The incredible salad topic!
 

Yes! it's finally here!

Post your favorite salad recipies here guys n gals-

My favorite:

lettuce
diced oranges
sliced strawberries
almonds
grapefruit if I can get it
cherry tomatos if i'm in the mood

sweet vinagrette:
splash of white wine
glug of olive oil
some orange juice (or a 1part-2parts mix of sugar and water)
touch of soya sauce


and enjoy. :D

ill have to try that some time.

I've got a similar fruit-based salad, it goes a little something like this :

Green Papaya Salad

Dressing
2 Cloves of Garlic, pressed
1/3 cup Fresh Lime Juice
3 Tablespoons Asian Fish Sauce (or use Rice Vinegar +Salt)
1 Tablespoon + 1 Teaspoon Sugar

Salad
2 Small Finely chopped Red or Green Chiles
4 cups Green Papaya, peeled, seeded + shredded
2 Carrots, shredded
2/3 cup Fresh Cilantro, coarsely chopped
4 Tablespoons Crushed, Roasted Peanuts.

Make the dressing in a large bowl first, then add the ingredients and toss well.

I like:
spinach leaves
cold canned pear halves
toasted pecans (or walnuts)

with a rice vinegar and olive oil

hands down the best salad i have ever tasted was made by the chefs assistant at my school.
it was a cucumber salad and it was fuckin wicked.
you can put pretty much anything in as long as it compliments the cucmber taste. but what makes it is the dill and cucumber together with the yogourt.
sliced cucumber
a whole bunch of roughly chopped flat leaf parsley
plenty of dill.
diced tomato
a bit of fine diced shallot
julienne carrots, celery
thyme
yogourt (plain , not the raspberry flavoured kind.
whatever else you want to throw in :)
mix it all together
let it sit for 15-20 mins
eat it.

Everybody likes this salad. It's both healthy and hearty at the same time and has a nice mix of flavors.

Mixed salad greens (if your store doesn't sell them, get heads of different leaf lettuces (red, green, romaine, etc, wash them and tear leaves to appropriate size).

Three ripe avocados
Three-four ripe tomatoes
One medium-sized white onion
1 or 2 cups of red grapes

Dice the avocados into small chunks and slice the tomatoes into 1/2 or 1/4 slices depending on how big the tomatoes are. Cut the onion into thin slices and break them up. Mix everything, including the grapes. Chill for 1 or 2 hours, then serve with a good bleu cheese dressing.

Here's a great tasting recipe for a chicken caesar salad:

1 boneless skinless chicken breast per person you want to serve
olive oil
dark soy sauce (I use kikkoman's)
a bag of caesar salad you can get at the grocery store, or make your own
dried basil
chopped garlic or garlic powder

Trim the fat off the chicken, put into a bowl and pour olive oil and soy sauce in equal portions until the breasts are covered. Add black pepper and basil to taste, and a little garlic. I probably wouldn't use more than 2 cloves of fresh or a teaspoon of dried.

Let that marinade in the fridge for about an hour, then put the chicken breasts in a hot pan. There is no need to oil the pan because the chicken already has oil on it. In the mean time, divide up the salad into however many bowls you'll need. When the chicken is done, chop up into bite sized pieces and put into salad bowls, dress with croutons, parmesean cheese, and caesar dressing. Serve immediately.

Pear and Gorgonzola Salad
Salad Mix:
Fresh Garden Greens and some Romaine lettuce enough for 6 to 8 people
2 pears, preferably Asian Pears, peel and sliced thin
1/3 lb. of Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
1 cup pecans or walnuts

Dressing:
1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
3/4 cup olive oil
Whisk to emulsify, add to salad immediately before serving, using just enough dressing to coat greens lightly.

Delightfully Different Slaw
Ingredients:
1 head of green cabbage
1 medium onion
1 green pepper
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon dill
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
pepper

Shred cabbage into long skinny pieces. Slice the pepper to match. Peel and slice onion into thin rings. Toss together. Mix oil, vinegar and spices together. Pour over cabbage and peppers, toss together.


Cobb Salad
Mixed greens, romaine, boston, bibb, your choice, enough for 4 people
1 lb chicken breast; cleaned, cooked (grilled), diced
4 hard-cooked eggs, diced
12 strips bacon; cooked crisp and chopped
1 avocado; peeled, pitted, and diced
6 oz blue cheese; crumbled
1 small bunch spring onions; chopped

Arrange greens in large glass salad bowl
Arrange a portion of the 6 toppings in layer
Lightly dress the salad with raspberry vinaigrette

Raspberry Vinaigrette
Combine in small mixing bowl:
1/4 cup raspberry vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
3/4 tsp Dijon mustard
1 small garlic clove; mashed and minced
1 tsp raspberry preserves
Slowly drizzle in 3/4 cup virgin olive oil, stirring constantly with wire whisk.
Hold at room temperature.

adding feta and or goat cheese along with calamata olives is always a nice addition

I just had a salad!!!

It went like this:

Nice lettuce (you can purchase it ready-chopped in a bag at the store)
Several cherry tomatoes sliced in half
Half a diced avocado
Blue cheese dressing!!!

YUM! :)

LETTUCE
BACON
CAESAR DRESSING

that is all!

I whipped one up last night that I really liked....

Lettuce
Tommy-toes
Cukes
200G Feta Cheese
Red Beans mixed with mexican powder and barbecue powder seasoning.
Balsamic vinegar
Milled black/red peppercorns

Yum!