Peach and Zucchini Summer Bowls

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Hi, friends. Today I present to you Grilled Peach and Zucchini Summer Bowls! Are you ready for this end-of-summer bliss in a bowl?! Whenever mid August approaches I get a little anxious because I haven't had my fair chance with all of the summertime produce yet. I haven't grilled outside enough! I haven't tried grilling peaches yet, as I told myself in the spring I was going to do. It's this silly, but very real rushed kind of feeling that I need to make the most of this vibrant produce … [Read more...]

Easy Caesar Salad (GF)

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Well hello, there, how about a tasty Caesar salad that's gluten free and still consists of those crunchy, tasty croutons we just have to have on top of our Caesar salad? How about a dressing that's made with Greek yogurt instead of raw egg yolks? I bet you can't tell the difference. This dressing is still as creamy, rich, salty, and as delicious as the traditional dressing! Are you ready to make this Easy Caesar Salad? Good, let me show you how! First, we make some skillet croutons … [Read more...]

Easy Greek Salmon Salad

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Easy Greek Salmon Salad is loaded with plenty of Greek veggies, tossed with a super flavorful creamy salad dressing and topped with a hunk of pan seared salmon. Guys, I seriously can't get enough of this Easy Greek Salmon Salad! It might just be one of my favorite salad entrees I have made for Robust Recipes! What's not to love about it? Crunchy fresh greens topped with all the best Greek flavors: chickpeas, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, red onion, salty Kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, and of … [Read more...]

Healthy Taco Salad (GF)

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This Healthy Taco Salad makes the perfect summertime lunch or dinner. It's loaded with all your favorite taco toppings and dressed with an easy salsa lime vinaigrette. Who doesn't love a huge taco salad? I mean it's a taco made into a salad; what else could you need in life?! Here's the thing: I love the idea of taco salads, but I'm almost always disappointed when I order one in a restaurant: They are always made with shredded iceberg lettuce. Okay, I get it: iceberg is crunchy. But it's … [Read more...]