30 dressing date Recipes

shredded carrots, chopped pecans, raisins, french dressing, pear halves, chopped pitted dates, cream cheese, softened, head green leaf lettuce, rinsed

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

breadsticks , crostini, or crackers, nicoise or kalamata olives, cornichons (or sweet or dill pickles), marinated artichoke hearts, drained, pickled vegetables, dried tomatoes marinated in olive oil (or 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes), pear or apple, sliced, dried apricots , figs, or dates, marcona almonds (or other almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pine nuts, or peanuts), extra-virgin olive oil, sea salt , to taste, freshly ground pepper , to taste, fresh rosemary sprigs, dijon mustard, dress it up : wedges of cheese, such as sharp cheddar, parmigiano-reggiano, manchego, asiago; meats and fish, such as genoa salami, soppressata, prosciutto, capicola, smoked salmon, steamed shrimp

butternut squash, diced, beets, diced, dried cranberries, hard-boiled egg, diced, avocado, diced, carrots, diced, red bell pepper, diced, dates or 1/4 cup dried apricot, chopped, head romaine lettuce, sliced, champagne dressing, roasted almonds, boneless chicken breasts, ground coriander, cinnamon, olive oil

cooked chicken cut into bite-sized pieces, chopped nuts of your preference, corn kernels, pitted dates cut into thirds, dried cherries, goat cheese broken into bits, shredded cheese of your choice to garnish the top (we prefer a gently flavored 1 to not overwhelm the other cheese), honey mustard dressing, serve with toasted pitas , grain bread, bread sticks, etc

shredded white cabbage, shredded red cabbage, grated carrots, chopped celery, chopped dates, chopped dried pineapple, lemon yogurt or 2/3 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt, fat-free sweet and sour dressing, dry roasted salted peanut, chopped

salad, toasted israeli couscous, olive oil, kosher salt, carrots, peeled and cut to 1/4 dice, red pepper, stemmed, seeded, and cut to 1/4 dice, frozen peas, thawed and drained, chopped red onion, diced dates , snipped dried apricots, or raisins, toasted pignoli, mint or cilantro, freshly ground pepper to taste, dressing, olive oil, fresh lemon juice, orange juice, ground cinnamon, freshly ground pepper to taste

avocados, peeled and sliced, lemon juice, pink grapefruit, sectioned, oranges, peeled and sliced, leaf lettuce, dressing, garnish: chopped dates