Monday, November 21, 2011

What is the best salad recipe?

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tell me plzWhat is the best salad recipe?
A quick and easy ground beef recipe!


Doritos Taco Salad Recipe


Brown ground beef (approx 1 lb). Cool. Mix with salad mix (salad in a bag – from the grocery store, or make your own), chopped tomatoes, grated cheddar cheese (approx 1 cup), 1/2 bag of crumbled doritos and cover with catellina dressing.What is the best salad recipe?
Mandarin Spinach Salad w/Dried Cranberries





1/2 300g bag baby spinach pre-washed in bucket


1/2 head romaine pre-washed (or 1 head if “hearts”) just all spinach works too


1 can mandarin oranges, drained


1/4 cup red onion thinly sliced


1/4 cup craisins (dried cranberries work too, but not as sweet)


Renee’s poppyseed dressing ( or Kraft creamy poppyseed) to taste, which is approx 1/2 cup


TIP: to gauge quantity of dressing, when the salad is in the mixing bowl, pour the dressing around the in-side of the bowl.


That will be enough dressing for that salad.





Method:


combine spinach, romaine, onions and dressing


add red onions, mandarins and craisins





sprinkle of toasted almond slivers is nice on top





serve





From beginning to end this recipe clocked in at 5 min.


If using salad as a meal…





add pre-cooked Lillydale Brand chicken slices – it makes an amazing ultra-fast light dinner or lunch.





Alternate to mandarins:


1 ripe mango, julienned (use the all yellow mango)


1 ripe nectarine, sliced


http://www.sylviafox.ca/2009/04/15/manda…
Here are a couple really wonderful, easy recipes:





Cucumber Salad





Slice 2 peeled cucumbers. Slice thinly. Add 1 small sliced or chopped red onion. Cover with bottled red wine vinaigrette dressing. Salt and pepper to taste. Best if you let sit in refrigerator for at least an hour.





Bacon Salad





4 slices bacon


1 lg bowl salad greens


½ chopped red onion


Salt


Pepper


Red Wine Vinegar





In salad bowl, combine the salad and onion. Coat with ¼ cup red wine vinegar, salt and pepper. Chop bacon into little pieces. Cook until crispy. (You may need to add a little olive oil if bacon is very lean). Pour bacon and grease over salad.





Tomato Cucumber Salad


4 medium fresh tomatoes, cut into 1 inch chunks


1 large cucumber, sliced


1/2 red onion, diced


1/4 cup mayonnaise


2 cloves garlic, minced


2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper


salt to taste





In a large bowl, toss together the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, mayonnaise, and garlic. Season with pepper and salt.


Southwestern Ranch Salad


1 pkg. pre-cut salad mix


½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese


1 cup ranch flavored croutons


½ cup ranch flavored almond salad topping


Hidden Valley Spicy Ranch dressing


Salt and pepper to taste





Toss all ingredients together. Serve immediately.





Caesar Coleslaw





1 pkg pre-made coleslaw


1/4-1/2 cup shredded parmesean cheese


1/2 pkg caesar croutons


1 bottle creamy caesar dressing





Toss first three ingredients together. Add enough dressing to coat. It's even good the next day!


Spinach-Bacon Salad





1 8oz pkg. spinach


3 hard boiled eggs


8 mushroom caps, sliced


Toasted slivered almonds (optional)





Combine all ingredients and serve with Hot Bacon Dressing.





Hot Bacon Dressing





½ lb. bacon, chopped


1 cup sugar


1 1/3 cups white vinegar


5 tsp. cornstarch





Fry bacon until crisp, drain and leave bacon drippings in skillet. Add sugar and vinegar to skillet and stir well. Add 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch with 2/3 cup water, stir until it dissolves and pour into skillet with dressing. Return to boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, return bacon to skillet and toss dressing into salad.





Hope you find one or more you like!
Popcorn Chicken Salad





Cook the popcorn chicken according to the directions on the package. Remove from oven and cut into bite size pieces.





Take a large bowl and fill with fresh lettuce. Add popcorn chicken, chopped tomatoes, shredded cheddar cheese, bacon pieces and croutons. Make sure the salad is mixed well. Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing.
Romaine lettuce


Baby Spinach


Grape tomatoes


Matchstick carrots


Sliced Black Olives


Banana Pepper Rings


Cheddar Cheese


Kraft Tuscan House Italian Dressing


Toss it all together in a big bowl and serve





Yummy delicious.

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