Summer Salad Recipes

Summer fruit salad

2012-01-29T07:08:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1 pint raspberries
1 pint strawberries
1 pint blueberries
1 banana
2 kiwis
4 apricots
1/2 of a small musk melon
2 pears
1 pint whipping cream
1 tsp + 2 tsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Directions

1.Trim the stems off the strawberries and slice the strawberries into quarters, or smaller for very large berries. Cut away any unripe parts of the strawberries.

2.Slice the banana into 1/2 inch slices and place in a large fruit salad bowl.

3.Peel the kiwis with a paring knife and slice each one into eight wedges, add to salad bowl.

4.Wash the apricots, halve, remove the pits, and cut into wedges. Place in bowl.

5.Remove seeds from the half muskmelon and use a melon scoop or teaspoon to scoop out balls of melon. Add to bowl.

6.Wash and halve the pears, and remove the cores and stems. Cut the pears into thirds then for each third, cut wedges. Add to bowl.

7.Sprinkle the 2 tsp sugar on the fruits in the bowl. Stir to coat all fruit.

8.Add the 1 tsp sugar, whipping cream, and vanilla to a mixer bowl, and whip the cream on high speed until it starts to sound hollow.

9.Pour the whipping cream mixture over the salad and sprinkle the berries over that.

Grilled Veggie

2011-12-19T13:03:00.000-08:00

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Spinach Salad recipe

2011-10-22T00:52:00.000-07:00

Spinach Salad Recipe

6 c. fresh spinach, torn in bite-size pieces
½ c. mandarin oranges
1 c. strawberries, sliced
4 oz. soy blue cheese crumbles

Dressing:
3 tbsp. red wine vinegar
3 tbsp. orange juice
1½ tbsp. canola oil
1/3 tsp. poppy seeds

1)Mix dressing ingredients and refrigerate.
2)Mix the fruit and spinach together.
3)Pour dressing over salad and mix well to coat evenly.
4)Divide salad among 4 plates (about 2 cups each plate).

Turkish Spinach Salad

2011-09-04T00:01:00.000-07:00

1 lb spinach fresh, washed no stems
2 fresh tomatoes (sliced)
6 scallions (thinly sliced)
5 yogurt
2 olive oil
2 garlic cloves (minced)

Directions:
Dry spinach. Tear into large pieces and combine with tomatoes and scallions.
Combine rest of ingredients, adding salt and pepper to taste.
Add yogurt mixture to greens and mix well.
Season to taste.

Red Onion and Sumac Salad

2011-08-20T14:08:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Red onion, one small, cut into ridiculously thin slices
Olive oil, 1-2 tbsp or to taste
Tomatoes, 1 can
Italian Parsley, handful, finely chopped
Lemon Juice, from half
Sumac, 2-3 tbsp or to taste
Salt – OPTIONAL
Black pepper
Red pepper flakes – OPTIONAL

In a mixing bowl, mix the onions, olive oil and tomatoes with your hands. Add sumac, parsley and half of the lemon juice. Continue mixing using your hands. Taste to see if it is tart enough. It should taste sweet and spicy and tart. Add more lemon and sumac as needed. Season with black pepper and red pepper flakes as well as salt.

Serves 4. Takes about 15 minutes to prepare.

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Watermelon Salad Recipe

2011-07-23T01:32:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

6 cups Watermelon (seeded and cubed)
4 cups Cucumber (cubed)
1 tsp Salt
1 tbsp White Sugar (optional)

Take a large mixing bowl and mix watermelon and cucumber cubes.

Add salt and white sugar. Toss to gently blend the ingredients.

Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Toss again and serve.

Lemon Lime Salad recipes

2011-06-05T00:57:00.000-07:00

Lemon is a very fresh fruit and very good for body healty, you can use lemon almost most salad recipes.

Ingredients:

1 cup boiling water
1 package (3 oz.) lemon gelatin
1 package (3 oz.) lime gelatin
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup dairy sour cream
1 cup cottage cheese
2 teaspoons horseradish
1 can (8 1/2 oz.) crushed pineapple, drained

Directions:

Firslty In large bowl, stir boiling water into gelatins until completely dissolved.

Sir together mayonnaise, sour cream, cottage cheese, pineapple and horseradish. Stir into the gelatin mixture, mixing well. Then pour into a 1 1/2 quart mold. Chill several hours or until set and unmold.

couscous chickpea salad

2011-05-08T03:27:00.000-07:00

1 tomato
1 thinly sliced cucumber
1 cup of Chickpeas
½ cup of Lentils
½ cup of Couscous
1 tbs of vinegar
1 tbs of lemon juice
1 tbs olive oil

first, take a bowl and add ½ cup of boiling water and couscous in it. Cover and let it stand for 5 minutes.
- second fluff the couscous with a fork and add a bit of olive oil to it.
- third in tomato, chickpeas, lentils and cucumber to the couscous bowl.
- lastly lime juice, salt, the leftover oil and vinegar. Mix all them.

salad dressing

2011-04-17T06:06:00.000-07:00

Want to dress you salad?

half cup sugar half table spoon prepared mustard
half cup water little salt
half cup white vinegar half tsp. pepper
half cup oil Dash paprika, celery salt and garlic powder
half tsp. dry mustard

Mix ingredients together and chill.

summer fruit salad

2011-04-17T05:58:00.000-07:00

igredients:
1 pkg. Dream Whip 2 medium peaches, sliced
half cup strawberries, halved 2 medium apples, sliced
1 cup raspberries 2 small bananas, sliced
half cup seedless green grapes, halved

Prepare: Fold in all other ingredients and chill.

Sauerkraut salad

2011-04-17T05:53:00.000-07:00

igredients:

2 medium onions, finely chopped ¾ cup sugar
1 small green pepper, finely chopped ½ cup vinegar
½ cup chopped celery 1 quart jar sauerkraut
½ cup Italian dressing
method:

Mix all ingredients and let stand in refrigerator overnight.

Iowa Potato Salad Recipe

2011-02-06T10:18:00.000-08:00

Potato salad recipes:
2 1/2 lbs small red potatoes, scrubbed and cut in 3/4-inch pieces
1/2 cup light mayonnaise
1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup honey mustard
2 cups frozen green peas, thawed
1 cup thinly sliced radish
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced

Directions:
firstly cook potatoes in water to cover 15-20 minutes until just fork tender then whisk dressing ingredients plus 1 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper until very well blended.

lastly drain potatoes; place in a large bowl and while hot add half the dressing and toss to coat.

Orange Rice Salad

2011-01-02T04:10:00.000-08:00

This recipe is a good source of fiber, which may help protect you against some diseases.

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked, cooled brown rice
1/2 cup celery, washed and diced
3/4 cup raisins or other dried fruit
1/4 cup chopped nuts
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon orange juice or vinegar
1/4 cup parsley, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried parsley
3 green onions, washed and thinly sliced
1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges with juice
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients together in medium-sized bowl.
2. Chill for an hour to allow flavors to blend.
3. Serve with bread or toast.
4. Refrigerate leftovers within 2-3 hours.

Carrot Raisin Peach Salad

2011-01-02T04:05:00.000-08:00

One serving of this dish provides at least one serving of fruits or vegetables. Get at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day as part of a diet high in fiber and low in fat.
Ingredients:
3 cups carrots, peeled and grated
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup light mayonnaise or lowfat plain yogurt
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup frozen peaches

Directions:
1.
Combine carrots and raisins in a large bowl.
2.
In small bowl combine the mayonnaise or yogurt, lemon juice, salt, and sugar together. Stir into carrot mixture.
3.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
4.
Just before serving stir in the frozen peaches.
5.
Refrigerate leftovers within 2-3 hours.

Chick Pea Salad

2010-12-12T07:59:00.000-08:00

Very delicious turkish salad.
contains:
250 gr. chick peas
1/3 cup sesame oil
2-3 lemons
3/5 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon red pepper
1 teaspoon salt

Firstly soak chick peas in warm water overnight. Boil chick peas in a saucepan with a lot of water. Second strain the chick peas and puree them. Thirdly blend the sesame oil with the puree of chick peas. Then add lemon juice to the mixture . Later add the red pepper and salt.

Turkish Bean Salad

2010-12-12T07:54:00.000-08:00

Very delicious, simple and fresh salad with white beans. The beans add a substantial amount of protein and fiber. you can use if you want, white wine vinegar for the lemon juice.

Ingredients
8 ounces of White Beans, soaked overnight
1 Cup of Curly Parsley, coarsely chopped
1 sweet pepper
1 Cucumber
1 Large tomato
1 Hardboiled egg
1 Small bunch of fresh dill
1/4 Cup Olive oil
1/4 Cup lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
chop the parsley and dill, mix well then dice the other vegetables and egg, and place in a bowl with the parsley and dill. Toss the vegetables together well with the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Spread the vegetables on a plate, and top with the soaked, white beans

Coban Salad

2010-10-02T03:06:00.000-07:00

In Turkey, there is widely common and popular salad recipe, it is coban salad and it is very special salad type, recipe below:

2 large tomatoes
1 medium onion
3-4 green pepperones
1 cucumber
1/2 bunch parsley
1/4 bunch fresh mint
1 lemon, juice or vinegar

First slice the onion then dice the tomatoes, cucumber and slice, Secondly pepperones chop parsley and mint leaves finely. After that put all the chopped vegetables in a salad bowl and mix well adding the salt. Add the lemon juice and olive oil .

Vegetable Salad Recipe

2010-09-29T15:16:00.001-07:00

One of the best looking and tasting salads is undoubtedly the veggie salad. It is a total delight for all the veggie lovers. This colorful salad is made with cucumber, peppers, squash, green beans, carrots, zucchini and onion finely sliced. You will need olive oil, salt and pepper as well. All the vegetables should be boiled and then cooked. You should then add the olive oil and the mayo to the veggies. You can chill this batter in the fridge and eat it cold. This is a very healthy dish and it should be relished as you will be imbibing a lot of vitamins and minerals. This is a fairly simple and delicious recipe.

Potato Salad

2010-09-29T15:15:00.000-07:00

This is very filling and a sumptuous dish. You ca eat this as an appetizer or stuff it in a franky as well. The ingredients for this recipe are a pound of potatoes, cucumber onions, tomatoes, eggs, carrots and celery. Boil the potatoes so that they become tender. You can mix the onion mustard sauce and mayo together. You can then add the rest of the veggies in this mixture and chop the eggs after hard boiling them. Slice the potatoes and eggs and add to the existing mixture. You can add lemon juice for the tangy effect and add mozzarella cheese for garnishing the dish.

Orange salad recipe

2010-09-29T15:14:00.000-07:00

One of the most loved and accepted fruits by both adults and children are oranges. The bright and vibrant colored fruit can be eaten raw or you can have the pulp as well. But however an orange salad is quick to make and tastes really nice. The main ingredient for this dish is peeled oranges, black olives, olive oil, fresh rosemary and salt. Beautifully slice he juicy oranges and then arrange the olives on top of the sliced oranges. You can dash it with olive oil, salt and rosemary. Pepper should be sprinkled as well and this simple dish tastes amazing.

Greek Salad recipe

2010-09-29T15:13:00.002-07:00

One of the most popular and accepted salad dishes that is enjoyed by people all over the world is Greek Salad. A variety of ingredients are required to make this tasty dish. Finely chopped lettuce leaves, diced tomatoes, cucumbers olives, peppers, olive oil, salt, oregano, feta cheese, and lemon. After spreading the lettuce leaves on the plate you can add the remaining veggies. Pour the olive oil, salt pepper, lemon juice and other items of garnishing and carefully splash it on the veggies. The salad should look colorful and appealing so that all the guests would love to taste this sumptuous appetizer.

Egg Salad Recipe

2010-09-29T15:13:00.001-07:00

The beauty of an egg salad is that it can be enjoyed in a sandwich or can be consumed as an appetizer. The ingredients required to make this yummy and enticing salad is mayonnaise, six hard boiled peeled eggs, minced red and green onion, celery and parsley, olive oil, slat and pepper. You can actually allow the eggs to cool. You should mix all the other ingredients properly. As far as eggs are concerned you should dice them properly and then add mayonnaise and allow to cool in the fridge. You can stuff the sandwiches with this dressing or spread it on lettuce leaves and enjoy the salad.

Cucumber salad recipe

2010-09-29T15:12:00.004-07:00

One of the most light and refreshing dish that can be eaten in summers is undoubtedly the refreshing cucumber salad. The ingredients that will help to make this dish are peeled medium sized cucumbers, salt, olive oil, minced parsley, and lemon juice. For starters you should carefully grate the cucumbers. Mix olive oil, salt, pepper, and lemon juice and coat the grated cucumber generously. You can garnish this green appetizer with parsley leaves for a killer look. The dish looks great and tastes even better. It is ideal recipe for all the cucumber lovers.

Christmas Salad recipe

2010-09-29T15:12:00.003-07:00

Whether it is Christmas or not the yummy and the colorful Christmas salad is loved by all. The beautiful combination of red, green and white invites the entire guest to taste this sumptuous appetizer. All you need is a bunch of lettuce, arugula, some cheery tomatoes, green pepper, white onion and mushroom. Trim the lettuce leaves and add the rest of the veggies to it. Toss the salad in olive oil and if you want you can garnish with parmesan cheese. It is very easy to make and the spirit of Christmas is clearly seen in this dish.

Chickpea salad recipe

2010-09-29T15:12:00.001-07:00

You can prepare a real treat for all the guests by making chickpea salad. This is a refreshing and a real tasty salad that will entice the taste buds of both adults and children. The ingredients required for this appetizer are sun dried tomatoes, soaked and cooked chickpeas (3cups), a cup of minced onion, few cloves of garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, finely sliced celery and artichokes ( three to four pieces). Mix the tomatoes and chickpeas together. Remove all the hard stuff from the artichokes till the mushy yellow part arrives as you will have to use that. Heat olive oil and gently sauté the artichokes. Then add the chickpeas and garnish with onion and other ingredients.