Cuisine: Salad Dressing
Curried Chicken Waldorf Salad
This Curried Chicken Waldorf Salad is an update on the classic salad. The dressing combines mayonnaise, curry powder, turmeric and a bit of mango chutney, which adds the perfect amount of sweetness to compliment the tart Granny Smith apples. I love the crunchiness of this salad.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Corn & Hearts of Palm Salad with Dill Mayo
This Corn & Hearts of Palm Salad with Dill Mayo is a combination of ingredients I had on hand. I happen to love hearts of palm. The dill mayo uses some dill pickle brine, which made my husband the pickle fanatic very happy. I just checked and I have eight other corn salads on my blog. I guess this should be my theme song - "She's a corn-fed Indiana girl".
- Prep: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Creamy Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette
Try this deliciously tangy Creamy Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette. I served it over hearts of palm on romaine. Here's a tip for the day - when you are at the end of a jar of mayonnaise, shake up your dressing in the near-empty jar to create a creamy vinaigrette.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Yields: Makes ⅔ cup
Romaine Salad “Caesar Gratin”
I saw this recipe for Romaine Salad “Caesar Gratin” on Eric Ripert’s Instagram. He is one of my favorite French chefs. We have a salad most days for lunch. I buy romaine almost exclusively because it seems to last the longest. I thought I would try this new twist on a classic Caesar salad. It turns out that it's absolutely delicious and makes a nice presentation. I left out the anchovies, but it's up to you.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Yields: 2 Servings
Catalina Salad Dressing
I don’t know about you, I am always making a balsamic vinaigrette. Don’t get me wrong, I love it, but I get sick of the same old salad dressing. I used to have this Catalina Salad Dressing as a kid out of the bottle. Since it’s rather déclassé to have a bottle of Kraft dressing on the table, I decided to make my own. Once you taste this, I guarantee you will be hooked!
- Prep: 5 mins
- Yields: Makes 1½ cups
Creamy Champagne Vinaigrette
One of my favorite salads is ridiculously simple. It's butter lettuce, hearts of palm and this smooth and delicately sweet vinaigrette with the elegant blend of champagne vinegar, olive oil, fresh shallots and Dijon mustard. Mixing this the dressing in a food processor or blender gives it a creamy consistency.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Yields: Makes ¾ cup
Buckwheat Crêpe with Goat Cheese, Honey and Arugula Salad
My friend Barbara told me about this restaurant called La Mercerie Café at the Guild in Soho. There is also an incredible shop inside the restaurant selling exquisite furniture and tableware. Anyway, I ordered this Buckwheat Crêpe with Goat Cheese, Honey and Arugula Salad. It actually had Spinach inside, which I didn't like so I left it out of this recipe.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Cucumber & Radish Salad in a Yogurt Dressing
This Cucumber & Radish Salad in a Yogurt Dressing is light and refreshing. Crunchy slices of cucumbers and sharp pungent radishes and a winning combination. Radishes have many health benefits. The one that interests me most is that they contain compounds that help purge cancer-causing substances and prevent the development of tumors. The crunchy detoxifiers are thought to help protect the body against colon, kidney, intestinal, stomach and oral cancer, in particular.
- Prep: 25 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Summer Berry Chicken Salad
This Summer Berry Chicken Salad is actually a copy cat recipe from Wendy's.They only sell this for a limited time in the summer. It's absolutely delicious and rather patriotic looking. Herb-marinated grilled chicken breast topped with sweet, hand-cut strawberries and blueberries, roasted almonds, crumbly feta cheese, and tangy-sweet Raspberry Vinaigrette on a bed of spring lettuce mix. It’s bursting with fresh, summery flavors. You can easily make it at home.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 2 Servings
Five-Spice Asian Chicken Salad with Chili Lime Dressing
I often eat lunch out of one of my prep bowls. This Five-Spice Chicken Asian Salad with Chili Lime Dressing was yesterday's lunch. This recipe is a copy of a salad they sell at Trader Joe's. I always have a hard time figuring out what to have for lunch.
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
