78486 not your grandma salad salad with Recipes

marinade, sesame oil, white vinegar ( do not use rice wine vinegar! ), granulated sugar, ingredients for salad, heads of iceburg lettuce , torn or cut into bite size pieces! ( if you are going to take this to a picnic where the lettuce might not be kept cold, use cabbage, cut like cole slaw.), toasted almonds ( toast in oven at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes! ), bundle of green onions or scallions (or more!), chopped, toasted sesame seeds, skinned and boneless chicken breasts ( about 6-8 breasts ), chinese wonton skins / wrappers (if you can tsp find these, you can use egg roll skins), salt and pepper, oil to fry the won ton wrappers in.. i use canola or peanut .

snickers candy bars, chill and chop, apples, cored and chopped into bite sized pieces (granny smith and or or red delicious), cool whip, instant vanilla pudding (no milk, use dry mix, do not prepare!) or 1 (5 oz) box butterscotch pudding mix (no milk, use dry mix, do not prepare!), caramel ice cream topping (optional) or 1/2 cup caramel apple dip (optional), chopped peanuts , can also sprinkled on top (optional)

penne (or rotini, radiatore, bowtie, etc), garlic, minced, lemon , for juice and zest, fresh basil leaf, tuna in olive oil, not drained (or 6-oz tuna in water, plus approximately 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil of your choice), tomato, chopped, scallions, chopped, parmesan cheese, grated or shredded (optional), hot sauce or tabasco sauce, to taste (optional), toasted pignolis or walnuts (optional), salt and pepper

white rose potatoes (fist-size, not russet) or 5 -6 medium red potatoes, boiled in their jackets, cooled, peeled and nicely diced in 1/2 inch cubes (fist-size, not russet), apple, peeled cored and finely diced (i use gala or fuji), carrot , cooked till tender but not mushy, diced into small cubes, frozen peas, lightly blanched and cooled, frozen corn kernels , defrosted, mayonnaise, to taste (best foods or hellman s, that s what they have in brazil), sliced pimento-stuffed green olives, salt and pepper, to taste (sometimes, i use lawry s )

buttermilk, sour cream, apple cider vinegar, fresh parsley, chopped, chives, chopped, garlic, minced, salt and pepper, head iceberg lettuce , torn into pieces (4 cups), carrots, grated, celery, sliced, scallion, sliced, vegetable oil, unsalted butter, shrimp, peeled and deveined, bottled buffalo wing sauce (do not use tabasco) or 1/4 cup hot sauce (do not use tabasco)

tri color rotini pasta, sliced stuffed green olive, red onion, diced, roasted red peppers, diced or 1 cup roasted red pepper, sliced pepperoncini pepper rings (optional), marinated artichoke hearts, chopped, salami, diced into small pieces, mozzarella cheese, cubed into small cubes or 1 cup monterey jack cheese, sliced black olives, italian dressing, mayonnaise , not miracle whip (best foods), shredded parmesan cheese (not grated ) or 1/2 cup romano cheese (not grated), seasoning salt, garlic powder, black pepper

you will need : this is my own version....it doesn tsp include boiled parsnips, which are often used., chicken breasts,cooked, diced, baking potatoes, cooked,diced, carrots,boiled,diced, diced pickles, frozen peas, ex large eggs, boiled,diced, mustard, salt and pepper to taste, mayonnaise, extra ingredients for boiling chicken, if you want to make a stock, use the rib-in type of chicken breast...the ones with the rib bone attached. the bones impart a ton of flavor to the stock.you can then just remove the breast meat to use in the salad. if you don tsp want to make any stock, just use regular chicken breast. ), onion, celery stalks, carrots, parsnip (optional), use parsley , olives, reserved boiled vegetables, egg etc., important : if you would like to decorate your salad, remember to reserve some vegetables,egg,etc., boil potatoes in their skins in salted water till fork tender ., boil eggs till hard. set aside. place chicken breasts in a pot with water(sort of like making a soup). water doesn tsp have to be exact but you should have plenty(maybe 6-8 cups). place about 2-3 carrots, a stalk or two of celery and 1 onion. add some salt ( about 1 tbsp kosher salt). bring to boil and then simmer till carrots are tender and chicken is cooked. remove chicken and carrots to use for the potato salad. you can reserve the stock for a soup or freeze in small containers to use later in pan sauces, etc., dice chicken , potatoes, carrots(parsnip too, if you are using), and eggs. dice pickles and squeeze them a bit to remove some of their juice(this helps so that your salad doesn tsp become too watery). place frozen peas in a colander.place under running warm water to defrost them . drain completely and add to the rest of the diced ingredients., add mustard and pepper and 1 cup mayo., mix till combined taste for seasoning ., add more mayo to the mixture until it is tuna salad-like(for a lack of a better term) . you might need the full 2 cups. this depends on preference...use less if you don tsp want it too creamy or use more if you like it creamier. place in a nice serving dish and spread a thin layer of mayo...decorate with reserved vegetables(egg, carrots, peas, pickles, parsley, olives, chopped eggs...). since i didn tsp have too much time to decorate, wasn tsp planning on posting, and forgot to reserve some vegetables, i kept it rather simple.

tri-color spiral pasta (or your favorite - cooked and drained according to package directions.), onion, diced, green bell pepper, diced, roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped, ripe black olives, drained, cheddar cheese, grated or diced, bacos bacon bits, your favorite bottled ranch dressing (i use kraft free ranch), water , add to dressing if it very thick (optional), fresh black pepper

white shoepeg corn, drain 1, tomato, seeded and diced, green onion, chopped small, mayonnaise, lemon juice (or more ), salt, season to your liking, white pepper, season to your liking

torn green leaf lettuce, tomatoes, chopped, tuna, drained and flaked or 1 1/2 cups cut-up cooked chicken, ripe avocado, peeled and diced, hard-boiled eggs, chopped, artichoke heart (marinated or unmarinated, your choice), chopped green onions, bacon bits, crouton (optional), ranch dressing (or your favorite dressing)

tuna (canned ), red bell pepper, onion, basil leaves, capers (chopped ), chili, olive oil, pepper, balsamico vinegar (up to your taste !), salt (up to your taste !)

shell pasta, garlic, minced finely (can use garlic powder if desired, but not garlic salt), boneless skinless salmon, shredded sharp cheddar cheese , to taste, minced onion (grated if you wish), salad dressing (not lo-fat), salt, pepper, sweet pickle relish, stalks celery, diced

head romaine lettuce, shredded cheddar and jack cheese, candied english walnuts, red apple, cubed (not peeled ), pear, cubed (not peeled ), dressing, dijon mustard, salt, sugar, lemon juice, chopped green onion, salad oil , slowly, poppy seeds, candied nuts, raw walnuts, sugar, butter, vanilla .

balsamic salad dressing (i make my own, but there are many quality store bought dressings that are available), fresh mozzarella cheese, diced (now if you want to use those pre-marinated mozarella balls, you can, they just cost more), red pepper flakes, v 8 juice (a spicy tomato juice will also work), tomato paste (more or less according to how thick you like your dressing), olive oil, red wine vinegar, minced garlic, lemon, juiced, fresh basil, pre-made pizza crust (boboli is 1 brand, but any store bought packaged crust will work), parmesan cheese, grated, olive oil, dried oregano, minced garlic, ground pepper, romaine lettuce , rough chopped, pepperoni, diced (i get mine a bit thicker cut from the deli, also it is cheaper and you will have no waste), italian ham, diced (once again, just from the deli, cheaper and buy only what you need), roasted red peppers, onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced, black olives, cut in half

mayonnaise (not lowfat , not miracle whip), garlic, minced, anchovy paste, fresh lemon juice, sherry wine vinegar (or red wine vinegar), dijon mustard, worcestershire sauce, extra virgin olive oil, canola oil, freshly grated parmesan cheese

tuna in water, drained well (not oil ), hard-boiled eggs , chopped pretty fine, mayonnaise (not miracle whip ), mustard, louisiana hot sauce , roasted pepper, jalapeno relish, whole wheat bread, american cheese, made with real milk (again, not oil ), butter

pure maple syrup (not imitation syrup! no, no!), ripe bartlett pears (not too ripe ) or 3 ripe anjou pears, peeled, cored, and cut into 8 wedges each (not too ripe), sea salt, fresh ground pepper, aged balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, extra virgin olive oil or 1/4 cup walnut oil, baby arugula, loose leaf lettuce, crumbled stilton cheese (roquefort or other blue cheese ok)

boneless/skinless chicken breasts, teriyaki sauce, angel hair shredded cabbage (do not use the cole slaw with red cabbage & carrot), green onion, sliced (if you do not like a lot of green onion cut back on these some), almonds (do not use the sliced), maruchan chicken flavored ramen noodle soup, dressing, mayonnaise, safflower oil (like saffola), white vinegar, sugar, seasoning packets from the ramen soup mentioned above