36 etc salad Recipes

whole romaine leaves, washed , trimmed of the tough stalk end, and cut into 2 or 3 pieces, each, handful of large baby spinach leaves, grilled chicken breast, lightly seasoned, fresh parmesan cheese, grated, kalamata olives, pitted, cucumber sliced in 1/2 inch pieces, then each 1 halved, tomatoes, ham steak cooked and cut into 1/2 inch cubes, turkey cutlet cooked and cut into 1/2 cubes (can sub thickly sliced turkey deli meat, cubed, if desired), cojack cheese, cut into 1/2 in cubes, hard boiled eggs, quartered, italian, french or sourdough bread, cubed in 1/2 inch cubes, butter, melted, garlic, minced, favorite non specific (meaning not cajun or italian, etc) spice blend(i used alpine touch which is a combo of onion, garlic, salt and pepper in perfect proportions, roasted red pepper(jarred is fine , just rinse first), garlic, minced, lemon juice, drizzle of balsamic vinegar, worcestershire sauce, honey, red pepper flakes (to your liking), fresh basil leaves, salad quality olive oil, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper

firm fleshed tomatoes, sliced, vidalia onion, sliced (if not available, get the sweetest you can find, quality olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper or season blend, leaf lettuce leaves, goat cheese or feta crumbles, garlic clove, whole or chopped, egg substitute, onion powder, fresh lemon juice, quality extra virgin olive oil, other oil (canola, vegetable, etc--you can use all extra virgin olive oil or non virgin olive oil, if you love the flavor, but using an will make that flavor milder, fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground pepper

head of green cabbage, sliced thin, tomatoes, diced, black olives, halved, green olives, sliced or use already sliced salad olives, roasted peppers, sliced, water packed solid white tuna, celery stalks (no tops) diced, green pepper, diced, red onion diced, cayenne (or black , white, etc) pepper, salad dressing (i prefer a tangy italian vinaigrette but my husband likes thousand island)

mayonaise, sour cream, whole milk, garlic powder, minced fresh dill or 1 tbsp dried minced dill, leaves fresh mint, finely minced, minced fresh chives, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, extra large head or 3 small heads of romaine, sugar snap peas (not pea pods), chopped, radishes, halved and thinly sliced, english cucumber, halved , seeds scooped out, and thinly sliced, green onions, thinly sliced, celery, thinly sliced, sweet onion (vidalia, maui, etc, must be sweet!), chopped, frozen sweet, petite peas, thawed not cooked, good blue cheese, crumbled (i love using the point reyes blue cheese, can also substitute gorganzola), fresh parsley, minced, for garnish

fruit-flavored low-fat yogurt , such as peach, strawberry, etc. (i use soy yogurt), banana, ripe , cut in half lengthwise and sliced, kiwi, chopped, fresh blueberries, cinnamon , to taste, walnut pieces

chickpeas, drained (and rinsed ), tomatoes, chopped, cucumber, chopped, swiss cheese, diced (or cheddar, mozzarella, feta, etc) or 1 cup soy cheese, olive oil, vinegar or 1 tbsp lemon juice or 1 tbsp balsamic, salt and pepper, pita breads, cut in half

chicken breasts, lemons (fresh ), macaroni (penne, twists, rigatoni, ziti, etc.), tomatoes (seeded ), italian peppers (seeded ), green onions (trimmed ) or 2 scallions (trimmed), fresh parsley or 1/2 dried parsley, olive oil or 3 tbsp vegetable oil, rosemary, garlic powder, chili powder or 1/4 tsp berbere, fresh basil (diced ), dry white wine (optional) or 2 tsp dry sherry (optional), dijon mustard, salt and black pepper

baby spinach, hard boiled eggs, peeled and sliced or chopped, bacon , fried crisp and broken into small pieces, soft, white cheese (i used havarti, but goat s cheese would be good, too), bananas, fried (instructions on how to do this, follows) or 1 cup fresh blueberries or strawberries, or 2 pears, diced, chopped nuts (macadamia or peanut would work best), green onions, chopped, vanilla yogurt, honey, orange juice (to your desired consistency), fresh nutmeg, grated, dense , plain bread(sourdough, foccacia, etc), cubed, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon

salad greens, veggies-broc , carrot , celery, etc chopped, mayonnaise, balsamic vinegar, orange juice, salt

whole wheat rotini, cooked drained and cooled (or tri-coloured pasta), mixed vegetables (broccoli, carrot, peppers, green onion, etc. use your imagination), ranch dressing (to taste), miracle whip (to taste) or 1/2 cup mayonnaise (to taste), sour cream , i use fat free, salad dressing mix , dill flavour, cheddar cheese, cubed, chopped ham (or cooked turkey or chicken)

cucumbers (persian, pickling, etc.) chopped, ripe tomatoes chopped, avocado chopped, salad dressing (light caesar, balsamic, italian, or try this...), extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar, red wine, fresh italian parsley chopped (or 1 tsp dried ), fresh basil chopped (or 1 tsp dried )

red wine vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, crushed pepper , or to taste, sesame oil, sesame seeds, salt and freshly ground black pepper, leftover beef (steak, brisket, etc.), thinly sliced, head iceberg lettuce, shredded, mung bean sprouts, shredded carrots, cilantro leaves, roughly chopped, red bell pepper , julienned, red or yellow onion, thinly sliced, fresh mint leaves, chopped, sesame seeds, for garnish

macaroni (elbow , rotini, etc.) or 1 lb pasta (elbow, rotini, etc.), hellmanns light mayonnaise, onion, finely chopped, chopped stuffed green olive, salt, fresh coarse ground black pepper

broccoli (cut off the stems and break up the florets, rinse), macaroni , no egg (twist, penne, etc.), red bell pepper (seeded, rinsed, sliced ), orange bell peppers (seeded, rinsed, sliced ) or 1 yellow bell pepper (seeded, rinsed, sliced), scallions (trimmed, rinsed, chopped ) or 3 green onions (trimmed, rinsed, chopped), extra virgin olive oil or 3 tbsp vegetable oil, garlic cloves, thinly (rinsed, sliced ), honey mustard, vinaigrette or 2 tsp lemon juice, fresh basil (rinsed, diced ), fresh parsley (rinsed, diced ), salt and black pepper

shell pasta, water-packed tuna, drained, white beans (northern, canellini, etc.), drained and rinsed, onion, minced (1/2 cup), chopped celery, kalamata or similar olives, roughly chopped, capers, fresh basil, chopped (i used lemon basil) - or more, to taste, olive oil, lemon zest, minced, lemon, juiced, coarse ground or cracked pepper, dried dill weed, salt , to taste

cucmbers, peeled, seeded and sliced, sweet onion (vidalia, walla walla, etc), sliced 1/4 thick, buttermilk, sour cream, vinegar, sugar, fresh dill, chopped, salt & pepper to taste

chopped broccoli flowerettes blanched in boiling water for 3 minutes and then plunged in ice water to refresh., chopped celery, chopped green onion, green and white both, toasted slivered almonds, fried bacon , cooled crumbled-use more if you want, red grapes, green grapes, chunked chicken (taken from a rotisserie bird), mayonnaise, seasoned salt, sugar, white wine vinegar (or apple cider)

roasted walnuts, warm, juice of 1 orange, rice wine vinegar, salt and pepper, walnut oil, extras-virgin olive oil, arugula, cleaned and stems removed, head of radicchio , julienned, butter (boston) lettuce, romaine lettuce, maytag blue cheese, cracked black pepper, mandarin oranges