{"id":5130,"date":"2023-03-21T13:46:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T18:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/?p=5130"},"modified":"2023-03-21T13:46:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T18:46:52","slug":"from-good-to-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/from-good-to-great\/","title":{"rendered":"From Good to Great"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Make your salads go from good to\ngreat by adding fresh herbs. Spring has sprung, but it feels like winter. I\u2019d\nrather eat a hot bowl of soup than a salad right now, but it\u2019s time to prepare\nfor lighter fare. As soon as it\u2019s warm, I\u2019ll be ready for salads sitting in\nmelon or pineapple halves, cold soup, and crisp wedge salads covered with bleu\ncheese resting on icy plates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/c2tblog-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/basil-675x450.jpg\" alt=\"basil\" class=\"wp-image-5131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/c2tblog-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/basil-675x450.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/c2tblog-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/basil-338x225.jpg 338w, https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/c2tblog-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/basil-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/c2tblog-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/basil-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/c2tblog-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/basil-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/c2tblog-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/basil-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A fun presentation makes salads\nmore visually appealing. Small additions can take the taste from average to\nmust come back for more! Herbs are often overlooked as an addition to salads. I\nlove to add them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few combinations I\nenjoy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MINT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>pairs perfectly with cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, and berries<\/li><li>lightens up the earthiness of mushrooms<\/li><li>adds panache to a cucumber salad<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BASIL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>sits atop the obvious choice &#8211; a caprese salad<\/li><li>deepens the green in a green salad<\/li><li>enhances fruit salad of tomatoes, cherries, peaches, and plums<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DILL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>adds a twist to potato salad<\/li><li>brings the lemony, sweet bitterness to cucumber salads that complement salmon<\/li><li>brightens arugula, feta, and kalamata olive salad<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PARSLEY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>serves as a salad green<\/li><li>colors quinoa tabbouleh<\/li><li>rides alongside romaine or bitter greens<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHIVES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>lend a mild onion tone to any green salad<\/li><li>sit well with beets, garlic, and cilantro<\/li><li>blend into dressing to top a salad<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t\nforget to add cilantro to taco salad or rosemary to chicken salad. It\u2019s amazing\nhow herbs freshen the feel of a salad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\nsqueeze of lime can do the same thing. Lemon juice, mirin, balsamic reduction,\nmaple syrup, and honey are all good salad toppers that don\u2019t weigh the salad\ndown like creamy dressings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shredded\napple, thinly sliced pears, sprouts, jicama, and water chestnuts are also light\nadditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So\nmany salads repeat lettuce, carrots, tomato, and cheese. There\u2019s nothing wrong\nwith them. They\u2019re good. But with some tiny additions, they can go from good to\ngreat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s\neat great salads this spring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make your salads go from good to great by adding fresh herbs. Spring has sprung, but it feels like winter. I\u2019d rather eat a hot bowl of soup than a salad right now, but it\u2019s time to prepare for lighter fare. As soon as it\u2019s warm, I\u2019ll be ready for salads sitting in melon or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/from-good-to-great\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;From Good to Great&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[712,3395,1354,954,2051,3394,1353],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5130"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5130"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5133,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5130\/revisions\/5133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}