Fresh vegetable and fruit salads add lots of color, flavor and nutrition to gluten-free cookout menus. One of my favorite cookout salad recipes is our "new potato salad with fresh green beans and homemade tarragon dressing." It's an easy, make-ahead recipe, great for busy holiday weekend schedules.

This recipe is an out-of-the-ordinary crowd-pleaser and because it containers zero mayonnaise, it's also a good traveler! Make salad dressings  a day ahead of serving and the fresh herbal flavors will pleasantly intensify.

Recipe for Potato Salad with Fresh Green Beans and Tarragon Dressing

More Gluten-Free Salad Recipes for Memorial Day Celebrations:

• Spinach Salad with Homemade Gluten-Free French Salad Dressing
• Bahamian Bean and Corn Salad Recipe
• Easy Make-Ahead Frozen Fruit Loaf
• 10 Homemade Gluten-Free Salad Dressing Recipes
• Colorful Red Cabbage Coleslaw with Sesame Vinaigrette
• Classic Potato Salad Recipe

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A Mother's Day brunch, that leisurely late-morning  combination of breakfast and lunch! What mom wouldn't appreciate sleeping in while her family is in the kitchen concocting a healthy gluten-free springtime brunch just for her?

This collection of Gluten-Free Brunch Recipes is a good place to start planning your gluten-free Mother's Day menu. A few of the recipes you'll find:

• Gluten-Free Spinach Quiche
• Gluten-Free Flax Cherry Nut Muffins
• Asparagus Gratin
• Frozen Fresh Fruit Loaf
• Gluten-Free Raspberry Peach Claufoutis
• 5 Star Gluten-Free Carrot Cake
• Thai Chai Tea

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Based on a low carb muffin recipe from our talented  Guide to Low Carb Diets, here's a delicious gluten-free muffin recipe that is 100% grain-free. Freshly ground flax seeds (flax meal) and almond flour replace starchy gluten-free grains and you don't even need to add xanthan gum or guar gum to the recipe. Flax meal, a natural egg substitute adds lots of soluble fiber and healthy omega-3 fatty acids to this easy recipe.

Our recipe for gluten-free / grain-free flax and almond muffins is slightly different than Laura's low carb version. Our version calls for 1/2 cup cane sugar while the original low carb version calls for sugar substitutes. Each reduced sugar muffin contains about 2 teaspoons of sugar. Not bad for a muffin. If you use artificial sugar substitutes check out the link to the low carb version.

We've included lots of nutmeg and cinnamon which gives this healthy breakfast or snack muffin a decidedly delicious doughnut flavor.

Gluten-Free / Grain-Free Flax and Almond Muffin Recipe

• Original Low Carb "Doughnut" Muffin Recipe with Sugar Substitutes
• How to Make Homemade Almond Flour (a.k.a. almond meal)
• Gluten-Free Flax Cherry Nut Muffin Recipe
• Gluten-Free Apple Oatmeal Muffin Recipe

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Is there a better holiday than Cinco de Mayo to try a new taco recipe?  We've gathered a collection of gluten-free taco recipes from our talented About.com Food and Drink Guides including the classic "Carne Asada" tacos from our Guide to Mexican Food, Turkey Tacos from our Guide to Local Foods, mini tacos, fish tacos, rolled tacos, tacos with avocado and a great recipe for easy guacamole and pico de gallo.

Also learn how to make your own gluten-free corn tortillas at home without a tortilla press. It's easy and when you make your own tortillas you can use your favorite seasonings and make them as big or small as you want. Like homemade pizza, tacos are fun to make and you can really put whatever you like on a warm tortilla.

Gluten-Free Taco Recipes from About.com Food Guides

More Gluten-Free Mexican Recipes:

• Gluten-Free Macho Nachos
• Gluten-Free Turkey Tortilla Casserole
• Gluten-Free Black Bean Salsa

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