Category Salads

Sweet & Savory Balsamic Salad Dressing

1/2 cup sugar 4 tablespoons water, divided 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 clove garlic, minced 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon honey In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and…

Green Salad with Blue Cheese and Pears

1/4 cup pear preserves 1/3 cup white wine vinegar 1 small glove garlic, crushed 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/2 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons pear preserves 8 cups loosely packed Bibb and Romaine lettuce…

Peanut Butter Apple Salad

1/4 cup vanilla yogurt 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter 1 tablespoon pineapple juice OR peach juice 1 teaspoon mayonnaise 1 small (or one-half large) Granny Smith apple, chopped 1 tablespoon dry roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped Whisk together yogurt, peanut butter,…

Stuffed Tomato Salad

Tomatoes can be stuffed with either shrimp salad or curried tofu salad. The shrimp salad will fill 4 large ripe tomatoes, so buy 8 if making both salads. Filling for Shrimp Stuffing 1 pound peeled cooked shrimp, (21-25 per pound;…

Watermelon Bowl Fruit Salad

INGREDIENTS: 1 large watermelon 1 cantaloupe, halved and seeded 1 honeydew melon, halved and seeded 3 oranges or tangerines, sectioned 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks 2 cups fresh strawberries, halved 2 cups seedless red grapes a few blueberries or cherries…

Minted Cucumber in Tomato Halves

1 large tomato 1/2 c. cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced 1-1/2 T. fresh lemon juice 1 T minced fresh mint Halve tomato horizontally. Gently squeeze out seeds. Scoop out pulp with a spoon and set aside in small bowl. Sprinkle…

Plantation Salad

1 quart mixed salad greens 1-10 oz. package frozen artichoke hearts, cooked, drained and chilled 1 c. orange sections 1/2 c. water chestnuts, sliced 2 bananas, sliced Dressing 1 ripe banana, mashed 1 c. sour cream 1/4 c. sugar 1…

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