If it's your job to bring the potato salad to the Labor Day potluck, don't take the same one you bring every year, try this great one from our archives!
We all love barley and mushrooms in soup, so why not use this popular combination in a salad? Toasting the barley in a dry pan before adding water helps to deepen the flavor.
Royal quinoa is a reddish, high-protein variety of quinoa grown in parts of Bolivia. It's particularly nutty tasting, especially if you toast it in the pan before cooking. I serve this salad as a main dish.
This salad dressing has some unusual ingredients for an outstanding flavor. The small amount of steamed zucchini gives the dressing some of its texture, and the combination of garlic, lemon juice and soy gives the dressing its zip. It is great on a salad of Asian or baby greens, or try it over steamed asparagus or broccoli.