15 the salad you need Recipes

bone-in skinless chicken breast halves, approximately (you need 4 pieces), light honey dijon salad dressing, fresh rosemary, minced, dried breadcrumbs (i like the seasoned kind , more if needed), seasoning salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste

ripe tomatoes , preferably heirlooms (a variety of colors will add interest to the salad), balls ) burrata cheese, cut into halves, chopped fresh basil , or to taste, salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste, a good extra virgin olive oil , to drizzle, aged balsamic of modena vinegar , aged 25 years or more (if you use regular balsamic, it doesn tsp have the same sweetness of a truly aged balsamic, so if you need to use this, reduce some with a bit of sugar until you have a thick syrupy glaze, or get some balsamic glace (such as colavita brand)

baby to full-grown beets, without tops but with root and stem ends intact (you need 4 lbs. with tops), extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, divided, walnut pieces, cumin seeds, zest of 2 lemons, lemon juice, chopped shallot, pepper, shredded cooked chicken, qts. loosely packed tender dandelion green tops or arugula

peach, extra virgin olive oil (i have some basil olive oil that worked well for this), basil (fresh chopped works best but dried will do), apple cider vinegar, celery salt (to taste), honey (depending on how sweet the peach is you may not need this. i didn tsp use it when i made mine, but i k), pepper

black beans, black-eyed peas (see note in recipe ), red bell pepper , chopped into pieces the same size as beans, green bell pepper , chopped into pieces the same size as beans, red onion , chopped into pieces the same size as beans, cilantro, chopped (about 1 cup chopped cilantro), salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste, dressing, spike seasoning (optional, but recommended ), ground cumin, ground ancho chile pepper (or use chile powder), fresh lime juice, white balsamic vinegar (or use white wine vinegar), olive oil, salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste, this is probably more dressing than you need for the salad, but if you refrigerate leftovers and eat them later, it s nice to have a little extra dressing to mix in.)

if you re reading this , please join the tailgate time! group, menu, hot dogs, potato salad (we use the 1 i have posted here, with homemade dressing), potato chips with onion dip (i just use lipton s onion soup recipe, but make whatever kind you like), ramen noodle salad (i will post my version at a future date), beer (in cans, but a keg is better, if the sports location allows it)

i used ends of meat and cheese so quantities vary, this is what i used, black forest ham end, oven roasted turkey end, p & loaf end, hard salami, pepperoni i don tsp like using much but a little isn tsp bad, baby swiss end, you can add other cheese to. hard cheeses are best and all you need is the ends or have the deli cut you hunks more cost effective. don tsp go to strong with the cheddar s.., i bought the veggies in a jar in the olive section, cauliflower, carrots, celery, pearl onion, sweet peppers, olives optional, fresh veggies you may want to cook or steam them. you want them crunchy then chill them you do not want to use warm veggies they will melt the cheese., tomatoes make it to runny so that is why i use red bell peppers, oven roasted bell peppers you can find them in store too, mix and match meat cheese and veggies to your taste it is really hard to botch up what you put in it just stay away from bologna, italian dressing of your choice just stay away from creamy dressings, few dashes of dill seed, season with pepper and mrs.dash blend, grated parmesan cheese to taste i just sprinkled it on there so it is up to you how much.

chicken breast for every 2 people being served. i usually use boneless/skinless for this unless i am going to cook them over a wood fire. then i would use skin on and bone in, thick cut bacon (apple smoked or maple will add another flavor level). choose a bacon that you love the taste of., amounts of the vegetable you use depend upon how many people you are feeding . for only 2 i would use 1/2 of each color of bell pepper for example. for 8 i would probably use a whole or nearly whole bell pepper., red, green, yellow, orange bell peppers, cored , seeds removed, sliced into strips., vidalia onions (sweet and mild ) or red onions (zing) cut into strips, yellow and green squash cut slightly thick then in half, asparagus cut into 1 1/2 inch bites, grape tomatoes, garlic cloves left whole for now, mushrooms (your favorite type , of course!), fresh green beans, broccoli and cauliflower can be used too; but make them bite sized pieces, olive oil (have at least a cup or two available depending on how many you are cooking for. you need this to roast the vegetables and for making your croutons!), day old french or italian bread cut up into good sized bites, bigger than what would come in a box of croutons, i cut it up 1 1/2 to 2 inches., fresh grated parmesan or romano cheese, garlic granules , fresh cracked pepper, italian seasonings...or fresh marjoram, basil and thyme, (cut up the basil into small bits), some times i ll add some peas and corn to this as well. also optional would be a couple of boiled eggs..., kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper (white pepper could be added, but it is going to add a significant jolt in the heat/pepper pop department!)

cooked quinoa or 2 cups kamut or 2 cups rice or 2 cups millet or 2 cups barley or 2 cups posole or 2 cups wild rice or 2 cups pasta shells, cooked chicken breasts (optional) or 1 cup salmon (optional) or 1 cup tempeh (optional) or 1 cup cooked beans (optional), carrot, diced, stalk celery or 1 stalk fennel, diced, red bell peppers or 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced, sliced scallions, toasted chopped nuts or sunflower seeds or eggs, slices or grated cheese, to garnish, salad dressing , of choice

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

ground turkey (browned and drained ), add, pinto beans ( decided i prefer more of the pinto s), kidney beans, black beans, you can vary on your taste , can use garbanzo what ever you prefer), black olives (i prefer 2 cans), add, i package of taco seasoning mix per the directions (need to add the water), salad part, cut lettuce in half and slice down to medium shreds, add 2 or 3 tomatoes, add bag of taco chips (i usually, crumble them on top of salad as i serve it then add meat mixture. cause if you don tsp use all lettuce and tomato will get soggy), dressing, mayo and salsa to taste..i add in sour cream too

mango, avocado, pepper (1/2 red and 1/2 yellow ), walnuts, diced red onions, oregano, lettuce (i like lollo rosso, lollo biondo and red oak these are generally available in supermarkets), french cheese for example brie cheese (if using gorgonzola remember that this is a strong cheese you only need a tiny bit!) or camembert cheese (if using gorgonzola remember that this is a strong cheese you only need a tiny bit!) or gorgonzola (if using gorgonzola remember that this is a strong cheese you only need a tiny bit!), olive oil (to drizzle), lemon juice (to drizzle)