Cuisine: Salad
Ramen Noodle Salad
Yesterday for lunch, I made this Ramen Noodle Salad. It's another one from Chrissy Teigen's book. She calls it Dump and Done Ramen Salad. I have made many salads using crushed up uncooked ramen noodles. It adds a lot of crunch and nice texture. I have adapted it to suit my tastes, like using green onions instead of red onions, etc. You could add some cooked shrimp or chicken to add protein to this salad. It's absolutely delicious and very adaptable to your own tastes.
By - Prep: 15 mins
- Yields: 8 - 10 Servings
Black-Eyed Pea Salad
Eating Black-Eyed Peas on New Year's Day is thought to bring a prosperous year filled with luck. This year we could all use some luck! The black-eyed peas are symbolic of pennies or coins, and a coin is sometimes added to the pot or left under the dinner bowls. This Black-Eyed Pea Salad is a delicious way to dress up a can of black-eyed peas!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Chopped Salad with Medjool Dates, Manchego & Farro
My husband had this Chopped Salad with Medjool Dates, Manchego & Farro salad at a restaurant called True Food Kitchen. You can add salmon to the top to make it more of a meal. I am in love with this salad, mainly because it has so many textures. It calls for Marcona almonds, but I used toasted slivered almonds instead.
Farro is a food composed of the grains of certain wheat species. Because it contains more fiber than other popular grains like rice or even quinoa, farro might have even more positive benefits when it comes to digestion and cardiovascular health. It's also exceptionally high in protein for a grain and supplies more than 10 different vitamins and minerals.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Italian Orange Slices
Our friend Melanie taught us this method of making Italian Orange Slices. They are simple and yet are incredibly delicious. We happen to have an orange tree in our backyard that is bursting with fruit. You can also add sliced red onions, olives, oregano, or fresh basil, which is more like the Sicilian recipe.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Yields: 2 Servings
Sweetcorn Slaw
This Sweetcorn Slaw recipe is from Plenty More by Yotam Ottolenghi. It has shredded cabbage and carrots with plenty of fresh sweet corn that is chargrilled in a ridged pan to give it a hint of smokiness. I didn't have a red onion, so I substituted sliced green onions, which worked well.
- Yields: 6 Servings
Henry Winkler’s Mexican Salad
I recently went to a local Goodwill that has mostly books. I found this cookbook called The Hollywood Bowl Cookbook: Picnics Under the Stars. It's a fantastic book with so many things I want to try. Over the years I have made many meals for people to take to the Hollywood Bowl. I really miss going there! Anyway, I made Henry Winkler's Mexican Salad for dinner because it's so hot out. I did add a shredded up chicken breast, which is not in the recipe. The dressing is rather inspiring. It consists of mayo, ketchup, salsa verde and chili powder.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Fennel and Orange & Arugula Salad
This is such a refreshing salad. The arugula or rocket, with its rich, peppery taste, goes so well with the bright, citrus dressing. Fennel is so underutilized. It is a highly aromatic and flavorful herb with culinary and medicinal uses and, along with the similar-tasting anise, is one of the primary ingredients of absinthe. You can make the vinaigrette and prepare the fennel and oranges ahead of time and refrigerate.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Hearts of Palm & Avocado Salad with Lime & Strawberry
I guess you can tell by now that I love hearts of palm! I love this Hearts of Palm & Avocado Salad with Lime & Strawberry. It's a very simple combination of ingredients that is full of flavor.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Japanese Potato Salad
Japanese Potato Salad is unique in that it is half mashed and half chunky, which gives it a creamier texture. It has grated carrots, cucumbers, scallions and diced ham. To emulate Kewpie mayonnaise, you add a little bit of sugar. The Yukon Gold potatoes I used where particularly gold in color!
- Prep: 25 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Lobster Salad with Bibb Lettuce, Apple, and Tarragon Dressing
I wanted to make something "fancy" for dinner. The rich lobster, tart Granny Smith apples and creamy tarragon salad dressing on a bed of butter lettuce definitely added an air of elegance to my table. I will definitely make this again and probably use shrimp, due to my diminishing budget these days!
- Yields: 4 Servings
