{"id":17007,"date":"2014-11-02T17:25:24","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T01:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=17007"},"modified":"2019-08-07T20:08:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T03:08:12","slug":"fast-fresh-easy-mexican-christmas-eve-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/fast-fresh-easy-mexican-christmas-eve-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast, Fresh + Easy: Mexican Christmas Eve Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n A lively, colorful crisp green salad is all you need to round out the groaning sideboard of deliciously rich holiday dishes and desserts, don’t you agree? I met and fell in love with Mexican Christmas Eve salad, or Ensalada De Noche Buena<\/em>, the Mexican Christmas Eve Salad at Melissa’s Produce<\/a> last week at a book launch luncheon for award-winning cookbook author Rick Rodgers’ newest book: The Big Book of Sides<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0Perfect timing for this book of 450 recipes, since the candy rush is over and we can all focus on the biggest feast of all: Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n Of course, a cookbook filled with 450 recipes for the best vegetables, grains, salads, breads, sauces and condiments developed by a seasoned recipe tester, author and consultant can serve you the entire year! Meal and party prep always seems to center around the main dish or protein when, oftentimes, the supporting characters are more important to the overall success of a dinner and making it memorable vs. forgettable – just as supporting actors in a hit Broadway play or Oscar-worthy movie. For my first Thanksgiving dinner of this year – yes, we enjoyed a Thanksgiving-themed meal before Halloween, and my favorite dish was the vibrant Mexican Christmas Eve Salad!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n An animated Rick Rodgers describing the feast of mouthwatering holiday dishes before we dig in: Mexican Christmas Eve Salad, Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Maple Syrup, Homemade Green Bean and Mushroom Casserole with Crispy Shallots, Roasted Beet and Orange Salad with Orange glaze, and Butternut Squash and Potato Gratin. All this and 444 more recipes in the Big Book of Sides<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>by Rick Rodgers.<\/p>\n