Lara’s Buffalo Chicken Salad
Lara invented this salad when she discovered that she’d forgotten to serve the pound of boneless buffalo wings she’d bought for her housewarming party in October 2005. All amounts have been omitted;...
View ArticleCindy’s Taco Salad
Ingredients 1 package HiddenValley buttermilk dressing 1 lb ground round or sirloin 1 can pinto beans 8 oz Monterey Jack cheese, shredded 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tomato, chopped 1 head Romaine...
View ArticleBrown Derby’s Cobb Salad
Brown Derby French Dressing: 1/3 cup red wine vinegar 1 Tbl lemon juice 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce ½ tsp salt ½ tsp dry mustard ½ tsp sugar ¼ tsp ground pepper 1 clove garlic, minced ¾ cup olive...
View ArticleMid-Summer Italian Bread Salad
Ingredients 1 lb loaf Italian bread 1 cup tomatoes, chopped 1 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped ½ cup onion, blanched 1-2 cups asparagus, steamed and cut 1 clove garlic, minced 1-2 cups...
View ArticleFresh Spinach Salad
Ingredients 1 bag fresh spinach 4 oz fresh mushrooms, sliced ½ red onion, sliced 2 oz blue cheese, crumbled 2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered cooked bacon, crumbled Toss together and drizzle the...
View ArticleSpinach Salad with Apples
Ingredients ¼ cup balsamic vinegar ¼ cup olive oil ¼ cup pure maple syrup 1 (10 oz) bag of baby spinach ½ Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced 1-2 cups sharp cheddar chesse, grated ¼ cup pecans, chopped...
View ArticleTomato Salad #1
Ingredients 5 medium tomatoes, sliced 4 oz crumbled feta or blue cheese ½ cup olive oil 1/3 cup wine vinegar 2 Tbl finely chopped fresh basil 1 clove garlic, minced 1/8 tsp coarsely ground pepper...
View ArticleTomato Salad #2
Ingredients 8 oz grape tomatoes, halved 4 oz mozzarella cheese (solid) fresh basil leaves ¼ cup Balsamic vinegar dressing Directions Chop up the cheese into rough cubes or slivers. Slice the fresh...
View ArticleBroccoli Salad
The ingredient amounts in this salad are completely flexible, as are the ingredients themselves. Dried cranberries instead of raisins, or almonds instead of sunflower seeds make interesting...
View ArticleBean Salad
Ingredients 1 cup wax beans 1 can green beans 1 can red kidney beans 1 can garbanzo beans 1 medium onion, thinly sliced ½ cup oil ½ cup wine vinegar ½ cup sugar 1 tsp basil 1 tsp tarragon 1 tsp...
View ArticleCilantro-Lime Vinaigrette
Ingredients 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 2 Tbl sugar 3 Tbl rice wine vinegar 2 Tbl olive oil 2 tsp finely chopped fresh cilantro 1 garlic clove, minced 1 shallot, minced 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp coarsely...
View ArticleCucumber and Melon Salad
In 2012, we joined a local organic Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm in Tampa. Every other week, we’d pick up bags of wonderfully fresh vegetables, some of which I’d never heard of before....
View ArticleSummer Chicken Salad
Crunchy, tender, sweet, savory, and other opposites. I strive for peace on Friday around dinnertime. I strive, and I hope, and sometimes it’s a big, fat failure with bickering or takeout pizza...
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