Salads & Dressings

Caesar Salad
Ingredients
Romaine lettuce
4 Tbsp Olive Oil
tsp salt
1-2 cloves garlic
6-8 drops Worcestershire
tsp dijoin mustard
uice o! lemon
"resh ground pepper
# cup $armesan %heese
Directions
1& %rush garlic into bo'l 'ith oil&
2& (dd remaining ingredients and 'his)&
*& $our onto lettuce and mi+&
Italian Dressing
Ingredients
1 cup Olive Oil
1 Tbsp sugar
2 ,arlic cloves- minced
tsp dired oregano
# tsp dried basil
# tsp onion po'der
# tsp salt
# cup vinegar . 'hite 'ine or balsamic
Directions
1& %rush garlic into bo'l 'ith oil&
2& (dd remaining ingredients and 'his)&
*& /tore an0 le!tovers in the re!rigerator& 1eep a jar in the re!rigerator at 'or) and one at
home&
French Dressing
Ingredients
1 cup olive oil
# cup )etchup
1 pressed garlic clove
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp 'hite 'ine vinegar
Directions
1& %rush garlic into bo'l 'ith oil&
2& (dd remaining ingredients and 'his)&
*& /tore an0 le!tovers in the re!rigerator& 1eep a jar in the re!rigerator at 'or) and one at
home&
Sun-Dried Tomato Salad Dressing or Marinade
This dressing is (2(345,666 We love to put this on our side salad to give it some
ne' !lavor6
4ngredients
1 cup sun-dried tomatoes
1 cup e+tra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon capers
uice !rom lemon
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons !resh rosemar0 7or 1 teaspoon dried8
9lac) pepper to taste
:irections
1& %ombine all ingredients in a !ood processor and process until smooth&
2& ;se as a salad dressing or meat marinade&
Taco Salad
We eat taco salad once a 'ee) !or supper and ta)e le!tovers to 'or) !or lunch& /uper eas0 and
delicious salad6
Ingredients
/alad greens 7romaine- spinach- green lea!08
1 pound ground burger 7bee!- tur)e0- or 'ild game8
1 can blac) beans- drained and rinsed
can blac) olives- diced
avocado- diced
2 tomatoes- diced
/ugar !ree salsa
/hredded cheese
Mexi Mix . We use this !or our taco seasoning instead o! bu0ing the pac)ages that are all !ull o!
2/,6 ;se * Tbsp o! Mexi Mix to replace one pac)ed o! commercial mi+es&
< Tbsp ground cumin
6 Tbsp chili po'der
1 tsp garlic po'der
1 tsp onion !la)es
# tsp blac) pepper
#- tsp ca0enne pepper
tsp salt
Directions
1& 9ro'n burger and drain e+cess !at&
2& (dd * Tbsp o! Mexi Mix and cup o! 'ater&
*& (dd blac) beans and allo' to simmer&
4& $lace salad greens on plate&
<& Top 'ith burger=bean mi+ture- cheese- salsa- avocado and tomatoes&
Serves 4
Buddys Choed !antry Salad
This recipe is !rom 9udd0 >alastro- 0ou )no' the %a)e 9oss on T>s T?%& 4t@s a great salad 'ith a
!un mi+ture o! vegetables&
4ngredients
cup provolone cheese- diced in inch cubes 7Optional8
1 cup salami- diced or julienned
1 cup jarred articho)e hearts- Auartered 7about 1 jar8
1 red pepper
cup olives 7)alamata or blac)8
1 celer0 heart- thinl0 sliced
1 small red onion- thinl0 sliced
2 roma tomatoes- diced
1 head romaine- chopped
:ressing ingredients
* tablespoons red 'ine vinegar
# cup e+tra virgin olive oil
teaspoon dried oregano
teaspoon dried th0me
1 teaspoon sugar
/alt and blac) pepper to taste
$arsle0- chopped
:irections
1& 4n a ver0 large bo'l- combine cheese- salami- articho)e hearts- red peppers- olives-
celer0- onion- tomatoes and lettuce& Toss 'ell 'ith hands or tongs to distribute all
ingredients 'ell&
2& 4n a medium bo'l- add red 'ine vinegar& With a 'his)- slo'l0 pour in olive oil- 'his)ing
constantl0 to emulsi!0& When emulsi!ied- add oregano- th0me- sugar and season 'ith
salt and pepper& Whis) to incorporate& Toss salad 'ith oil- being care!ul not to
overdress& /erve immediatel0 and garnish 'ith !reshl0 chopped parsle0&
"vocado Dressing and Di
We o!ten use this dip !or our veggies in place o! hummus& 4 have ta)en it to parties 'ith a
veggie tra0- and ever0one al'a0s as)s ho' to ma)e it6 4t is also good as a dressing on the taco
salad&
4ngredients
2 ripe avocados
4 tablespoons e+tra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves- minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
teaspoon pepper
$inch o! ca0enne pepper
1 cup mild green salsa
:irections
$lace all ingredients in a !ood processor and blend on high until smooth& /erve as dip 'ith !resh
veggies or as a dressing over organic mi+ed bab0 greens&
#reen Bean$ %alnut and Feta Salad
We !irst tried this recipe 'ith !resh green beans !rom our garden& ,reat to serve 'ith an0
grilled items& Bou can use !roCen i! needed&
Ingredients
1 pound green beans- trimmed
red onion- sliced
# cup toasted- chopped 'alnuts
# cup 'hite 'ine vinegar
# cup e+tra virgin olive oil
cup reduced !at !eta- crumbled
"reshl0 crac)ed blac) pepper
Directions
1& 9ring a large pot o! 'ater to boil&
2& (dd green beans and coo) !or *-4 minutes until tender but crisp&
*& :rain and cool&
4& %ombine beans- 'alnuts and onion in large bo'l&
<& 4n small bo'l- 'his) together olive oli and vinegarD add pepper to taste&
6& Toss and combine 'ith bean mi+ture&
E& Top 'ith crumbled !eta and !reshl0 crac)ed blac) pepper&
/erve 'arm or cold&
Serves &
Stra'(erry Sinach Salad
4ngredients
4 cups bab0 spinach
1 cup stra'berries 7or raspberries8- Auartered
# cup gree) 0ogurt
3est and juice o! one lemon
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 Tablespoon red 'ine vinegar
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon popp0 seeds
$inch o! salt
# cup chopped red onion
1=* cup slivered almonds- toasted
# cup !eta cheese- crumbled
:irections
4n a large bo'l- toss together spinach and berries& 4n small bo'l- mi+ 0ogurt- lemon Cest and
juice- olive oil- red 'ine vinegar- sugar- popp0 seeds- salt and onion& $our over spinach and
berries- and toss to coat& /prin)le 'ith almonds and cheese& 2a)e it a meal b0 adding coo)ed
sliced chic)en breast6
Simle !ear Salad
This is a Auic) side salad to dress up an0 meal&
4ngredients
< ounces organic mi+ed salad greens
1 pear- diced
red onion- thinl0 sliced
F+tra virgin olive oil to taste
* tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1=* cup sliced almonds or pecans
9lac) pepper to taste
:irections
1& Toss greens- pear and onion together&
2& :riCCle salad 'ith olive oil and sprin)le on nuts
*& "inish 'ith !resh crac)ed pepper&