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Easy 30 Minute Copycat Portillo’s Chopped Salad Recipe

June 4, 2023 by Faith Leave a Comment

With lettuce, tomato, cooked chicken, crispy bacon, tender pasta, gorgonzola cheese, and a flavor-packed creamy vinaigrette, this easy copycat Portillo’s chopped salad will become a summer favorite at your house!

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If you’re not familiar with Portillo’s, it’s a Chicago institution like Anchor Bar in Buffalo or Starbucks in Seattle. Portillo’s is a “fast casual” restaurant that serves classic Chicago style food, such as Italian beef sandwiches and Chicago dogs.

They have a variety of side dishes available, including the usual suspects like fries and onion rings. There are also a few soups and salads, including a pretty fabulous chopped salad with a cult-like following!

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Simple Pear Kale Salad with Candied Almonds and Crumbled Feta

November 30, 2022 by Faith 6 Comments

This satisfying Pear Kale Salad with Candied Almonds and Crumbled Feta pairs sweet and savory flavors with creamy and crunchy textures....

Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Chickpeas, Kale, and Pearl Couscous {video}

November 1, 2021 by Faith 30 Comments

Full of fall flavors, this Roasted Butternut Squash Salad features the natural sweetness of winter squash, earthy kale, nutty chickpeas, and honey apple vinaigrette to tie it all together....

Simple Glazed King Oyster Mushroom Recipe Served with Kale Salad and Maple Tahini Dressing

August 16, 2021 by Faith Leave a Comment

This Glazed King Oyster Mushroom recipe enhances the mushrooms’ umami savory flavor and balances it with sweet, salty, sour, and spicy ingredients. Don’t be intimidated if you’ve never cooked these mushrooms before; it’s as easy as slicing, marinating, and pan-searing them!...

Fresh Fig Salad Recipe with Pistachios and Pomegranate Dressing

September 1, 2020 by Faith 5 Comments

This Fresh Fig Salad Recipe features sweet, juicy fresh figs, nutty pistachios, and a sweet/tart dressing. It’s easy to make and as delicious as it is simple! Who says salad can’t be spectacular? Not I. I think the best part about a salad is its simplicity. If you have extremely fresh produce, just let its flavor shine and the work is done for you....

Vegan Grain Bowl Recipe with Blackberries and Fresh Mint

July 27, 2020 by Faith 5 Comments

This Vegan Grain Bowl Recipe with Blackberries and Fresh Mint is the perfect balance of sweet and savory flavors, and it’s a nutritious summer meal. One of my favorite summer memories growing up is of my sister and I picking wild berries at my grandparents’ house and eating them as fast as we could pick....

Apple Walnut Rainbow Swiss Chard Salad Recipe

February 5, 2020 by Faith 14 Comments

This Apple Walnut Rainbow Swiss Chard Salad Recipe features sweet crisp apples, crunchy toasted walnuts, and colorful rainbow Swiss chard dressed with a honey apple vinaigrette. I swear, if you hop backwards 11 times facing the sunset every Sunday, you won’t be sick all week!, a friend told me. Hmm…I guess I can see how that would work, I replied with a smile on my face. (Not so much, really, but who am I to judge?)...

Winter Salad Recipe with Kale and Pomegranate

January 6, 2020 by Faith Leave a Comment

This Winter Salad Recipe with Kale and Pomegranate is full of deep, rich colors thanks to winter produce. It has a great balance of creamy and crunchy textures, and sweet, salty, tart, and nutty flavors! A lot of people tell me that they think of salad as summer food and soup as winter food. Not me though!...

Chopped Kale Salad

August 26, 2019 by Faith Leave a Comment

Full of fresh veggies and packed with different flavors and textures, this Chopped Kale Salad is perfect for meal prep! And it’ll have you excited to eat salad. With Labor Day and the unofficial end to summer right around the corner, I’ve kicked my fresh-veggies-from-the-farmers-market habit into high gear. This Chopped Kale Salad is basically a combination of whatever fresh produce you find at the market that looks good, all chopped up! With crisped beef bacon and cheese added for protein, along with sunflower seeds for crunch....

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