Hot Grill Salad, Crunchy Tofu Wrap, & Herby Steak Salad w. Crispy Potatoes

on the menu (vol. 10)

What are your desert island kitchen tools? Mine are my knife, citrus juicer, and cutting board (or maybe bowls). I tend to use the same tools repeatedly because I love them—and because they work. With those three things, I could make so many delicious salads!

Yesterday, I asked in the chat what recommendations you all were looking for—please feel free to join in if there’s anything on your list. I’m also planning to send out a few recommendations for Prime Day! Are you planning to buy anything? (Should I get it, too?!)

This week’s meals are a gentle intro to summer: the most delicious grilled veggie salad over a bed of fluffy bulgur, a light wrap with refreshing collards and crispy tofu, and a steak salad to bookmark for your next dinner party (or the next time you defrost a ribeye). Maybe for you, that’s today!

Here’s what’s on the menu this week:

• Hot Grill Salad - aka the Salad I’m Making All Summer

• Herby Steak Salad & Crispy Potatoes 

• Crunchy Tofu Wrap 

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Hot Grill Salad

This salad combines a few of my favorite things: grilled vegetables, summer corn, Bulgarian feta, and a no-fuss grain. It’s filling on its own for a weeknight meal or a great side with grilled chicken, ribs, steak…whatever you’re cooking up. And the dressing—omg the dressing. If you only buy fresh oregano once this summer, do it for this salad. The heat from the grilled veg helps the flavors from the herbs bloom, so you get an incredibly fragrant dressing. I added balsamic glaze at the end because I thought it would be prettier that way, but honestly I might like it better without it. If you like a hint of sweetness in your salads, go for it!