Welcome Home Salad
Entree Salads – a personal favorite, whether scaled down for a weeknight dinner, or scaled up on a fabulous platter for a special occasion or dinner party. Developing this seasonal entree salad was a delight from start to finish. I used local and in-season fruits and vegetables, but use what’s available to you: plums in the summer, apples or pears in the winter, and strawberries in the spring. The list is endless, so make it your own. My daughter’s review: “Can we have this every night for dinner?” Prepare to be delighted!
Equipment
- Cutting board
- Measuring spoons and measuring cups
- Citrus juicer
- Pairing knife and chef’s knife
- Slicer
- Blender
- Mixing bowls
- Baking sheets
- Parchment paper

Welcome Home Salad
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Salads
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- Tangy Skyr Dressing, see recipe below (use the compliant version if doing Whole30)
- 1/4–1/2 cup NoCrumbsLeft marinated red onions MAGIC ELIXIRS
- 2 roasted chicken breasts
- 5 oz. baby romaine lettuce, or your favorite greens
- 1 cup parsley
- 5 small radishes, sliced thinly
- 6 pepperoncini
- 12 Kalamata olives, pitted
- 1 vine of green grapes
- 2 cups pomegranate seeds
For the Potato Crisps:
- 2 russet potatoes, OR 4 Yukon Gold potatoes
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
Instructions
Make the Potato Crisps:
Preheat oven to 425 F. Slice potatoes into 1/4 inch pieces. Place potatoes in a bowl with olive oil, salt, pepper, and cayenne and coat each potato slice evenly.
Evenly place the potato slices on a parchment paper-covered baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove, flip, and return to oven for 15 more minutes.
Repeat this step until the edges are brown and crisp and the inside of the potato is soft.
Assemble the Salad:
Slice fruits and vegetables into beautiful pieces. Arrange greens and parsley on a gorgeous platter. Fill the platter with your sliced fruits and vegetables. (This is akin to an art project in kindergarten: setting up the different sections and creating a masterpiece! Have fun!) After arranging your salad, place the marinated onions on the platter–it’s fine if some of the oil comes along. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and drizzle with the Tangy Skyr Dressing. Perfection!
Keywords: whole30 big salad, celebration salad

Tangy Skyr Dressing
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 cup
- Category: Magic Elixirs
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Icelandic Provisions Plain Skyr, OR Whole30: Use coconut cream (to make this mix 4 Tbsp creamed coconut with 6 Tbsp water)
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp horseradish
- 2 Tbsp fresh mint, chopped
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1–2 Tbsp water to thin, if needed
Instructions
Place all ingredients in a bowl (except mint) and whisk to combine well. Add the mint and stir. If needed, add 1-2 Tbsp water to thin for desired consistency.
Keywords: homemade creamy dressing, whole30 dressing
Sounds delicious, am going to try your dressing this week!
Thanks! Let us know what you thought!
Such a gorgeous salad! I can’t wait to make it for my family. Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome Melissa!! I hope they enjoyed it!
This salad is literally perfection!
Thanks! It is perfection!!!
Another one added to the list!! Yum ! Yum.! The dressing sounds delicious. I love horseradish.
I love horseradish too! Try it and let us know what you think!
Omg yes this is amazing!!!
Thanks! It is truly amazing!
This sounds amazing!!! I really truly can’t wait to try this
Try it! Let us know what you think
This salad looks amazing and the dressing has my mouth watering. Gotta find the Skyr products.
Go out and get them! Please report back!
That is a gorgeous and festive dinner salad! I will definitely be trying it sometime. Great post!
Once you’ve had, please check back and let us know what you thought
Oh this looks so incredible! That dressing is my spirit animal!
Love that about you!
So delicious. Can’t wait t make
Run out and get the Skyr as soon as possible
How lovely! This is so creative, and has all my fav ingredients! You really know how to captivate my taste buds.
This sounds amazing I have to try this dressing recipe.
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For the Whole 30 Tangy dressing, if using a can of coconut cream instead of making (I have a can of Thai kitchen unsweetened coconut cream), how much of it do I use?
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