Salad: A Bowl of Health and Happiness
Salads today are full
of flavor, not a bowl of wilted lettuce, over ripe tomatoes and little
else. Salads today are full color, appetizing, full of fresh fruits and
vegetables. They are appropriate for all occasions. You can create a
salad for a family dinner, a light lunch or a dinner party. Salad can
actually be your main course. The creation of salads is limitless. If
you can dream it, you can create it
Salads today can be prepared
any time of year. They can be as simple or as complex as you like.
Salads can be the main course by adding meat, seafood or poultry along
with your greens, vegetables, nuts, fruit and cheese. Salads will fit
very easily into you meal plans. As you get into the habit of adding
Salads to your menu planning you will discover you are searching for the
ingredients to the next type of salad you desire to place on your
table
In this day and age we are being encouraged to eat more
fruits and vegetables to our diets. There isn't a better way to add
these into your diet than a fresh salad at meal time
Salads: Keep It Fresh
Salads
are only as good as the ingredients that you use. It's important when
purchasing your ingredients to make sure they are fresh. Just as when
serving a dish eye appeal is important so let your eyes do the shopping
:Salad Recipes
(Greek Salad (4 servings
:Ingredients
7ounces Greek Feta cheese
2heads of Romaine Lettuce, shredded
4tomatoes, cut into fourths
1Cucumber, sliced
24Kalamata Olives, pitted
(2tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (such as Greek oregano, flat-leaf parsley or basil
:Dressing
6tablespoons olive oil
2tablespoons lemon juice
1garlic clove
3tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/2teaspoon sugar
Salt and Pepper, to taste
:Directions
1. Make the dressing first and set aside.
2. Prepare all salad ingredients and divide evenly into 4 bowls.
3. Drizzle with dressing and serve. (Do not add dressing until ready to serve)
(Dinner Salad (4 servings
3ounces cucumber, sliced or diced
8scallions, chopped
2tomatoes, seeded
1yellow or red bell pepper, seeded and cut into strips
2-3radishes cut into thin rounds
3ounces spring mix
1tablespoon fresh mint, chopped
:Dressing
1/4cup fresh or frozen berries
1tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1tablespoon olive oil
1tablespoon water
1teaspoon Dijon mustard
1garlic clove, crushed
Salt & Pepper, to taste
:Directions
1. Add all ingredients for the dressing in a blender and puree. Set aside
2. Prepare ingredients for salad and divide evenly into four bowls.
3. Drizzle with dressing and serve. (Do not add dressing until ready to serve)
(Shrimp, Salmon and Tomato Salad (4 servings
6ounces of grape tomatoes
12Romaine lettuce leaves
4ounces of smoked salmon
8ounces peeled, cooked shrimp
:Dressing
1tablespoon Dijon mustard
2teaspoons sugar
1tablespoon of red wine vinegar
2tablespoons olive oil
1teaspoon fresh dill, chopped
:Directions
1. Mix all ingredients for dressing in a bowl, set aside.
2. Cut tomatoes in half. Take the lettuce leaves and arrange around the bowl.
3. Cut smoke salmon into strips. Add tomatoes and salmon and shrimp to bowls.
4. Drizzle with dressing and serve. (Do not add dressing until ready to serve)
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