35 miniature salad Recipes

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

whole pineapple, cut into chunks, chopped fresh mango, carambolas or 1 star fruit, sliced, ripe wrinkled passion fruit, split, with pulp removed and seeds strained out, maraschino cherries, drained with syrup reserved, sweetened flaked coconut, white miniature marshmallows or 1 cup pink miniature marshmallow, sour cream, powdered sugar

maraschino cherries, crushed pineapple, drained, cream cheese, softened, pecan halves, cool whip, colored miniature marshmallows

dole pineapple chunks, undrained, dole mandarin orange segments, drained, sour cream , any variety, angel flake coconut, jet-puffed miniature marshmallows

granny smith apples, chopped (with peel ), snickers miniature candy bars, frozen &,chopped, cool whip topping

cherry pie filling, bananas, sliced, mandarin oranges; drained, pineapple chunks; drained, sm. package miniature marshmallows

lump crabmeat, drained, shredded reduced-fat swiss cheese, miracle whip light, chopped celery, chopped red onion, dried parsley flakes, pepper, frozen miniature phyllo tart shells

orange jell-o, boiling water, mandarin oranges (drain off juice and set aside), crushed pineapple (drain off juice set aside), sliced bananas, colored miniature marshmallows

cream cheese, softened, pineapple chunks, drained and juice reserved, mandarin oranges, drained and juice reserved, cool whip, thawed, colored miniature marshmallows

shaped pasta, pineapple tidbits (drain and reserve juice), lemon , juice of, eggs, flour, salt, sugar, drained fruit cocktail (reserve juice), cool whip, colored miniature marshmallows

frozen miniature tater tots, ground beef, taco seasoning, water, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce, picante sauce or 4 tbsp salsa, sour cream, tomato, diced

frozen miniature tater tots, ground beef, taco seasoning, shredded cheddar cheese, sliced ripe olives, shredded lettuce, taco sauce, sour cream

sour cream, mandarin oranges, drained, pineapple chunks, drained, sweetened flaked coconut, colored miniature marshmallows

new potatoes, a few anchovies, fresh parsley, handful of greek olives, eggs, handful of tiny yellow and red miniature tomatoes, handful of green beans, spoon of balsamic vinegar, spoon of olive oil, a small tuna steak

mandarin oranges (drained ), pineapple chunks (drained ), sour cream, more of miniature marshmallows, cut up pecans (grandma had pecan trees, but i m not a fan of nuts so i always picked them out), sweet coconut

buttermilk, french vanilla instant pudding, fruit cocktail, drained, mandarin oranges, drained, colored miniature marshmallows

apple, banana, cool whip lite, snickers miniature candy bars (chopped )

eggs, orange juice, butter, sour cream, sugar, vinegar, salt, green seedless grape, banana, diced, pineapple, diced, bing cherry, pitted, orange, diced, cantaloupe (optional), plums, diced, marshmallows, miniature kind