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Mango Relish-Salad OR Man Go and Eat This Salad!

May 3, 2009 in Salad, Vegetarian by Moogie | No comments

Ingredients

 

  • 2 firm/ripe mangos, peeled and chopped
  • 2 tomatoes, firm/ripe, chopped
  • 1 firm/ripe avocado, peeled and chopped
  • 1/2 vidalia (sweet) onion, chopped
  • 1 plum firm/ripe, diced
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 stalk cerely, diced
  • 1 bunch cilantro, washed, dried, chopped
  • fresh ground pepper - to taste
  • fresh ground salt - to taste
  • 1/2 tsp Mrs. Dash original seasoning
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • 1 splash seasoned rice vinegar

Directions:

 

Prepare the fruit & vegetables.  Place in a bowl.  Sprinkle the salt, pepper & Mrs. Dash over the mixure.  Pour the lime juice & spash of seasonsed rice vinegar over all.  Mix everything together gently with a soft spatula to avoid bruising the fruit.

This has a lot of flavor but is not picante.  You could spice this up a bit by adding a diced jalapeno or adding a dash or so of hot sauce.

We ate this as a side dish with roasted pork tenderloin.

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Tomato BLT Salad

December 10, 2008 in Salad, Side Dishes by Moogie | No comments

This is a good side dish with meat.  Pick out nice, big plum tomatoes and plan to make 2 halves per person. This recipe is for 2 people.  Handle the tomatoes gently after they are cooked.

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1-2 slices bacon, cooked, drained & chopped
  • 1/3 romaine lettuce, washed, dried & chopped
  • 1/3 cup bread crumbs, fresh & soft
  • 1 stalk celery, minced
  • 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese, grated fine
  • 2 tsp olive oil, extra virgin
  • 2 med plum tomatoes
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
  • 2 tsp mayo
  • cherry tomato halves for garnish (totally optional)
DIRECTIONS:
  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees
  2. Cook bacon until crisp, drain & chop
  3. Combine bacon, lettuce, bread crumbs, celery, grated parmesan cheese & olive oil.  Mix well and set aside.
  4. Halve the plum tomatoes lengthwise and scoop out insides, leaving 1/4" to 1/2" shell.
  5. Sprinkle inside of each tomato half with pepper and brush with the mayonnaise.
  6. Mound the bacon mixture in each tomato half and transfer to a prepared baking pan.
  7. Just before serving, roast tomatoes uncovered for 10-12 minutes until a bit brown on top or until tomatoes start to wilt.
  8. Optional:  serve with  halved cherry tomatoes sprinkled on top.
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Curried Chicken Salad

December 8, 2008 in Salad by Moogie | No comments

This is great for summer dinner - or really any time.  Serve with a good quality whole grain bread.  When baking chicken or barbequing chicken breasts, I always cook extra to make this recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

Salad Ingredients:

1 lb cooked chicken - use leftover chicken OR you can simmer chicken breasts in stock and cool

1 cup seedless grapes (or more), sliced in half - if possible use both green & red grapes

1/2 cup celery, chopped

1/4 cup almonds, slivered, toasted (see directions below)

Dressing Ingredients:

1/2 cup mayonnaise - good quality - I use Helman's/Best Foods Light Mayo

3 Tbsps whipping cream

1/2 tsp curry powder

salt & sugar to taste - very small amounts, to taste

Garnish/Finishing Ingredients:

1-2 tomatoes, sliced

Lettuce leaves, butter or romaine

DIRECTIONS:

  • If you need to cook the chicken breasts, simmer them slowly in stock for 20 minutes, let cool.
  • Scatter the almonds on a baking sheet and lightly toast them for 6-8 minutes in a 325-degree oven, let cool.
  • Blend the mayonnaise, whipping cream, curry powder, salt and/or sugar.  Taste to correct seasoning.
  • Cut the cooled chicken into bite-size chunks.
  • Place the chicken, celery, grapes & almonds in a mixing bowl.
  • Add dressing to the chicken mixture until you reach the consistency you prefer.
  • Wash, dry, and line either individual bowls or one big bowl with the lettuce.
  • Garnish with slices of tomato.
  • Keep in refrigerator until you serve.
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Asian Slaw

December 8, 2008 in Salad by Moogie | No comments

Hold the mayo!  This is a different, refreshing slaw.  I found this recipe in 1987 and have been making it and varying it since.

INGREDIENTS:

Salad Ingredients:

1 head green cabbage, sliced thin

OR

2 bags pre-sliced cabbage - I prefer the "Angel Hair" slice

2 green onions, chopped

OR

Substitute equal amount diced Vidalia type onion

2 Tbsp sesame seeds, toasted

2 Tbsp almonds, slivered

1 pkg Ramen style Japanese noodles: before opening bag, crush noodles in the bag to make small bits - discard flavor packet

2 - 5 stalks celery, sliced thinly

1-2 carrots, shredded (optional)

1 tomato, chopped (optional)

Dressing Ingredients:

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 tsp Mrs. Dash original seasoning

2 Tbsp white sugar

1/2 cup seasoned rice vinegar

1/3 cup oil - olive or canola

few drops sesame oil

DIRECTIONS

  • Mix the salad ingredients together in a large bowl.
  • Mix the dressing ingredients together and pour over the salad ingredients.
  • Adjust seasoning & vinegar to taste.  Sometimes I add more vinegar.
  • You will start out with what looks like a huge amount of salad, but as the salad sits, the cabbage & noodles absorb the dressing mixture and shrink down.
  • This is good as a side dish with barbequed salmon & rice
  • Good leftover too!
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Winter Salad by Terry

November 30, 2008 in Salad, Vegetarian by Moogie | No comments

This is a very pretty and tasty salad for special occasions.  The pomegranate seeds sparkle by candlelight!

Ingredients:

  • butter lettuce, to line individual bowl
  • pears,  - Bosc or Red Anjou type - 1/2 per person
  • feta cheese, crumbled
  • nuts - pecan or walnut - chopped large
  • pomegranate seeds
  • raspberry vinaigrette

Directions:

  1. Make this recipe in individual bowls.
  2. Place a few butter lettuce leaves in the bottom of your salad bowls.
  3. Peel & slice 1/2 pear over the lettuce in each bowl.
  4. Sprinkle the feta cheese, nuts & pomegranate seeds over the top (to taste) of each salad.
  5. Finish just before serving by drizzling raspberry vinaigrette over the salads and serve.
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Grandma E's Broccoli Salad

November 30, 2008 in Salad by misterdelicious | No comments

A Family Favorite!  Great for summer parties.

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch broccoli, raw
  • 1 cup celery
  • 1/2 cup green onions
  • 1 cup green grapes
  • 1 cup red grapes

Dressing

  • 1 cup Mayonaise
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 Tbs Rice Vinegar or Apple cider vinegar(your choice)

Garnish

  • 1/2 lb crumbled bacon(yum!)
  • 3 oz cashew nuts

Mix the Ingredients and dressing and chill for at least 1 hour.  Before serving add the garnish and mix.

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