When you tell the family, We're having a salad with dinner tonight, everyone envisions the simple tossed salad. While most people enjoy a tossed salad, it becomes old if you serve it every day. You might even think that it's ridiculous to have a recipe for salad. You toss the greens, add tomatoes, onions and croutons, right? However, if you want to get everyone closer to consuming those 5-9 servings of fruits and veggies a day, it helps to have several formulas for different types of salad from which to create a variety of recipes for salad. Here we provide five different formulas, each with many and diverse tastes and virtues. Variety is the spice of life!
A recipe for salad made with fruit makes a great dessert. Ambrosia is easy to make, inexpensive and a crowd pleaser. Fresh fruits in season may be combined with frozen fruits for a nice mix. For example, a sliced banana, fresh strawberries, an apple and some frozen blueberries go well together. Mix with a container of pina colada flavored yogurt, a few tablespoons of shredded coconut and some non-dairy whipped topping. These are all healthy ingredients with just enough sweetness to satisfy the criteria for dessert. Mix and match your fruits and flavor of yogurt to your personal tastes.
Another great dessert recipe for salad is the old fashioned Jell-O(TM) salad. You can buy the unsweetened type and use a sugar substitute, such as Splenda(R), which tastes just like sugar, for a healthier result. Even vegetables will make the grade here. Using orange Jell-O(TM) as your base, let it gel until half firm and shred a couple of carrots into the gelatin. Yes, it's a sneaky, but tasty way to get some antioxidants into your dessert. A can of unsweetened fruit cocktail mixed into the gelatin is another good dessert, snack or lunch side dish.
If you're looking for a recipe for salad that works as an entree, try a shrimp, crab, or Krab Louie. This classic recipe for salad is a nutritional powerhouse. Use a mix of greens as the bed for this masterpiece. To each serving, add one hard boiled egg, tomato wedges, thinly sliced Spanish onions, arranged around the edges of the bowl. In the center, add 2-3 ounces of your seafood and serve with the traditional 1000 Island dressing.
A chef's salad bears some similarity to the Louie, works well as an entree and covers the nutritional bases. The main difference between the two is that a Chef's salad is more of a free-for-all recipe for salad. What goes in to this salad is up to the chef! Here's an opportunity to use up all those leftover bits of veggies you've saved from previous meals. Practically anything goes. Corn, beans, beets, a diced chicken breast or some diced ham comes from your leftovers. Diced onions, sliced radishes, a couple of sliced raw mushrooms or celery sticks and you've got a hearty, satisfying meal. Add some garlic bread and everyone's happy. Plus, you've used up some leftovers that might have gone to waste.
The Caesar salad is a classically elegant recipe for salad, which can be used as a first course or as a main dish. Tear up pieces of hearts of Romaine, add a few tablespoons of minced anchovies per serving, grate or shave fresh Parmesan over the dish. Sprinkle with croutons and serve with Caesar dressing.
So there you have five generic salad styles, all healthy and all delectable. This is not to say there's no room on the menu for the simple tossed salad. Bon Appetit!
A recipe for salad made with fruit makes a great dessert. Ambrosia is easy to make, inexpensive and a crowd pleaser. Fresh fruits in season may be combined with frozen fruits for a nice mix. For example, a sliced banana, fresh strawberries, an apple and some frozen blueberries go well together. Mix with a container of pina colada flavored yogurt, a few tablespoons of shredded coconut and some non-dairy whipped topping. These are all healthy ingredients with just enough sweetness to satisfy the criteria for dessert. Mix and match your fruits and flavor of yogurt to your personal tastes.
Another great dessert recipe for salad is the old fashioned Jell-O(TM) salad. You can buy the unsweetened type and use a sugar substitute, such as Splenda(R), which tastes just like sugar, for a healthier result. Even vegetables will make the grade here. Using orange Jell-O(TM) as your base, let it gel until half firm and shred a couple of carrots into the gelatin. Yes, it's a sneaky, but tasty way to get some antioxidants into your dessert. A can of unsweetened fruit cocktail mixed into the gelatin is another good dessert, snack or lunch side dish.
If you're looking for a recipe for salad that works as an entree, try a shrimp, crab, or Krab Louie. This classic recipe for salad is a nutritional powerhouse. Use a mix of greens as the bed for this masterpiece. To each serving, add one hard boiled egg, tomato wedges, thinly sliced Spanish onions, arranged around the edges of the bowl. In the center, add 2-3 ounces of your seafood and serve with the traditional 1000 Island dressing.
A chef's salad bears some similarity to the Louie, works well as an entree and covers the nutritional bases. The main difference between the two is that a Chef's salad is more of a free-for-all recipe for salad. What goes in to this salad is up to the chef! Here's an opportunity to use up all those leftover bits of veggies you've saved from previous meals. Practically anything goes. Corn, beans, beets, a diced chicken breast or some diced ham comes from your leftovers. Diced onions, sliced radishes, a couple of sliced raw mushrooms or celery sticks and you've got a hearty, satisfying meal. Add some garlic bread and everyone's happy. Plus, you've used up some leftovers that might have gone to waste.
The Caesar salad is a classically elegant recipe for salad, which can be used as a first course or as a main dish. Tear up pieces of hearts of Romaine, add a few tablespoons of minced anchovies per serving, grate or shave fresh Parmesan over the dish. Sprinkle with croutons and serve with Caesar dressing.
So there you have five generic salad styles, all healthy and all delectable. This is not to say there's no room on the menu for the simple tossed salad. Bon Appetit!
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