Jennifer Chandler’s Simply Salads cookbook is saving my life. I’m a lazy cook so I’m guilty of reaching for convenience foods too often. The blessing of Simply Salads is that each of the 100+ salads is based on pre-packaged greens and easy to find ingredients!
Normally, when I make a salad at home, it turns out so boring and tasteless, but the recipes in this cookbook are teaching me that I can make the same delicious salads at home that I often order in restaurants.
Each salad recipe is accompanied by a full color picture and I LOVE that! Who doesn’t?
My son lives and breathes his protein, so I decided to make him the Taco Salad and I used a spicy taco seasoning because he loves “heat”. He had never had anything like this before, and he absolutely loved it! (He ate all 4 servings himself.)
Another recipe I tried was the Curried Rice and Chickpea Salad. The different textures of the ingredients combined beautifully and it was a satisfying, flavorful, and delicious salad.
I have also made the Mandarin Chicken Salad several times and it’s my favorite so far. I just LOVE it! The author of the cookbook encourages substitutions and changes to the recipes and I took her suggestion with this one. I used La Choy noodles in place of the ramen noodles, and I used sliced blanched almonds in place of cashews. Sweet, savory and crunchy. Fantastic!
I have a lot of cookbooks but I have never had one exclusively for salads, and I am really impressed with this one. I know I’ll be using it often, as I’ve already been creating salads from it at least once a week.
To get your copy of Simply Salads, check your local bookstore, or you can find it at Amazon for $16.49 with free super saver shipping.
A big thank you to this wonderful cookbook’s author, Jennifer Chandler, for providing me with a review copy and introducing me to salads the way they can be and should be!
And another special thank you to the Product Review Place for the review opportunity.
Petula says
That book sounds great! I was just thinking about new ways to make salad the other day. I'm glad I stumbled on your blog today. Looks like we have a lot in common.
JamericanSpice says
I haven't had a good salad in a long while and need to get me one…preferable from Olive Gardens….that is the name right…where they have the most perfect breadsticks? Gosh I need to show up!
Heatherlyn says
I really enjoy good salads!
Jenners says
I'm always meaning to make and eat more salads and this book seems perfect and not too "weird." I hate when there are salad recipes with all this stuff I can't find or want to eat!
Stacy (the Random Cool Chick) says
Now that's a salad cookbook I could get into! That Mandarin Chicken salad sounds awesome – and I love the 'changes' you did to it…YUM!!!
Tara @ Feels like home says
We eat a lot of salads, too. I would love that book. 🙂
Tami says
Ooooh I'm ordering this recipe book! I just got one for chicken, and am amazed! I didn;t know you can make so many different thing with CHICKEN! LOL, I love to cook..but chicken just doesn't do well with my frying pans, oven or bar-b-q!
thanks Violet! YOU SO ROCK Love ya!
Yaya says
Oh taco salad sounds so good!
Lisa Mom of 2 Boys says
Oh, that oriental salad looks to die for!
Kristen says
Is it weird that just yesterday I was thinking that I need to eat more salads?
shortmama says
Those look delish!
♥ Kathy says
I'm a cook everything from scratch lady (don't hit me…I'll cook for you anytime lol). Those are some really yummy looking salads!
HeatherOz says
Wow! Those look so good. I am definitely going to get this cook book! Thanks so much for letting us know about it!
mrsb says
Wow, those look amazing!
Kristina P. says
I love salads. These look awesome!
Bee and Rose says
I am a big fan of the salad! The Mandarin Chicken Salad looks delicious!
James ~n~ Amber says
Looks so good ! I may need that cook book !
Sara Bonds says
Yum yum yum yum. We are big salad eaters in my house. I am totally telling Scott to buy me this.
Tiaras says
this I would love – I could eat a salad of some sort every day – BUT my kids – never eat a leaves! They freak out if I ask them to try one! I would be so skinny if it weren't for my family!
Devri says
I am so going to put that on my christmas list! lol
Those look delish!