Salads are a big deal at our house. We all have our favorite ingredients, from fruits and veggies, to nuts and seeds. But we all agree that a little crunch makes any salad more interesting and delicious. And Harvest Snaps provide a great salad addition!

When I got my box full of Snapea Crisps and Lentil Snaps, I was immediately inspired by the Wasabi Ranch ones!

Luckily I had all the makings for an Asian salad, and I got them all out.
Wasabi Ranch Snapea Salad
Ingredients
Romaine lettuce
Scallions
Celery
Almonds
Sesame Seeds
Shitake Salad Dressing
Wasabi Ranch Snapea Crisps

Directions
Chop and combine all of the vegetables. Chop the almonds, and sprinkle them and the sesame seeds over the salad. Top with the dressing. Crush the Snapea Crisps and sprinkle them over everything. Enjoy!

Any of the other Snapea Crisps or Lentil Snaps would make great salad toppers too!

Have fun designing your own lunch on the Harvest Snaps Lunchspiration site!

Posted by Rachel Teichman

ModernMom invited me to cook a recipe using Ragu® OldWorld Style® Traditional Sauce. Each jar of sauce contains eleven juicy tomatoes, making this Ragú's richest and thickest sauce, and making it a great choice when cooking new dishes. I put my own spin on Ragú's recipe for No-Bake Eggplant Parmesan by making Eggplant Parmesan Pops, and Eggplant Parmesan Cheese Fries. Both were a big hit in my house! I hope you enjoy them too!

Ingredients
2 cups plain dry bread crumbs
1 ½ cups grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
¼ tsp. garlic powder
2 medium eggplants (about 2 lbs.), peeled and cut into ¼-inch slices
4 eggs, beaten with 3 Tbsp. water
1 jar (1 lb. 8 oz.) Ragu® OldWorld Style® Traditional Sauce 
1 ½ cups part-skim mozzarella cheese (about 6 oz.)
Olive or vegetable oil
Lollipop sticks or skewers for the Pops recipe

Directions for Eggplant Parmesan Pops
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine bread crumbs with ½ cup Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic powder in medium bowl. Combine the eggs and water in another bowl. Cut the eggplant into ¼-inch slices. Then use your favorite cookie cutters to cut the slices into fun shapes. Poke a lollipop stick or skewer 3/4 of the way into the slice. Dip the eggplant pieces in the egg mixture, and then the bread crumb mixture. Arrange the eggplant slices in a single layer on lightly oiled baking sheets. Bake until eggplant is golden, about 25 minutes. Sprinkle 1-2 Tbsp. mozzarella cheese on each eggplant piece. Bake until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Serve with Ragu® OldWorld Style® Traditional Sauce mixed with Parmesan cheese, as a dipping sauce. You can also bread and bake the scraps that you have from the pieces you cut.

Directions for Eggplant Parmesan Cheese Fries
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine bread crumbs with ½ cup Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic powder in medium bowl. Combine the eggs and water in another bowl. Cut the eggplant into ¼-inch slices. Then cut the slices into 1/40-inch strips. Dip the eggplant strips in the egg mixture, and then the bread crumb mixture. Arrange the eggplant slices in a single layer on lightly oiled baking sheets. Bake until the eggplant is golden, about 25 minutes. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the eggplant pieces. Bake until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Serve with Ragu® OldWorld Style® Traditional Sauce mixed with Parmesan cheese, as a dipping sauce.

You can visit the Ragú Facebook page for more authentic Italian recipes. You can also enter to win a trip to Italy or other great prizes from Ragú here.