Fall Salad with a Sweet & Spicy Oil-Free Dressing

It's finally feeling like fall out there.  We've been eating a lot of squash at our house as of late. It's a real fall like veggie (or is it a fruit? it has seeds so I think it's a fruit).  As you know I usually just roast up some squash to keep on hand like I did in this post last week.  This time I incorporated butternut squash into a hearty salad with a sweet & spicy oil-free dressing that I will definitely be making again.

Provençal Cherry Tomato Gratin

I've really never met a tomato that I don't like. Ok that's a little bit of a lie, canned stewed tomatoes gross me out but I love all the others.

I came across this recipe in my new go-to cookbook (Barefoot Contessa's FoolProof Cookbook) for provençal cherry tomato gratin. It is a great side dish & if i didn't have to share I'm pretty sure I'd eat the entire casserole dish myself.

Try it yourself & let me know what you think. Read on for the recipe.

PS: there were no leftovers at our house.

Salmon & Melting Cherry Tomatoes

So I like fish & I'm trying to get Chris to like it as much as I do. This recipe from the Barefoot Contessa's Foolproof Cookbook for salmon & melting cherry tomatoes is a keeper. The fish comes out moist & the tomato topping is addictively tangy & sweet.  Even if you don't like fish I would recommend making this tangy tomato topping with some chicken or even add to some plain pasta or quinoa.

Click through for this truly foolproof salmon recipe.