Salad usually is made up of raw vegetables.Not confined to that food group, it may include cold cooked vegetables, grains and pasta, cold meat or seafood, sweet dishes made of cut-up fruit, and even warm dishes.Salads on their own or as side dishes can be healthy and nutritious and delectable prepared the proper way.

1. Salad usually is made up of
raw vegetables. Not
confined to that food
SALAD
group, it may include cold
cooked vegetables, grains
by
and pasta, cold meat or
seafood, sweet dishes
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made of cut-up fruit, and
even warm dishes. Salads
on their own or as side
dishes can be healthy and
nutritious and delectable
prepared the proper way.

2. Ingredients
1.8 lbs. royal shrimp
0.66 lbs. mesclun (chervil, arugula, leafy
lettuces and endive in equal proportions)
1 oz. royal caviar
2 green onions
fine herbs (basil, chervil, dill)
For the aromatic vinaigrette:
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup cups pure cold-pressed olive oil
¼ cup hazelnut oil
1 ½ tablespoons white wine from Provence
1 teaspoon mustard
salt, pepper, and a small amount of truffle
Fresh Roasted
juice
1 Remove the shells from the shrimp. Gently
remove the intestines and rinse them. Lightly
brown the shrimps in a Teflon pan with a
drop of olive oil on high heat. This will take Royal Shrimp
around 3 minutes. Season with salt spiced Warm sweet and succulent shrimps on a bed
with fresh thyme. of cold and crisp salad greens garnished with
royal caviar and seasoned with aromatic
2 Mix the mesclun, chopped fine herbs, and vinaigrette flavored with white wine, mustard,
vinaigrette (which you have prepared and truffle juice—this glorious salad recipe will
start off any dinner or lunch party with an
according to your own taste), in a large elegant bang.
wooden salad bowl.
3 Place the salad in the middle of each 4
serving dishes and garnish with the roasted
shrimps, the fine herbs, and the caviar
grains.

3. Ingredients
1 box (16 oz.) whole-wheat penne pasta
1 small red onion, chopped
1 medium cucumber, sliced
2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes,
halved
1/4 cup each black and green olives
6 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
1 tbsp. lime juice, preferably fresh
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 tsp. coarse ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
2 small cloves garlic, minced
1 Cook pasta according to package
directions.
Greek Pasta
2 While pasta is cooking, mix the
vegetables together in a large mixing
Salad
bowl. Add cheese. Adapted from CraftCycle. This
3 When pasta is ready, drain liquid and Greek-inspired pasta salad packs
add pasta to the bowl. a punch with a fresh lime-juice
dressing. Make it with whole-
4 In a small bowl, combine remaining
wheat pasta for a healthier salad.
ingredients. Whisk together thoroughly.
Pour over pasta.
5
Stir until salad ingredients are well
blended. Serve.

4. Ingredients
1 yellow apple, quartered
1 pear, quartered
1 orange, peeled and sectioned
1/2 grapefruit, peeled and
sectioned
1 cup strawberries, stemmed
1/4 cup each red and green
seedless grapes
1 tbsp. honey
Champagne
1 Cut the apple, pear, orange and
grapefruit into bite-size pieces into Festive Fruit
a small bowl. Add honey and toss
gently. Chill for at least 30 minutes. Salad
2 Spoon fruit into champagne Make your fruit salad stand
glasses, filling them up halfway. Fill out from the ordinary by
remainder of glasses with chilled serving it in champagne
champagne. glasses with a splash of
champagne for extra flavor!
3 Dip the edges of the glasses in
colored sugar crystals and garnish
them with slices of lemons or
oranges for a festive touch.

5. Ingredients
1 head of romaine hearts
½ cup finely grated reggiano parmasean
cheese
2 slices double smoked bacon
2 cups of balsamic vinegar
1 tbs honey
1 Trim and wash romaine lettuce leaves. Pat
dry with paper towel. On a baking sheet lay
out your Parmesan cheese, lengthwise, about
8 inches by 1 inch. Place cheese in 350
degree F oven, for 6 to 7 minutes, until melted
and slightly browning.
2 Remove from oven, let cool for 30 seconds.
Using tongs or a palette knife remove the strip Caesar Salad
With
of cheese from the baking tray and roll
around a mug or glass, being sure to put the
seam underneath the weight of the glass,
while it rests, making sure it adheres, and let
cool.
Parmesean Twill
3 On the same baking tray, lay out your two Caesar salads traditionally consist
pieces of double smoked bacon flat. Place of romaine lettuce, croutons, and
another baking tray of equal size on top, and
a dressing of shredded parmesan
cheese, lemon juice, olive oil,
bake in the oven for approximately 10 minutes Worcestershire sauce, fresh or
at 350 degrees F. coddled egg, and black pepper.
4 Remove from the oven and take the top
tray off. Lay bacon out on paper towel and
pat dry excess grease. Bacon should be dark,
fully cooked and after one minute out of the
oven should be crispy.

6. Ingredients
4 grilled chicken breasts (season as you
prefer), cooled and cut into cubes
1 lb. of mixed leafy greens such as Spring Mix
or any lettuce type you prefer
1 cup each blackberries; raspberries; dried
cranberries (unsweetened); and mango
(cubed)
2 cup each mandarin (or tangerine) oranges
(peeled and sectioned); cantaloupe
(cubed); sliced strawberries; watermelon
(cubed)
1 cup each cucumbers (chopped); radishes
(diced); celery (sliced)
Lemon Juice (to taste)
Olive oil (to taste)
Salt and Pepper (to taste) Chicken Fruit
1 cup pecans, cashews, or almonds or a mix
(optional)
1 In a large bowl, mix together all the fruits
Salad
and vegetables. Make this delicious and nutritious
2 Add the cubed chicken (can be added salad with fruits, vegetables, nuts,
cold but is really flavorful added warm) to the and a sprinkling of lemon juice
fruit and vegetable mixture. Add the greens and olive oil. Serve as is or with
and gently turn to mix the ingredients. your favorite dressing.
3 Drizzle preferred amounts of lemon juice
and olive oil over the salad. Add salt and
pepper to taste to the salad. Again, gently
turn the salad to blend all ingredients.
Garnish with nuts. Serve as is or with your
favorite dressing.

7. Ingredients
4 cups fresh seedless organic
watermelon, diced and chilled
(can use either red or yellow
melon or a combination of both)
1 cup organic feta cheese, diced
1/2 cup fresh, organic mint leaves,
shredded
2 tbsp. virgin olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper, to
taste Fresh Organic
1 In a large serving bowl, combine
all ingredients. Toss lightly to mix.
Watermelon
2 Place in refrigerator and allow to
chill for at least 1 hour. Serve
Salad
chilled. Adapted from a recipe from
Woman’s Day magazine.
This delicious salad is quick
and easy to make. Best of all,
it’s healthy!

8. Ingredients
For the Salad:
2 Apples (Cortland or Macintosh), cored and
diced
1 bulp celeriac, peeled and julienned
2 C cabbage, shredded
1 red onion, diced
1 kolrabi, peeled and grated
¼ C crumbled walnuts
¼ C cried cranberries (sweetened) OR raisins
For the Dressing:
1 C plain yogurt
1 tbsp grainy (Dijon-style) prepared mustard
Pinch salt (or garlic salt)
Autumn
2 tbsp cider vinegar
1 tbsp dried parsley (or ¼ C fresh parsley, well
chopped)
1 tsp dried tarragon
1 In the small mixing bowl, blend the dressing Waldorf Salad
ingredients together and allow to stand while
you prepare the rest of the salad This flavourful salad makes
2 Prepare the vegetables and fruits, washing, an excellent side dish but
peeling, and chopping them as directed in
can also serve as a light
the ingredients list
3 Toss salad ingredients together in the large lunch on its own.
bowl until well mixed
4 Add dressing to salad and toss again until
everything is well covered
5 Serve and enjoy

9. GOURMANDIA
 For delicious and hearty salad, take a
peek here:
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