14 better you salad Recipes

baby spinach, chopped, head iceberg lettuce or 1 small head of romaine, chopped, sweet onion, diced, creamy blue cheese, chopped into small pieces (the creamier the blue cheese for this, the better), sweet apple , like gala or pacific rose, core removed and apple diced (i leave the skin on - it s good for you!) - sprinkle the diced apple with fruit fresh to prevent browning, pecans, chopped (you may toast the pecans, or candy them, if you prefer - to candy them, see my recipe for banana cream pie supreme with caramelized pecans), poppy seed dressing in the blender (posted separately), or our favorite bottled poppy seed dressing is marie s, available in the produce dept.

cucumber , seeds removed and thinly sliced, salt, sour cream (or yogurt), cider vinegar, white sugar, dried dill (or better yet - 1/2 tsp or to taste fresh dill, chopped), onion powder (or use thinly sliced sweet onion, if you prefer), freshly ground black pepper to taste

vegetable oil--peanut or walnut or hazelnut, perhaps 1/2 cup., mustard, dijon-type or grainy, salt to taste, chopped herbs , like parsley, tarragon, basil, depending on what you re putting it on--fresh is better, but dried tarragon works fine, vinegar. i use white balsamic and lemon juice, but others work fine

red kidney beans, sweet red pepper, chopped ( you can also use combination of red,yellow, and orange for a very colorful salad), chopped cabbage ( i use more like 6 cups), green onions ( the mericans call em scallions ), feta cheese, crumbled, generous handful , chopped parsley, garlic ( for me that s a waste of time...at least 3), lemon juice ( fresh is better , but failing that, reallemon works), oil (i use olive)

hard-boiled eggs, diced, hard boiled egg whites, diced, diced carrot, diced celery, diced kosher dill pickle, green olives, diced, light mayonnaise, salt and pepper, romaine lettuce, flour tortillas , taco size

boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut in bite size pieces), buttermilk, flour (all purpose), cornstarch, sesame seeds, paprika, kosher salt, vegetable oil to saute the chicken, mayonnaise, cilantro, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, fresh ginger , chopped fine you can even find it pre-chopped these days next to the garlic which will work better tsp ( is very important for this dish), cayenne pepper, head iceberg lettuce, chopped well, chow mein noodles, carrots, grated (i buy the grated carrots in a bag, i often keep those on had for salads and even on sandwiches which), red onion (cut in quarters and thin sliced ), brown sugar, butter, almonds

chicken breasts, shredded, sliced sandwich pickles (you can buy them in the jar), mustard, real mayonnaise (you can use whipped but real tastes better), sugar, salt

chicken tenders or boneless , skinless chx breasts, cooked and cut into small cubes and generously smothered in bbq sauce., i head of iceberg lettuce, finely chopped ., i can black beans, drained and rinsed, sweet corn (fresh off the cob preferred but canned is ok), jicama (diced into small cubes ), firm tomatoes. use only firm parts and dice into small cubes ., fresh cilantro, chopped scallions (optional), limes, quartered, freshly made ranch dressing (you can use bottled , but fresh tastes much better), plain tortilla chips (i prefer yellow corn).

rotini pasta (i use the catelli smart 1 as it s a lot better for you. full box, around 6 cups cooked i think), red onion, bell peppers, red, fresh spinach leaves (i like pre-washed baby spinach), low-fat feta (smoked mozza would be good too, any sharp dry cheese), light mayonnaise, lemon juice, poppy seeds, splenda artificial sweetener (or use real sugar)

tri-colored pasta , i prefer bow tie if i can get it, pepperoni slices, yellow pepper, orange bell pepper, red bell pepper, feta cheese (sweet red pepper and basil kind), pitted black olives, grape tomatoes (get the super sweets if you can), cucumber (dice into squares rather than slicing), italian dressing, better quality, peas, green olives, green zucchini, yellow zucchini

cubed cooked potatoes, miracle whip, peas, carrot, shredded, green onion, chopped