Recipes for your favorite salads? I've been trying to eat more salads / veggies lately; I had forgotten just how yummy a salad can be :)! Anyway, I'm looking for some salad ideas for variety. Do you have any you love? I made a delicious salad yesterday. It was nothing special, but tasted wonderful...this is what I had in it: -green leaf lettuce -1/2 cucumber -1 roma tomato -shredded parmesan cheese -sliced and cut red onion -sprinkle of salt and pepper -Wishbone Ranch (full fat; I'm soooo picky about my ranch dressing...and this one is so de-lish!) Directions: Toss. Eat. :p |
JAPANESE CABBAGE SALAD 1/2 c. toasted slivered almonds 1/2 head Napa cabbage, shredded 1/4 c. sunflower seeds 1/2 can chow mein noodles 2 green onions, chopped 2 tbsp. sesame seeds 1/2 lb. bean sprouts 1 pkg. ramen noodles 1/2 c. fresh mushrooms, sliced Toast almonds and sesame seeds at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Put cabbage and sprouts in large bowl and add mushrooms, onions and sunflower seeds and almonds. DRESSING: 1 pkg. seasoning mix from Ramen soup 2-4 tbsp. soy sauce 1/2 c. oil 3 tbsp. rice vinegar Salt & pepper to taste Combine above ingredients well and pour over cabbage mixture. Stir in ramen noodles and chow mein noodles just before serving. |
I've been lo carbing to lose a few pounds lately and I've been eating salads for lunch and sometimes dinner too. My favorite, fill you up salads are actually warm...yes, warm If I make chicken breast and veggies for dinner my husband will have potatoes with it but I will cut up the chicken breast and put it on my lettuce, ad the veggies on top, use a little blue cheese dressing, shredded cheese and maybe some slivered almonds and 3 or 4 wheat thins. That fills me up but I don't feel heavy full. You can use any combination of meat and veggies that you want...chicken, green beans, home made stewed tomatoes and blue cheese dressing is really good. For lunch I use lettuce and some tuna or chicken salad, shredded cheese, almonds, a few wheat thins and blue cheese dressing . I also love the broccoli, bacon, red onion, raisins, sunflower seeds or pine nuts with he mayo/vinegar/sugar (or splenda) dressing. That one is a big hit everytime I make it. |
I really like this one: butter lettuce diced pears mandarin oranges sliced almonds blue cheese crumbles champagne dressing or a light balsamic vinaigrette |
My mother's trick to making salads delish is a sprinkle of celery salt and any type of Mrs. Dash on the top of a finished salad. :) Enjoy! |
My favorite: fresh baby spinach boiled egg croutons (not very healthy :p) poppy seed dressing |
I was in Hawaii recently and had a fabulous salad. It had crushed macadamia nuts in it, chunks of papaya, lettuce, cucumbers, etc and then it had some kind of crispy wonton crackers in it. It had a poppy seed dressing that was light but a little sweet. I wish I could find a way to make it. It was called a luau salad :) |
This one is always a hit! Blue Cheese Salad Mixed baby greens Chopped scallion or sliced red onion Candied cinnamon pecans, broken in half Blue cheese vinaigrette (I use Girards. Marie's makes one, too) Candied Pecans Candied Cinnamon Pecans 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups pecan halves Directions: Place butter in a 1 quart casserole dish. Microwave on High for 30-45 seconds or until melted. Stir in sugar and cinnamon. Microwave on High for 1-2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Stir in nuts until well coated. Microwave on High for 4-5 minutes. Spread out on wax paper until cooled. I keep these frozen and just take out what I need. |
Ok - here's one to eat out: Max and Erma's Sante Fe Chicken Salad. It is SOO yummy! I get it minus the cheese and with their Ranch Dressing. Even my son loves it! |
I made this salad by mistake because I wanted to make string bean and potato salad but realized I had no potatoes. I used frozen veggies. Bag of brocoli florets 1/2 bag string beans red onion, sliced garlic, minced plum or grape tomates sliced salt and pepper olive oil splash of white balsamic vinegar |
This isn't a salad, but since you said you want to eat more veggies-this is my favorite! I love to roast veggies, and combine any I can, esp: onions carrots grape tomatoes zucchini asparagus all colors of peppers except green mushrooms broccoli cauliflower ??? Toss with olive oil, kosher salt and fresh ground pepper. Spread on a cookie sheet and roast at 400 for an hour, tossing with a spatula half way through. They're great with brown rice and black beans, with any meats...on a salad with grilled chicken or steak. Yum. Hint: make lots because do they shrink quite a bit when they cook. |
Oriental Chicken Salad Any variety of lettuce greens (I like a mixture of leaf lettuce, romaine, and spinnach) Oven roasted chicken breasts cut into strips mandarin oranges sliced almonds Chinese noodles (not sure if this is the correct or appropriate name. they are with the international foods) Toss together desired amounts of each and top with favorite dressing, but Raspberry Vinigarette or Lemon Poppyseed dressing is very good. It is also good with any other vegetables and boiled egg. |
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Oriental Dressing * 3 tablespoons honey * 1 1/2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar * 1/4 cup mayonnaise * 1 teaspoon Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard * 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil Salad * 1 egg * 1/2 cup milk * 1/2 cup flour * 1/2 cup corn flake crumbs * 1 teaspoon salt * 1/4 teaspoon pepper * 1 skinless chicken breast half * 2 cups vegetable oil (for frying) * 3 cups chopped romaine lettuce * 1 cup red cabbage * 1 cup napa cabbage * 1/2 carrot, julienned or shredded * 1 green onion, chopped * 1 tablespoon sliced almonds * 1/3 cup chow mein noodles Directions: 1. 1 Preheat oil in deep fryer or deep pan over medium heat. 2. 2 You want the temperature of the oil to be around 350 degrees. 3. 3 Blend together all ingredients for dressing in a small bowl with an electric mixer. 4. 4 Put dressing in refrigerator to chill while you prepare the salad. 5. 5 In a small, shallow bowl beat egg, add milk, and mix well. 6. 6 In another bowl, combine flour with corn flake crumbs, salt and pepper. 7. 7 Cut chicken breast into 4 or 5 long strips. 8. 8 Dip each strip of chicken first into egg mixture then into the flour mixture, coating each piece completely. 9. 9 Fry each chicken finger for 5 minutes or until coating has darkened to brown. 10. 10 Prepare salad by tossing the chopped romaine with the chopped red cabbage, Napa cabbage, and carrots. 11. 11 Sprinkle sliced green onion on top of the lettuce. 12. 12 Sprinkle almonds over the salad, then the chow mein noodles. 13. 13 Cut the chicken into small bite-size chunks. 14. 14 Place the chicken onto the salad forming a pile in the middle. 15. 15 Serve with salad dressing drizzled over it or on the side |
I'm pretty much salivating over this thread :D. I'm printing all of these so that my hubster knows what we want for dinner. |
This thread is great!! Now I have new recipes to try!! They all sound fantastic! |
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