12 one flavorful salad Recipes

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.

cabbage, thinly sliced, green onions, sliced, sesame seeds, toasted, sliced almonds, toasted, oriental-flavor instant ramen noodles (cook 1, leave one uncooked , reserve flavor packets for dressing), vegetable oil , 2 ramen flavor seasoning mix packets, white vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, salt, pepper, accent seasoning

butternut pumpkin, peeled and cubed (3cm), potato , scrubbed and cubed (3cm), brown onions, halved and cut into wedges, olive oil flavored cooking spray, dried thyme, roma tomatoes, halved (baby ones ), chickpeas, drained and rinsed, olive oil, lemons , juice of, garlic cloves, crushed, white sugar, fresh parsley, roughly chopped

handfuls of spinach leaves, washed and spun dry, handful) of craisins (i prefer the orange flavored ones), handful) goat cheese crumbles, handful) pignolis (pine nuts), tomatoes, vinegrette dressing (i use raspberry walnut or asian sesame)

boiling potatoes , scrubbed but not peeled, salt & freshly ground black pepper, strained fresh lemon juice, cayenne pepper (optional), extra virgin olive oil, chopped onion, preferably mild ones, tomatoes (optional), chopped parsley, capers, drained (optional), flavorful olive , such as kalamata,pitted and cut in half (optional)

fresh baby spinach, canned artichokes (in brine, only, not marinated), drained, then sliced in half, if they are the small version, or quarters if medium or large., cucumber , halved lengthwise, then sliced, tomatoes, halved, asparagus, trimmed, red onion, sliced in rings, drizzle of olive oil, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, almonds (i used the new garlic flavored ones, mayo, juice from 2 medium lemons (plus a lil zest, if desired), honey, garlic, minced, dry mustard, italian blend herbs, minced (or, use about half the amount, dried), kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper

broccoli florets, fresh spinach, tomato, chopped, japanese cucumber, chopped, bacon, hard-boiled eggs, cut into small pieces, sliced onion, shredded colby-monterey jack cheese, rotisserie cooked chicken breast, chopped, salad dressing, your choice (i used sesame ginger, a liquidy dressing like italian is best), salt, pepper, mrs. dash seasoning mix

sesame seeds, shelled sunflower seeds, ichiban instant noodle soup, broken up ,reserve seasoning for dressing (any flavor), head cabbage, chopped up, bean sprouts, green onions, chopped fresh mushrooms, chow mein noodles (smaller ones), big fat yellow chinese noodles, vegetable oil, soya sauce, white vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper

ichiban instant noodle soup, broken up ,reserve seasoning for dressing (any flavor), head cabbage, chopped up, bean sprouts, green onions, chopped fresh mushrooms, low fat chow mein noodles (smaller ones), big fat yellow chinese noodles, vegetable oil, light soya sauce, white vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper

boiling potatoes , scrubbed but not peeled, salt & freshly ground black pepper, strained fresh lemon juice, cayenne pepper (optional), extra virgin olive oil, chopped onion, preferably mild ones, tomatoes (optional), chopped parsley, capers, drained (optional), flavorful olive , such as kalamata, pitted and cut in half (optional)