65907 knock your socks off salad Recipes

salad, chopped romaine lettuce, diced tomato, diced persian cucumber, diced celery, carrots, diced or sliced, diced red onion, pepperoncini (mild), sliced, kalamata olives, quartered (+pitted ), fresh dill, chopped, feta, crumbled, add pickled beets if you like, about 1/2 - 1 cup, chopped, dressing, olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, fresh oregano (or 1 tsp dried ), garlic, minced, sea salt & black pepper to taste, freshly ground (about 1/4 tsp each), if you d like , use your favorite red wine vinaigrette or even italian (i love newman s own) and add oregano.

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

your favorite bologna, sliced american cheese, sweet pickle relish, real mayonnaise (can use miracle whip)

butternut squash, peeled, seeded and roughly chopped into bite size pieces, olive oil, fresh rosemary, chopped, dried crushed red pepper (i didn tsp have this so just added a pinch cayenne), sea salt , to taste, orange juice, freshly squeezed, extra virgin olive oil, freshly ground black pepper , to taste, lemon juice, freshly squeezed, your favorite lettuce (i combined baby arugula and baby spinach), walnuts, coarsely chopped (toasted if wished in a dry frying pan), pomegranate seeds, feta cheese, chopped (or crumbled )

your favorite pasta, cooked,drained and cooled (penne, bow ties, sea shells, fettucini, etc), shredded or chunked cooked chicken (grilled is best ), fresh baby spinach, extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, green onion, diced/chopped, fresh basil , diced/chopped salt pepper parmesan cheese

your favorite pasta, cooked cooled and drained (i like cavatappi or elbow for this), tomatoes, diced, cucumber, diced (seeds scraped out), bacon bits, mayonnaise, sour cream, ranch dressing mix, black pepper, milk (optional)

your mix of any fresh fruit, sour cream, honey or maple syrup, grated lemon rind or zest, sesame seeds, poppy seeds

your favorite lettuce types - i use romaine, curly , butter and iceberg usually, but you can experiment as you wish, red onion, sliced thinly, feta or blue cheese, crumbled - you can increase as desired, dried cranberries, walnuts, chopped, raspberry walnut viniagrette dressing - to toss, crushed coarse black pepper

your favorite pasta boiled and cold rinsed, kraft italian dressing, yellow or orange pepper diced, tomato diced, cucumber diced, sliced black olives

butter, cold, yellow cake mix, pie filling (your choice ), chopped walnuts

your favorite tortilla chips, lean hamburger, taco seasoning, tomato sauce, shredded lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese or mexican blend cheese, chopped tomato, green onion, finely chopped, sour cream, catalina dressing (no substitutions as this really makes the salad!!)

your favorite uncooked pasta, tomatoes (ripe ), cucumber, sliced 1/8-inch (0.2cm), marinated artichoke hearts, quartered (reserve marinate), fresh parsley, chopped, lemon peel, grated, lemon juice, black pepper, dill weed, salt

your favorite french dressing, swiss cheese, cubed, cooked potatoes, chopped onion, pepper, salt

hearts romaine lettuce, tomatoes, diced, kirby cucumber or 1/4 european seedless cucumber, diced, yellow onion or 1/2 red onion, chopped, carrot, peeled and shredded, a couple of glugs ) extra-virgin olive oil, a couple of splashes ) red wine vinegar, sugar, coarse salt and black pepper

your favorite jam or jelly i really like to use my mother in laws home made grape jam., balsamic vinegar , or if making raspberry dressing use raspberry vinegar, mustard, extra virgin olive oil ., baby spinach leaves, some bociccinni or cubes of fresh mozzerella

your favorite diced vegetables ., tomatoes (seeded ), cucumber (seeded ), red onion, green onions, avocados, bell peppers (whatever color you prefer), radishes, dill pickles, fresh parsley, chopped, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste