Food and Fitness

If you like salmon, you'll love it even more when it's drizzled with avocado cilantro lime dressing. This Simply Salad contest winning dish was submitted by Joey Cyr, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA 

Serves 2

Ingredients

• ½ c. fresh yellow tomatoes, halved
• ½ c. fresh cherry or grape tomatoes...

Your taste buds will welcome this sweet salad topped with fresh strawberries tossed with tangy raspberry vinaigrette. This Simply Salad contest winning dish was submitted by Lindsay Knight, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA 

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 3 c. mixed greens
• 1 c. fresh strawberries, hulled, cleaned and sliced
• 3/4...

Just a few ingredients give your broccoli a flavor lift. This Simply Salad contest winning dish was submitted by Linda Ciccone, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA. 

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 2 c. fresh broccoli florets
• 1/8 c. red onion, finely diced
• 1 ½ T raisins
• ½ T dry roasted sunflower...

Enjoy this flavorful salad blending the flavors of pineapple, green apple and yellow pepper. This Simply Salad contest winning dish was submitted by Priscila Forteza, UMass Memorial Health - HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, Clinton, MA. 

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 2 c. chopped celery
• 2 pineapple slices, chopped (not too small or they fall...

Heading to a holiday party? Visiting a friend's house? Getting ready for company? Try these yummy brownie kisses. Melted chocolate, chocolate chips and nuts (omit if you'd like) make a great combo for these treats.

Break out the scented candles, turn on some Barry White, and get ready to massage your kale. Kale is a nutritious green vegetable rich in vitamins A, C, and K, as well as calcium and iron. But if you're going to eat it raw, say in a salad, you may...