Salads & Dressings
Warm Salad of Grilled Fruits Serves 4
Sear cut sides of fruits over grill. Cook until tender (may be done in oven to avoid burning). Set aside. In blender, chop shallot, vinegar, salt and pepper. Add oil in steady stream to emulsify. Melt butter. Toss w pecans and toast at 400. Divide greens onto 4 plates. Arrange warm fruits, cheese and nuts…
Read MoreTruffled Salad Dressing
Toss ingredients lightly to combine. Serve with seafood. Garnish w truffle slices if you’re lucky enough to have some. Mayonnaise 0.5c homemadeLemon Juice, Fresh 2 tspTruffle Oil 1.5tspShallot 0.25c mincedChives 8
Read MoreTurnip, Carrot and Apple Salad
Toss all together and mix well. Salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill 1-24 hours before serving. Turnips 3 medium purple-topped, peeled and coarsely gratedCarrots 3 large, peeled and coarsely gratedGranny Smith Apples 3 large, peeled and coarsely gratedRed onion 1 laarge, peeled, quartered and thinly slicedParsley 1/2 c coarsely chopped fresh​Dill 1/2 c…
Read MoreTahini Sweet & Sour Dressing
EVOO 3 TTahini 3 TWhite Wine Vinegar 3 TLemon Juice 3 THoney 2 TDijon Mustard 1 tspS & PPoppy Seeds 2 T Mix all but poppy seeds. Sprinkle seeds on top
Read MoreTabbouleh, Beet & Apple
In large bowl, stir together bulgur and water. Let stand, covered, 30 min. Trim and peel beets. Using a mandolin, julienne beets and apple separately. In food processor, puree basil w oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper. Fluff bulgur w fork. Add beets, apples and dressing. Bulgar Wheat 1 cWater 1.3 c boilingBeets 2…
Read MoreTabbouleh
Cover wheat w boiling water to cover. Soak 1 hr. Squeeze water out and add remaining ingredients. (For a slightly sweeter salad, leave out the tomatoes, onion and garlic, and add some pitted and diced sweet cherries and toasted pistachios) Bulgar Wheat 1 cTomato 2 c, seeded & choppedOlive Oil 0.5 cParsley 2 cMint 1…
Read MoreSweet Potato & Onion Salad Serves 6
Preheat oven to 375. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the sweet potatoes, thyme, 1 T olive oil and salt. Spread in an even layer and roast for 30 min per side. Meanwhile, in a large cast-iron skillet, mix 1.5 T olive oil w vinegar, honey and molasses; season w salt. Spread onion slices in…
Read MoreSouthwestern Layered Salad
Stir together sour cream, cilantro, vinegar, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover & chill 1-24 hours. Layer ingredients in glass bowl in the following order: lettuce, beans, mushrooms, corn, onion. Pour dressing over and serve without tossing Greens, Lettuce 3c, tornBeans, Red Kidney 15oz can, rinsed & drainedCorn 12oz can, drainedMushrooms 8oz. fresh, slicedOnion…
Read MoreSherry Vinaigrette
Whisk together mustard, sugar and vinegar. Whisking constantly, dribble in oil. Season to taste. Makes .25 c. Mustard 1 tsp DijonSugar 0.25tspVinegar 1T SherryOlive Oil 2T
Read MoreSeven Layer Salad Serves 10
In 3 qt glass bowl, layer lettuce, celery, onion, peas, mayo mixed w sugar, parmesan, cheddar, & bacon. Cover & chill 8 hrs. Greens, Lettuce 1 head, shreddedCelery 0.5cOnion 0.5cPeas 10 oz, thawedMayonnaise 1ptSugar 2TCheese, Parmesan 0.5cCheese, Cheddar 1cBacon 5 slices, cooked & crumbled
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