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Salad to go with steaks?
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Mmmm...something with bleu cheese I think!
There's a salad that I love that has lettuce(or spinach), bleu cheese, fried, crumbled prosciutto, red onions, greek olives, and a vinaigrette....it's sooo yummy!
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Ooooh that sounds very yummy!!! I was thinking blue cheese had to be in there somewhere tooOriginally Posted by clixpix
Mmmm...something with bleu cheese I think!There's a salad that I love that has lettuce(or spinach), bleu cheese, fried, crumbled prosciutto, red onions, greek olives, and a vinaigrette....it's sooo yummy!
I usually just go with a green salad, made with red or green leaf lettuce rather than iceberg. Of course I also throw in everything but the kitchen sink. Carrots, celery, tomatoes, green and black olives, red and yellow bell peppers, cucumbers, radishes, avocados, broccoli florets, jicama. I know some people also add things like strawberries and mandarin oranges, but I don't particularly like fruit in my green salad. Offer a variety of salad dressings on the side.
To make it a little fancier I cut the tomatoes and avocados in wedges and alternate them around the edge of the salad bowl, or in a spiral over the top of the salad.
To make it a little fancier I cut the tomatoes and avocados in wedges and alternate them around the edge of the salad bowl, or in a spiral over the top of the salad.
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Thanks for the idea!
I found this cranberry spinach salad that might be nice. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Jamies-...ad/Detail.aspx
I do like a nice, simple salad though.
I found this cranberry spinach salad that might be nice. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Jamies-...ad/Detail.aspx
I do like a nice, simple salad though.
Your post sent me running for the recipe box. If you like garlic and can tolerate it at this stage in your pregnancy, I've got a great recipe. It's very easy; the main issue is that you must use a wooden salad bowl and a wooden salad spoon or it doesn't work. Here goes:
Wooden bowl -
1. Salt to cover bottom of bowl. Add 4 cloves of garlic chrushed. Stir with wooden spoon until
pasty.
2. Green pepper - cut into little pieces. Add, stir, and let sit 10-15 minutes.
3. Tear up one head of lettuce and add to mix.
4. Pour 1/4 cup of olive oil in a steady stream around the inside rim of bowl.
5. Pour 1/2 cup of vinegar in a steady stream around the inside rim of bowl.
6. Add tomato wedges if desired.
7. Mix well to coat thoroughly.
8. Let stand 30-45 mintues, stirring occasionally.
9. Serve - lettuce will be a little wilted.
(The original recipe called for 3-4 pickling cucumbers cut into cubes to be mixed in after the green peppers. Since I hate cucumbers, I omit this step.)
Wooden bowl -
1. Salt to cover bottom of bowl. Add 4 cloves of garlic chrushed. Stir with wooden spoon until
pasty.
2. Green pepper - cut into little pieces. Add, stir, and let sit 10-15 minutes.
3. Tear up one head of lettuce and add to mix.
4. Pour 1/4 cup of olive oil in a steady stream around the inside rim of bowl.
5. Pour 1/2 cup of vinegar in a steady stream around the inside rim of bowl.
6. Add tomato wedges if desired.
7. Mix well to coat thoroughly.
8. Let stand 30-45 mintues, stirring occasionally.
9. Serve - lettuce will be a little wilted.
(The original recipe called for 3-4 pickling cucumbers cut into cubes to be mixed in after the green peppers. Since I hate cucumbers, I omit this step.)
Baby romaine lettuce leaves (a mix of green and red is pretty)
One tomato, wedged
Canned white beans, drained and rinsed
Goat cheese, chunked (or lumped). Can substitute feta.
Olives
Arrange on a plate and dress with a mixture of balsamic vinegar, olive oil, freshly squeezed lemon juice, crushed clove of garlic and salt a pepper.
Serve with crostini.
This is TOTALLY YUM
One tomato, wedged
Canned white beans, drained and rinsed
Goat cheese, chunked (or lumped). Can substitute feta.
Olives
Arrange on a plate and dress with a mixture of balsamic vinegar, olive oil, freshly squeezed lemon juice, crushed clove of garlic and salt a pepper.
Serve with crostini.
This is TOTALLY YUM
When I have company for dinner, I just put the lettuce(s) in a bowl and have all the other ingredients (tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, radishes, grated cheese, craisins, several kinds of toasted nuts like slivered almonds, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds, green onions, etc.) in small dishes around it so that everyone can add what they like to their own salad, sort of "make your own". Also have a choice of dressings, i.e., home made and several store bought since some folks don't appreciate a quality home made dressing.
That's a great idea!
Yep, it's an excellent approach -- everyone gets their own "faves"
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That sounds sooo good!
I had a lovely spinach salad last week with my steak at a steak house. Yum!! Fabulous actually!
Spinach
Blue or Goat cheese (I had the blue cheese)
Red onion, medium diced
Mandarin Orange segments
Dried cranberries
Chopped Pecans
Light vinegrette.....light Italian...you want something mild. Typically a raspberry one is used, but this one just had a light vinegrette which was nice.
or you can go with the typical Caesar. You can't go wrong with that unless people don't like garlic or anchovies.
Spinach
Blue or Goat cheese (I had the blue cheese)
Red onion, medium diced
Mandarin Orange segments
Dried cranberries
Chopped Pecans
Light vinegrette.....light Italian...you want something mild. Typically a raspberry one is used, but this one just had a light vinegrette which was nice.
or you can go with the typical Caesar. You can't go wrong with that unless people don't like garlic or anchovies.
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That is a great idea! Since there will just be 4 of us this time around I think I'll just make one, but we're having a housewarming party soon, and I think I'll do that for the salad - I have the perfect little containers for it as well.
