After all that delightful but heavy food in New Orleans I am craving BIG summer salads. We are in our third week of Get Grillin’ and these days I toss everything on the grill including irresistible Camembert cheese. The theme for our grill event this week is entrees. You guys will love our giveaway….$100 worth of spectacular Ile De France cheese. Are you ready to fire up your grills? Cookin’ Canuck and I sure are.
I love salads and eat at least one a day. I keep all my veggies, dressing and lean proteins at the ready at all times. It is easy to have your own food fast if you have it prepped ahead of time right and waiting in your fridge.
Look at that Camembert…..I am addicted to it. Thank you Ile De France for assisting in my obsession with this soft cheese.
I also had the pleasure of enjoying huge quantities of their Fol Epi and Etori. IDF generously sent me full wheels of their cheese. You guys need to come on over to join me for a cheese party.
I told you I tossed virtually everything on the grill for this salad. The corn made popping sounds over the open flame.
See my new fleur de lis tea towel? I got in on my recent trip to New Orleans. You will probably be seeing a lot of it. I also got one in a golden yellow color. I have always loved this emblem as a decorative element. This graphic is representative of French royalty.
I am in love with this balsamic vinaigrette I whipped up using fresh strawberries, olive oil and Dijon Mustard. Something about that touch of sweet with all the savory is heavenly.
Between the Ile De France cheese, Dijon mustard and fleur de lis there is a little frenchy theme going on in this post. I had not meant for that to happen, but I like that it did.
Big entree salads are super easy to whip up for the family or for entertaining guests. Use the freshest veggies you can find. Prep everything ahead of time so when guests arrive plating is a cinch. I used our favorite Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken for this salad.
Let’s take one last look at that Camembert shall we….I got the idea for the grilled cheese from the awesome Heather Christo.
What is your favorite cheese? What are your favorite ingredients to add to salads?
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Entree Salad Recipe Links
- Avocado with Tuna Give Recipe
- Cannellini Beans Tomatoes and Hummus Salad Salad Pride
- Garden Pasta Salad Red Chillies
- Mango Blueberry Quinoa Salad with Lemon Basil Dressing Veggie Belly
- Mexican Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad Good Life Eats
Giveaway Details
This giveaway is now closed, thanks for all of your entries. The winner will be posted soon.
Our awesome sponsor Ile De France is providing one lucky reader with $100 worth of decadent French cheese. I am sure you can think of many things you can do with all that cheese.
This giveaway is open to USA visitors and will be open until Sunday, June 26th at 5pm PST.
The winner will be chosen at Random.org and will be notified via email, so please make sure your email address is correct. You will have 48 hours to respond to me, or a new winner will be chosen.
This week’s theme is Entrees. Remember, your recipes do not have to be made on the grill. Any backyard barbecue-appropriate recipe will do.
How to Enter
1) You can enter up to three (3) recipes in each week of Get Grillin’
If you don’t have a blog, that’s okay. Just leave your recipe in the comments section of our themed post during any day of the themed week. Just do so on either Dara’s or my blog, not both.
2) For a chance to win Ile De France Cheese, enter your recipe(s) using the recipe link widget found below. Add your link to your grilling post to the widget on either MarlaMeridith.com or Cookin’ Canuck. You only need to add it on one site, but it will show up on both.If you don’t have a blog, then enter your recipe in the comments section. Read below for instructions on earning extra entries.
3) Somewhere in your post, please include the following “Get Grillin’ with MarlaMeridith.com and Cookin’ Canuck, sponsored by Ile de France Cheese, Rösle, Emile Henry, Rouxbe and ManPans.” This must be included for a chance to win the prize of the week.
To earn additional entries (you can only do so if you have entered a recipe), leave a separate comment for each of the steps listed below. If you don’t leave separate comments for each step, the number generator will not count them as separate entries.
- Re-tweet this giveaway, being sure to include my Twitter handle (@MarlaMeridith). Here’s a sample tweet you could use:Â #GetGrillin w/@MarlaMeridith & @cookincanuck Share Entree recipes: enter our giveaway $100 worth of @IDFCheese http://su.pr/17fizq
- Follow @MarlaMeridith on Twitter
- Follow @CookinCanuck on Twitter
- Follow @IDFCheese on Twitter
- Copy and paste our Get Grillin’ Badge into your sidebar or blog post.
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*You can stay in touch with Ile De France on Facebook, MarlaMeridith.com or Cookin’ Canuck too.
Dara and I are featured on the Ile De France webpage. Head on over to check out our interviews.
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I am drooling over these photos! Everything looks so incredibly fresh and delicious!
Maria, the key to a perfect salad is the freshest ingredients! I was so happy with all the produce the day of this shoot and how well behaved it was behind the camera 😉
A splendid salad! That vinaigrette is so intriguing.
Cheers,
Rosa
No need to enter me but I have to say that salad looks amazing and the dressing is getting bookmarked immediately!
Great Maris, I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Not entering a recipe so guess I am not entering the giveaway but it’s a great one. Nice cheese prize!
I love your new towel w. the fleur de lis.
And I am loving that weathered wood plank all your shots are on. I need to either make one like that from home depot, paint, sand it down, etc. Ugh.
Or buy one. I’d like to do this. Any retail suggestions for me? 🙂
And that melty brie at the end. Drool.
Hi Averie, I also need to make weathered boards. Nope can’t find them anywhere to purchase either & I have been on the hunt!!
What you see in my photos is an old teak table we have had for years. I wish I had like 20 of ’em in different colors.
Glad you like my new tea towel – and isn’t that melty Camembert amazing? It was a intact wheel at the beginning of the shoot & then when I turned around it was that puddle!
Silly cheese.
brie is by far one of my favorite cheeses…so creamy and pairs well with SO many things!
Hi guys……… I just did some research on how Brie and Camembert differ from one another. They are slightly related – both being soft ripened cheeses. At first glance they look the same.
There are a few differences I found.
– Traditionally Brie was made in an area south-east of Paris where the cattle grazed on stony river beds.
– Camembert was originally made hundreds of miles to the west, near the coast in Normandy, where a different breed of cattle grazed on lush green pastures.
– Brie and Camembert were made in different sizes: Brie a large flat wheel, Camembert a small high cylinder.
– Both the raw ingredients and the differing surface areas resulted in the different tastes between the cheeses.
– Brie is creamier in flavor to Camembert. The taste and the odor of Camembert is indeed stronger.
I LOVE ’em both 🙂
Ile de France: If you want to step in and add to that info I found feel free to do so 🙂
Now that I’ve been getting TONS of lettuce in my CSA, I’ve been seeking out new fun salad recipes! Anything with camembert and that super delicious strawberry vinaigrette has to be amazing. This is definitely going to be made this week!
Joanne, you are a lucky girl to get those fresh CSA baskets. I need to do that too. Not sure how it would pan out with all the traveling I do though…..lots of wilted veggies? You must try the strawberry vinaigrette *love*
Absolutely stunning colors, Marla. And that grilled cheese – oh my! I’m excited to be kicking off our Get Grillin’ entree week and looking forward to seeing what recipes everyone shares.
Absolutely STUNNING photos and food. This is why I love the season. Sommer just now posted grilled corn – hope she enters for you. I meant to add my grilled prosciutto and asparagus last week. It is too late?
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Valerie
Hi Valerie, great to see you here! We have closed our link up for last week but Dara and I would LOVE any of your entree links for this week. Go ahead and add your grilled prosciutto & asparagus & 2 others if you wish. I could eat that asparagus as an entree – would just enjoy more of them! xo
This looks so spectacular! I want that Salad! We’ll have to cook together soon, it’s settled.
Game on Georgia!! When am I gonna see you next?
Grilled cheese?! I have never had that before. I so want it though! Summer salads are the best. So refreshing and full of flavor.
Heather…….I know throwing cheese directly on the grill is sinful & fabulous!! You gotta try it girl 🙂
Marla I love this salad. I am a cheese lover. That roasted corn looks amazing. I wish I could taste and smell all your photos. They are so beautiful!. I am going to make that vinaigrette today. Summer is here
Oh my gosh these are some of the most beautiful food photos I’ve ever seen! I’m sooo craving corn on the cob now too. 🙂
Your salad looks like a bouqet. It’s gorgeously arranged, in color and orientation. The balsamic vinegarette has an interesting twist with the inclusion of pureed strawberries. The cheese probably gives it all that extra oomph. Haven’t tried this one before but I’d love to. I will have to enter this sweeps!
next time we get together, can you make me a batch of that “cheese”. That is simply heaven on parchment. It’s salad week. Yay! I have stuff some ideas for you! xx
Needless to say I love EVERYTHING about this salad and I cannot wait to make your vinaigrette – like you I am a sucker for the savory/sweet combo in salads!!
Love the dishtowel as well – so glad you had such a blast in NOLA!!!
Did someone mention French cheese?!!! OMG Marla never thought it would be you pushing fromage at us! The stinkier the better is what I say.
I would love to have that salad for lunch today! Any type of fruit in a salad sounds and looks so delicious to me! I’m going to have to make this next weekend. Thank you!
This is a great giveaway Marla! I love adding cheese to salads it really kicks it up. I like goat cheese or feta usually, but some fresh mozzarella can be nice as well. Thanks for the giveaway – it looks awesome!
Katrina, a little cheese certainly goes a long way. A great way to add flavor & to satisfy hunger….especially when you use the good stuff 🙂
I follow you on twitter!
I follow cookin canuck on twitter too!
Oh my, I want to drive right into that salad!
Oh my heavens! I am a vegetable lover, but salads don’t usually interest me much. THAT salad, however…makes my mouth water!!
Yay Nicole. I am so happy I talked you into a salad 😉
Wow this looks so delicious! I can’t wait to try it! You should check out Food Network’s new show Extreme Chef! Sneak preview Sunday, June 26 at 10:30pm/9:30c! Watch the sizzle real in the meantime! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3J824ZuGXA
Thanks FoolLover! Why are you passing along the sizzle reel to that show? Are you somehow involved with it?
Such a yummy and colorful salad!
What a delicious salad! I have been on a huge salad kick lately. I can’t get enough 🙂 I love the sound of this dressing too. I gotta give it a try! Also the grilled corn looks delicious. I love how it gets just a little charred on the outside…yum!
Brandy, that little bit of caramelization & char on the corn gives it so much flavor. I am not usually a big fan of corn…but some kind of magic happens when it hits the grill.
The salad makes me seriously drool! So colourful, fresh and loaded with flavours.
Beautiful salad!
That salad looks so fresh. I’m in LOVE!
What a beautiful salad, Marla!
I have never seen a more gorgeous salad! Love the strawberries. I always forget to add fruit to my savory salads.
Sandy, I do not add fruit to my salads too often. Certainly a nice change of pace though, especially in the summer. Dried fruit is yummy too. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
“Get Grillin’ !!! 😉
Thanks for suggesting I link this recipe!
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I’m with you on BIG summer salads. And fresh, flavorful cheeses can dress one up better than any bottle of ranch can. 😉
Oh yes it can….unless it is a phenomenal homemade ranch 😉 I’ll more often choose the cheese though.
Lovely summer salad Marla, and your strawberry vinaigrette sounds perfect – I love berry dressings!
I tweeted your giveaway!
Hi Marla, What a mouth-watering salad! Looks so fresh and delicious– I love your strawberry vinaigrette 🙂
Have a wonderful day,
Aldy.
Thank for hosting this grillin’ event – I look forward every week to seeing the roundup of fab foods!
Wow, the salad is gorgeous…I looove that vinaigrette…that must be so good!
I’m all about the feta! But I do love me some goat cheese, and a bit of brie, and everything in between… I just love cheese!
What a beautiful salad this is, Marla! The grilled corn was a brilliant addition…that’s definitely my favorite way to make corn in the summer! And oh wow, does that gooey Camembert look amazing!
I just entered my Cheeseburger Pie! 🙂
Thanks Faith! I am in love with your cheeseburger pie 🙂
beautiful photos! i follow you on twitter!
i also follow cookin’ canuck!
Pretty Salad Marla!
Oh my goodness, what a gorgeous salad and delicious way to lighten things up this summer. This salad has all of my favorite flavors and really looks like something my husband and I would enjoy. Thanks for the super recipe! I’ll be trying this soon. 🙂
Hi Georgia, great to see you back in action online. I will pop over to your place for a visit now 🙂
Gorgeous salad! Want it NOW!
I linked up my Cran-Apple Tuna Salad with Fresh Herbs.
I follow you (Marla) on Twitter.
Dorothy, thanks so much for linking up your delish looking tuna salad – perfect for quick lunches or outdoor entertaining.
I follow Cookin’ Canuck on Twitter.
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I tweeted:
#GetGrillin w/@MarlaMeridith & @cookincanuck Share Entree recipes: enter our giveaway $100 worth of @IDFCheese http://su.pr/17fizq
I’m @bigbearswife
Hi Angie, all of your links & comments went through perfectly! I have moderation set on my comments so you will not see them here until me or my admin approve them. Keeps away the spam…..
Thanks for linking up your great recipes 🙂
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looks great. Happy summer!
Hi Marla! What a fabulous salad! Grilled corns look great too. I could have this salad as main dish!
Gorgeous photos and the salad looks SO good! That cheese – ummm…can you say YUM!?!!?!
Nora, yes a super duper BIG yum. Every last bite of that cheese is being savored. Gotta pace it out though 😉
great salad i used to be in their cheese club, great products
Rebecca, an IDF cheese club?? How fabulous. That is a swank membership!
Tweeted about giveaway!
Seriously, my mouth is watering by looking at that cheese. I love cheese! There really isn’t too many I don’t love. Brie is up there!
Those salads look just perfect for summer!
Just had to comment on this amazing looking recipe…something I think I might be needing. 🙂
this looks like the best salad i’ve ever seen! for real.
Look at those stunning colours! It all looks so welcoming and healthy! 😀
Thanks for letting me know about this incredible giveaway. Your salad looks divine. I love entree salads- filling and healthy [usually, hopefully]. 🙂
I tweeted about the giveaway.
I follow you on Twitter, of course!
I stumbled your post…several times.
I already follow @CookinCanuck on Twitter
I now follow @IDFCheese on Twitter.
I tweeted about Get Grillin’! as @Bibberche.
I follow you on Twitter as @Bibberche.
I already follow Dara on Twitter as @Bibberche.
I Stumbled the post.
I follow @IDFCheese on Twitter as @Bibberche.
I have copied and pasted the badge on my blog posts.
I tweeted about this!
I follow Marla on Twitter
I follow CookinCanucck on Twitter
I tweeted about the giveaway! My handle is @missionfood
I am now following @MarlaMeridith on Twitter (@missionfood)
I am also now following @cookincanuck on Twitter (@missionfood)
I also am following @IDFCheese on Twitter (@missionfood)
Finally, I stumbled this page! Thanks so much for hosting such a fun cheese-filled giveaway 🙂
Thank you for inviting me to this wonderful linky party and giveaway. I liked up the Braised Stuffed Cabbage recipe. Thanks for hosting and for the chance to win! I can really use some lovely Ile De France cheese!
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Just tweeted about this giveaway and here’s the link. https://twitter.com/#!/uTry_it
Hey Marla, what a great giveaway and a gorgeous summer salad. I just linked up my mediterranean chicken skewers with grapes and artichokes and tarragon yogurt sauce.
Linking up our Teriyaki Turkey burgers! Thanks Marla!
Thanks Amy, those Teriyaki Turkey burgers look fabulous!
Amazing photographs!
stumbled! Thanks for all of the quick and healthy dinner ideas!