19 this best salad 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 .

most recipes for barbecue-flavored macaroni salad drown the pasta in ketchupy barbecue sauce , creating a salad that is much too sweet and sticky. here s what we discovered about how to produce a well-balanced smoky and spicy side dish., test kitchen discoveries, a combination of mayonnaise and barbecue sauce is more effective than barbecue sauce alone, as the tang of the barbecue sauce is balanced by the neutral creaminess of the mayonnaise., this salad works best with a sweet, smoky-flavored barbecue sauce., if the salad sits and becomes dry, adding a little warm water will make it creamy again., table salt, elbow macaroni, red bell pepper , seeded and chopped fine, rib celery , chopped fine, scallions , sliced thin, cider vinegar, hot sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, mayonnaise, barbecue sauce (see note above), ground black pepper

hs : while i used heirloom cranberry beans here, you can substitute another sort of bean if you like. it s better if you ve cooked them from scratch. and do your best to avoid overcooking them., cooked beans, room temperature or warm, toasted sunflower seeds (or pepitas), this dressing (or other favorite vinaigrette), or to taste, big handfuls of chopped cauliflower (stems, leaves , florets), boiled in a bit of salted water for just 20 seconds, then drained under cold water, big handfuls of tortilla chips, crumbled feta, watermelon ) radish, sliced paper thin, avocado, sliced, salad dressing, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh rosemary leaves, fresh thyme leaves, fresh oregano leaves, sweet paprika, garlic , smashed into a paste, well-crumbled bay leaf, red pepper flakes, fine grain sea salt, fresh lemon juice

bay shrimp, pre-cooked and shelled, elbow macaroni, cooked and cooled (smaller is best), green bell pepper, diced, red bell pepper, diced, sliced ripe olives, drained, celery ribs, diced finely, walla walla onion, diced (any other sweet onion such as vidalia), parmesan cheese, grated (the kraft flavored is nice in this), bernsteins light fantastic cheese fantastico salad dressing , to taste, salad elegance seasoning mix, to taste (i prefer johnny s brand ), black pepper , to taste, garlic powder , to taste, grape tomatoes (optional), egg, hard boiled and sliced (optional), green onion, chopped (optional)

garden tomatoes , cut into bite-sized pieces. (folks, the word garden is included for a reason. do not try this with store bought tomatoes.), fresh basil, coarsely chopped, balsamic vinegar, olive oil (optional for the fat-conscious), salt (kosher is best), black pepper (to taste)

bone-in chicken breast halves (could use left over chicken or rotisserie chicken, as well), salt, pepper, garlic, minced, cream cheese, softened, ranch dressing, hot sauce (texas pete seems to give the best flavor, but this is up to you), stalks celery, chopped (i run mine through the food processor)

olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, garlic clove, minced fine (depending on how strong you want your dressing), dried oregano (mediterranean), chopped fresh dill, salt & freshly ground black pepper, feta cheese, crumbled, buttermilk (or milk, but is best, use 1/2 a cup if you want to use this as a dip)

bakery sub rolls or 1 hoagie roll, red wine and vinegar salad dressing (or bottled italian dressing), mayonnaise, shredded lettuce, sliced tomato, sliced onion, roasted red peppers , from a jar,chopped or sliced, capicola (an italian spiced ham you can get in almost any supermarket deli now), ham, salami, sandwich pepperoni (you can get this at the supermarket deli), your favorite cheese (on this sub, i like provolone best)

shrimp, peeled, deveined , and chopped into bite-sized pieces (salad shrimp work great for this), bay scallops or 1/2 lb sea scallops, chopped into bite-sized pieces, stalks celery, chopped, red onion, chopped, red bell pepper, chopped, lime juice (fresh is best !), fresh cilantro, chopped, red pepper flakes, garlic clove, chopped, fresh ground pepper, seasoning salt (i like morton s nature s seasoning)

broccoli (in florets, chopped ), cashews (chopped ), raisins, parmesan cheese (grated ), mixed herb vinaigrette (to taste), lettuce leaf

rotisserie chicken (i love lemon-pepper), greens (i like mixed baby greens - mesclun ), apples (i love fuji or honeycrisp - they re crunchy and tart-sweet), veges to taste, dressing (this salad is best with sweet vidalia onion , reg or lowfat) yum

boneless chicken (skinless too, marinated all day or at least 4 hours, grilled and then thin sliced), lime , juice of, vegetable oil, ground black pepper, garlic, minced, ground ginger, vermicelli (you can also use a oriental noodles if you prefer), red pepper (cut in thin strips), carrots , cut in match sticks 1 long, scallions (white and green cut in 1-inch angle pieces), radish, thin sliced, seedless cucumber , cut lengthwise and then thin sliced, shiitake mushroom, chopped roughly (shitaki is best for this, but white or button will work if necessary), chicken broth, soy sauce, cilantro, lime juice, fresh ginger, grated (important for this dish, powdered just don tsp have the same flavor), sugar, red pepper flakes (use to your taste ), garlic, minced, canola oil (vegetable oil is fine too, not olive oil), sesame oil, kosher salt, ground black pepper, fresh lime wedges to squeeze over the pasta

lime jell-o gelatin, salt, boiling water, vinegar, grated onion, sour cream, mayonnaise (hellman s is best for this), diced cucumbers

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)

udon noodles, smoked salmon, snow peas, chives, chopped finely, spanish onion, finely diced, olive oil (light is best for this recipe ), rice vinegar, mirin, lime juice, wasabi

elbow macaroni, starkist chunk light tuna , in water (two packages, now you can use any brand, but i like this the best), black beans, rinsed and drained, red pepper, diced, yellow pepper, diced, celery ribs, diced fine, red onion, radish, thin diced, sliced black olives, fresh dill, chopped, fresh parsley, plain yogurt, mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, red pepper flakes, ground black pepper, kosher salt (to taste)

fruit salad, very well drained, and cut (the larger kind for salads), pineapple tidbits, drained, apple, peeled and diced, marshmallows, chopped pecans (can use more ), cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed (i prefer cool whip) or 1 cup whipped cream (i prefer cool whip), mayonnaise (hellman s is best for this)