15 salad yourself Recipes

rocket (however much you like. a seving just for yourself, or a lot for everyone you ve ever met.), pine nuts - around a small handful for two people, garlic cloves, olives, lemon, olive oil, pepper

white wine vinegar, sugar, shallot, minced, olive oil, head romaine, chopped (4 to 6 cups), seedless cucumber, diced (3 1/2 cups), grape tomatoes, halved (1 3/4 cups), red bell pepper, diced (1 1/2 cups), celery stalks , halved lengthwise and finely chopped (1 cup), carrots, finely chopped (1 3/4 cups), red onion, finely chopped, pitted black olives, halved (suit yourself whether you prefer the medium california black olives-a 6-oz can-or kalamata olives)

shrimp, pre-cooked (or cook yourself), stalks celery, finely minced, parsley, finely minced (if you don tsp have fresh, leave out), creole seasoning (can use old bay seasoning ), black pepper, fresh ground, reduced-fat mayonnaise (no miracle whip, please), frozen peas (do not cook, just rinse to separate), beef tomatoes (garden fresh are best), salt, parsley (optional), curly lettuce leaf (optional)

italian bread , with sesame seeds (use another italian if unavailable or make it yourself), olive salad ( (primarily for muffuletta)), genoa salami, hot capicola (you can use regular ham.), mortadella, mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese

salad greens , cut yourself or from a bag mix (a romaine/iceberg blend is good), lightly crushed tortilla chips, shredded cheddar or mexican/taco blend cheese, prepared ranch salad dressing, sour cream, chunky salsa, medium heat (we like tostitos)

macaroni noodles, mayo, milk, teriyaki sauce (see my recipe if you want to make it yourself), carrots shredded, green onion chopped fine, pepper

green beans, ripe olives, button mushrooms, artichokes ( quartered ) or cut yourself, good seasons italian dressing mix (make according to directions)

fully cooked chicken (prepared yourself or store bought), seedless grapes, halved, diced celery, diced onion, craisins (any flavor ), mayonnaise, dijon mustard, honey, ranch dressing, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, milk, salt & pepper

vermicelli, shell pasta, rotini pasta, grated romano cheese, diced green peppers or 1/2 cup red pepper, diced red onion, diced tomato, shredded carrot, sliced black olives, italian dressing (i like the 1 you make yourself made with extra virgin olive oil), mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, dried parsley flakes, dried basil leaves, oregano, salt

soft tofu (silken-style if you can), deli turkey , torn into bits, mushroom stems and pieces (or more !), teriyaki sauce (i ended up using garlic flavored because that s all we had left), house of tsang sweet ginger sesame hibachi marinade , but i m sure any homemade ginger-onion-soy sauce will do, china bowl select five-spice powder (or to make it yourself, a combination of equal parts powdered fennel, anise, ginger, licorice root,)

mangoes, peeled, flesh cut from the pit and sliced into 1/2-inch fingers or wedges (see technique below), jicama, peeled and cut into long 1/2-inch-wide fingers or wedges, seedless english cucumber (or 2 regular cucumbers), cut into long 1/2-inch-wide fingers or wedges, pure ground chile (buy pure guajillo or ancho chile in a mexican grocery, make it yourself, or substitute a little cayenne), salt, limes, each cut into 6 wedges

sugar, apple cider vinegar, water, oil (do not use olive ), salt, peas, drained, french style green beans, drained, kidney beans, drained and rinsed, green pepper, chopped, celery, diced, cauliflower, in bite-size pieces, sweet onion, sliced and separated, whole corn, drained, pimientos, drained and cut fine

fat-free greek yogurt or 2 tbsp plain fat-free yogurt, garlic clove, minced, dijon mustard, malt vinegar, olive oil, salt and black pepper