Salad

Salad...what can I say about salad. I could eat salad everyday and never get tired of
it. Here are just a few of the many salads I have prepared for family and friends. Why
not have a few friends over for an after salad. There are several here to choose from
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Salad Recipes

Spinach Salad With Strawberries
Shrimp Asparagus Salad
Thai Chicken Salad
Margarita Chicken Salad
Summer Fruit Salad

Spinach Salad With Strawberries

1 large bunch spinach

1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced

1/4 cup olive oil

1/2 cup sugar

1/4cup vinegar

2 Tbsp sesame seeds

1 Tbsp poppy seeds

1 1/2 tsp. onion, minced

1/4 tsp worchestershire

1/4 paprika

Thoroughly wash, rinse and dry spinach. In a large bowl tear spinach into bite size pieces. Add strawberries. In a blender blend remaining ingredients. Pour over spinach and strawberries and toss. Enjoy!

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        Shrimp Asparagus Salad

6 oz uncooked bowtie past

1/2 lb fresh asparagus spears

1/2 cup plain yogurt

1/3 cup Italian dressing

1 clove garlic, minced

2 lb fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined

12 cherry tomatoes, halved

1 medium cucumber, sliced
1 cup carrot, shredded

2 green onions, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Rinse with cold water, drain. Cut off tough end of asparagus. Cut asparagus into 1 inch pieces. Cook asparagus covered in a small amount of boiling water for 2 minutes or until crisp tender. Drain. Combine yogurt, Italian dressing and garlic in a small bowl; stir well. Combine pasta, asparagus and dressing mixture in a large bowl; toss gently. Set aside.
Bring 1 1/2 quarts of water to a boil; add shrimp, and cook 3-5 minutes. Drain; rinse with cold water, and drain again. Add shrimp to pasta mixture. Stir in tomatoes, cucumber, carrot green onion, salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill thoroughly.

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       Thai Chicken Salad

Peanut Sauce (see below)

3 lb deli roasted chicken

4 cup lettuce

1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

1/2 green onions, thinly sliced

1 cup crisp rice noodles

1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts

Prepare Peanut Sauce; set aside. Remove chicken from bone, cut into bite size pieces (about 3 cups). Toss lettuce, chicken , cilantro and green onions in a large bowl. Place lettuce mixture in the center of large serving platter. Arrange noodle around edge of plate. Sprinkle peanuts over lettuce mixture. Drizzle Peanut Sauce over salad.

Peanut Sauce

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

2 Tbsp, brown sugar, packed

2 Tbsp sesame oil

2 tbsp rice vinegar

1 Tbsp ginger, grated

dash of cayenne

1 clove, crushed

Mix all ingredients in small bowl with whisk until smooth.

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      Margarita Chicken Salad

Margarita Dressing (below)

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

6 cups assorted salad greens, bite size pieces

1 cup strawberries, sliced

1 medium mango, peeled, pitted and sliced

1 avocado, sliced

1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

Heat coals or gas grill. Prepare Margarita Dressing. Cover and grill chicken 4-6 inches from medium heat 15-20 minutes, turning and brushing occasionally with 1/4 cup of the dressing, until juice of chicken is no longer pink in the centers of the thickest pieces are cut. Cut each chicken breast into slices. Toss greens, chicken and strawberries; divide among 4 plates Arrange mango and avocado around salad. Sprinkle with cilantro. Drizzle with remaining dressing.

Margarita Dressing

1/2 cup margarita mix
1/4 cup olive oil

2 Tbsp white wine vinegar

In a small bowl whisk all ingredients thoroughly until smooth.

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         Summer Fruit Salad

1 cup vanilla yogurt

1 Tbsp mayonnaise or salad dressing

1/4 tsp orange peel, grated

2 Tbsp orange juice

6 cups assorted fresh fruit, cut into small pieces (melon, berries, grapes)

Mix yogurt, mayonnaise, orange peel and orange juice in large bowl

Gently stir in fruit.
Chill and serve

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Salad

Spinach Salad With Strawberries

1 large bunch spinach

1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced

1/4 cup olive oil

1/2 cup sugar

1/4cup vinegar 2 Tbsp sesame seeds 1 Tbsp poppy seeds 1 1/2 tsp. onion, minced 1/4 tsp worchestershire 1/4 paprika

2 Tbsp sesame seeds

1 Tbsp poppy seeds

1 1/2 tsp. onion, minced

1/4 tsp worchestershire

1/4 paprika

Thoroughly wash, rinse and dry spinach. In a large bowl tear spinach into bite size pieces. Add strawberries. In a blender blend remaining ingredients. Pour over spinach and strawberries and toss. Enjoy!

Shrimp Asparagus Salad

6 oz uncooked bowtie past

1/2 lb fresh asparagus spears

1/2 cup plain yogurt

1/3 cup Italian dressing

1 clove garlic, minced

2 lb fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined

12 cherry tomatoes, halved

1 medium cucumber, sliced

1 cup carrot, shredded

2 green onions, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

Bring 1 1/2 quarts of water to a boil; add shrimp, and cook 3-5 minutes. Drain; rinse with cold water, and drain again. Add shrimp to pasta mixture. Stir in tomatoes, cucumber, carrot green onion, salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill thoroughly.

Thai Chicken Salad

Peanut Sauce (see below)

3 lb deli roasted chicken

4 cup lettuce

1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

1/2 green onions, thinly sliced

1 cup crisp rice noodles

1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

2 Tbsp, brown sugar, packed

2 Tbsp sesame oil

2 tbsp rice vinegar

1 Tbsp ginger, grated

dash of cayenne 1 clove, crushed

1 clove, crushed

Mix all ingredients in small bowl with whisk until smooth.

Margarita Dressing (below)

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

6 cups assorted salad greens, bite size pieces

1 cup strawberries, sliced

1 medium mango, peeled, pitted and sliced

1 avocado, sliced

1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

Margarita Dressing

1/2 cup margarita mix 1/4 cup olive oil 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar In a small bowl whisk all ingredients thoroughly until smooth.

1/4 cup olive oil 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar In a small bowl whisk all ingredients thoroughly until smooth.

2 Tbsp white wine vinegar

2 Tbsp white wine vinegar

1 cup vanilla yogurt

1 cup vanilla yogurt

1 Tbsp mayonnaise or salad dressing

1/4 tsp orange peel, grated

2 Tbsp orange juice

6 cups assorted fresh fruit, cut into small pieces (melon, berries, grapes)

Gently stir in fruit.

1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced

1/4 cup olive oil

1/2 cup sugar

1/4cup vinegar

2 Tbsp sesame seeds

1 Tbsp poppy seeds

1 1/2 tsp. onion, minced

1/4 tsp worchestershire

1/4 paprika

1/4cup vinegar

2 Tbsp sesame seeds

1 Tbsp poppy seeds

1 1/2 tsp. onion, minced

1/4 tsp worchestershire

1/4 paprika

dash of cayenne

1 clove, crushed

1/2 cup margarita mix
1/4 cup olive oil

2 Tbsp white wine vinegar

In a small bowl whisk all ingredients thoroughly until smooth.

1/4 cup olive oil

2 Tbsp white wine vinegar

In a small bowl whisk all ingredients thoroughly until smooth.