23 sarasota salad with Recipes

elbow macaroni (i prefer a rough cut or large elbow), tuna (note ( first, i only use tuna in water, well drained. second, i like a lot of tuna in my salad and ), frozen baby peas, onion, fine chopped, celery ribs, fine chopped (and don tsp throw out the celery leafs, they are just as good chopped and added to the salad), hard-boiled eggs, fine diced, green pimento stuffed olive, cut in half, kosher dill pickles, chopped fine (more or less to taste), mayonnaise (no miracle whip or low fat), dijon mustard, pickle juice, fresh parsley (more if you like ), fresh dill, salt, pepper, paprika, dill, hard-boiled egg, thin sliced

grape tomatoes (cut in half ), onion (cut in half and thin sliced ), cremini mushrooms, cut in quarters (button or white mushrooms work well too), heads romaine lettuce hearts, black olives, cut in half (chilled ), olive oil, kosher salt, pepper, olive oil, fresh lemon juice, honey (i add more, but add as much as you like according to taste), red pepper flakes, salt, pepper

boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut in bite size pieces), buttermilk, flour (all purpose), cornstarch, sesame seeds, paprika, kosher salt, vegetable oil to saute the chicken, mayonnaise, cilantro, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, fresh ginger , chopped fine you can even find it pre-chopped these days next to the garlic which will work better tsp ( is very important for this dish), cayenne pepper, head iceberg lettuce, chopped well, chow mein noodles, carrots, grated (i buy the grated carrots in a bag, i often keep those on had for salads and even on sandwiches which), red onion (cut in quarters and thin sliced ), brown sugar, butter, almonds

salmon fillets (i like to get middle sections, so i don tsp get any thin tail sections. this makes for more even cooki), salt, pepper, olive oil, lemon thin sliced and roasted on the salmon, baby spinach, fennel bulbs (cut in half and sliced, not too thin), olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon, cut in half (roasted and squeezed over the salad), olive oil, dry white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, fresh dill, pepper, salt, fresh dill , if you want

cornbread (stale, now i just bought muffins from the store, however, you can make your own too. it depends on h), red pepper, diced, green pepper, diced, red onion, diced, parsley, chopped fine, cilantro, chopped fine, scallions, diced fine, garlic, minced, jalapeno pepper (red or green , seeds and ribs removed and chopped fine. if you like a little heat, leave some of the ), salt, pepper, olive oil, white vinegar, lime juice, chili powder

shrimp, peeled, tails removed & cooked (i used ex large, but large will work fine, use what is on sale, and take advantage of the seafood co), head napa cabbage, thin sliced (i used a mix of napa and romaine, but use what you enjoy best, the napa is just very good with this ), romaine lettuce hearts , rough chopped, cucumber , cut in half lengthwise and then very thin sliced in half moons (i happen to love , but depending on the size, use as much as you want), onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced (i prefer a vidalia or fl sweet onion), bean sprouts, rinsed and drained (but if available, 15 oz, or about 2 cups of fresh bean sprouts), red pepper , thin sliced in matchsticks (optional), water chestnuts, rinsed, drained and rough chopped, chow mein noodles (1 to 1 1/2 in the salad, and as much as you want as a garnish), kraft toasted asian sesame dressing , you can also serve more on the side if necessary and see the note below on dressing substitutes (lite or regular version), scallion, fine diced (optional), toasted sesame seeds (optional)

orange (mix of naval, tangelo, seville, blood s, valencia, clementines, any fresh citrus will work), grapefruit (ruby red, pink or white), mint leaf, powdered sugar, cinnamon, orange blossom water (found at any asian markets, whole foods or any health market)

lettuce (i use a mix of romaine hearts and iceberg ), baked ham (1/4-inch thick and cut in thin julienne strips), swiss cheese (1/4-inch thick and cut in thin julienne strips), green olives with pimiento (more or less according to taste), durkee fried onions (more or less according to taste, now if you can tsp find them, 1 medium onion thin sliced will work ju), salt, pepper

head chinese cabbage (shredded ), snow peas (stem end trimmed, but not cut ), green beans (stem end trimmed, but not cut ), asparagus (trim the bottom 1-inch of the stem), enoki mushrooms (found in all gourmet markets, major grocery stores, and stores such as whole foods), water chestnuts (sliced in matchsticks), vegetable oil (no olive oil, you could use canola), soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, scallions, chopped fine (white and green parts ), garlic cloves, minced, toasted sesame seeds

shrimp , i used extra large, old bay seasoning, celery ribs, cut lengthwise and then diced fine (more or less to taste, i happen to love in mine), onion, fine diced, mayonnaise (i really prefer hellmanns or dukes not miracle whip), scallions, white and green parts fine chopped (optional), lemon, fresh squeezed (about 1 tsp is all you need), lemon zest, fresh parsley, fine chopped, old bay seasoning (to taste), salt, pepper, whole wheat sandwich buns, tomatoes , slices, lettuce leaves

celery, diced (don tsp throw out those leaves), baby peas, thawed (frozen works best ), dried cherries, scallions, diced (whites and greens ), fresh parsley, fine chopped, chopped pecans (i prefer to toast mine), mayonnaise, plain yogurt, lemon juice, salt, pepper, celery, leafs chopped fine

mayonnaise (no miracle whip for this), maple syrup (pure maple if you have it), grated shallot, apple cider vinegar, brandy (don tsp want to get a whole bottle, just get 1 of those little nips ... i call them airplane or hote), salt, pepper, fresh herb (optional)

brown rice, cooked, red seedless grapes, cut in half, green seedless grape, cut in half, celery ribs, fine diced (save the leaves and chop those too), scallions, fine diced (white and green parts ), walnuts, toasted and chopped, fresh mint, fine chopped, vinaigrette (see recipe below ), orange marmalade, salt, pepper, olive oil, red wine vinegar, red wine (cabernet, merlot or chianti all will work fine), shallot, minced, orange juice, honey, salt, pepper

croissants (you can also use whole wheat bread, but i prefer ), white cheddar cheese, cooked shrimp, peeled and fine chopped, shallot, fine chopped, celery rib, fine chopped, sliced black olives, avocado, thin sliced, tomato, cut in 4 slices, plain yogurt, mayonnaise (if you don tsp want to use the yogurt, you can use 4 tbsp of ), chipotle chile in adobo, fine chopped (more or less according to taste), fresh cilantro, fine chopped (more or less according to taste), fresh lime juice, salt, pepper

tomato puree (not paste), olive oil, honey, lime , juice of, garlic, minced, fresh parsley, diced fine, ground cumin, hot sauce, salt, pepper

skirt steaks, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, olive oil, penne pasta (sometimes i hold a cup or so back when i toss everything together, you can always use it tossed with), sun-dried tomato packed in oil, chopped, english seedless cucumbers , cut in half lengthwise and thin sliced, red onion, cut in half and thin sliced, arugula (a mix of watercress and is also very good), beef broth, olive oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, fresh grated ginger (ground ginger just doesn tsp work in this dressing), dijon mustard, ground black pepper, kosher salt (go easy, the broth and soy both have salt in them), pea shoots

celery, cut in 1/2-inch pieces and roasted, olive oil, salt, pepper, mayonnaise, vegetable oil (go easy, i like the dressing thick so you may not need all the oil), scallion, diced (white and green parts ), minced shallot, garlic clove, chopped, dijon mustard, champagne vinegar (white wine vinegar is a good substitute), celery seed (more or less to taste), celery salt (more or less to taste), pepper

vegetable oil, dijon mustard, sour cream, red wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce, minced garlic, sugar, dill, salt, pepper