9 very easy fresh salad Recipes

rice wine vinegar (regular or seasoned ), superfine sugar, fresh dill (not dried !), cucumbers, peeled and very thinly sliced (read *note), salt, freshly crack black pepper

potatoes, peeled and diced very small, red onion, chopped, celery rib, chopped, chopped hard-boiled eggs (optional), mayonnaise , amount to taste, dijon mustard, salt, chopped fresh tarragon or 1 tsp dried tarragon, black pepper , to taste

dry pasta (i use fusilli), salami (4oz), black olives, rehydrated sun-dried tomato, yellow bell pepper, olive oil, red wine vinegar, parmesan cheese, very finely grated, salt and pepper, leaves fresh basil

head romaine lettuce, chopped, whole ripe tomatoes, cut into 6 wedges each, then each wedge cut in half, whole (large) cucumber, peeled , cut into fourths lengthwise, and diced into large chunks, whole red onion, sliced very thin, whole pitted kalamata olives , cut in half lengthwise, plus 6 olives, chopped fine, crumbled feta cheese, fresh parsley leaves, roughly chopped, olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, or more to taste, garlic, minced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, whole lemon , for squeezing

sea scallops, citrus juice , but if you only have 1 1 lemon and 1 lime. so inexpensive and so easy, it is worth the flavor (i like to use 1/3 lemon, 1/3 lime and 1/3 orange) or 2 that will work. the combination really adds a good flavor and fresh really is the only way to go. ju oranges, 1 lemon and 1 lime. so inexpensive and so easy, it is worth the flavor, kosher salt, red pepper flakes (to taste), olive oil , to finish off the dish, mango, cut in thin slices, red onion, cut in half and then very thin sliced, sliced red pepper, avocado, chopped, arugula (1 bag of . dole or any name brand will work), ground black pepper, baguette, thin sliced, havarti cheese

brown rice , rinsed three times and drained (instant or quick works, too, but not as well), water (adjust amount depending on type of rice and method used for cooking), mixed herbs, divided (herbes de provence or fine herbes, e.g.), garlic powder, divided, dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed, pitted black olives, drained and rinsed (small), canned artichoke bottoms in water, drained, rinsed, and coarsely chopped, tomatoes, coarsely chopped or 2 cups grape tomatoes, carrots, shaved with a peeler into strips, stalks celery, washed and coarsely chopped, cucumber, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped, fresh parsley (chopped ), red onion, coarsely chopped , about 1 cup, roasted cashews (almonds work well, too), capers, sharp cheddar cheese, very coarsely chopped (may also use other sharp or tangy cheese, such as gruyere, feta, even blue), cooked chicken breasts, cold, coarsely chopped, mandarin orange segments, drained and rinsed, hass avocado, pitted, peeled, and chopped (1 large or two small), head bronze leaf lettuce, olive oil, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, herb seasoning mix (fine herbes or some other commercial blend, your choice), lemon juice, 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