Salad Days?

[cassiesmom]

I just made coleslaw last night and had some for breakfast.

Cole slaw for breakfast, Richard? Well, whatever works...

Here's one from a favorite local Italian beef place... Buona Beef (www.buona.com)

Tuscan Harvest Salad

Mixed greens
Gorgonzola cheese, cubed
Sweetened dried cranberries (Craisins, original)
Candied walnuts
Granny Smith apple, peeled and thinly sliced
Fat-free raspberry vinaigrette dressing, on the side

[catfamily]

Before I met my husband i went to a dinner party in Cambridge and the best part was the salad.
It was called a warm sald...with Spinach and some kind of nuts.
The dressing was warm.
I just cannot remember the ingredients.
I wish i could get the ingredients for it sometime to make it at home here.
Anyone hear of it?

[bckrazy]

Man... I am a salad FREAK! Not just any salad. Green, leafy, for real salad. I don't understand it, but I have developed an obsession for the past year or so. :3

This is so yummy:

Baby Spinach
Sliced Strawberries
Chopped Walnuts
Crumbled Feta Cheese
& Pear Vinaigrette mixed with a little bit of Apple Cider Vinegar

[pitc9]

Baby Spinach
Sliced Strawberries
Chopped Walnuts
Crumbled Feta Cheese
& Pear Vinaigrette mixed with a little bit of Apple Cider Vinegar

Wow!
That sounds like a salad I'd love!!!!
Except maybe I'd switch Feta for Bleu Cheese.

[mruffruff]

One of my favorites was created by my mother many years ago.

Drain a can of Veg All mixed vegetables. Add chopped onion, your choice of greens and coat with a minimal amount of slaw dressing.

When we were growing up, any kind of lettuce was a luxury, so this salad had little of it. It was mostly about getting the kids to eat their veggies.

[RICHARD]

You have to remember that I am a single guy.

If it ain't moldy or sour, It's good enough for breakfast.

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And don't tell me none of you have eaten day old cold pizza.....HYPOCRITES!

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Well,

I made this one day, out of necessity and hunger. Tuna salad ala Poor Richard's Kitchen.

Tuna, celery, tomato, mayo and feta cheese. No recipe. Core the tomato, mix the core in the other ingredients and stuff the tomato. Crackers and you are done!

[Medusa]

[QUOTE=RICHARD]And don't tell me none of you have eaten day old cold pizza QUOTE]
Next you're gonna tell us you dunk it in your coffee.

[slick]

[QUOTE=Medusa]

And don't tell me none of you have eaten day old cold pizza QUOTE]
Next you're gonna tell us you dunk it in your coffee.

You should see what he can do with refried beans.....and the strange things he finds in his chili!!!!!

[gini]

[QUOTE=slick]

You should see what he can do with refried beans.....and the strange things he finds in his chili!!!!!

I think I mailed all of that out of here - after it thawed of course.

[RICHARD]

Next you're gonna tell us you dunk it in your coffee.

Sorry,
It's diet Mountain Dew.

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Slick,

Here's the finger!

I have to tell the story again...

At the Cal BBQ Slick cooked up a pot of her chili-The funniest part was the recipe.

It was on a piece of paper that she had brought with her. It wasn't a copy, it was the original....folded like a museum piece. I laughed because she walked around Gini's kitchen, paper in hand, like it was the 10 Commandments.

She finished the dish and came to me with a bowl of the chili and asked me to taste it-It was more than a taste and I was thinking, "why does she want me to taste it -it's such a large serving?"

HINT-
Before that there was a news story about the woman who had planted a human finger into a dish of chili in order to sue the fast food place she was eating at.

As I worked my way to the bottom of the bowl, Under Slick's gaze, I found a rubber finger.

Now I check my chili and the fingers of the people who prepared it.

Just in case.

[Karen]

I love summer tomatoes, but maybe in California, you can get good tomatoes this time of year? A favorite summertime lunch is chopped tomatoes, fresh mozzarella chopped into chunks, a couple leaves of fresh basil torn up, a red onion - or a quarter of one, depending on what size you can get them, sliced and chopped. Add just a little balsamic vinagrette, toss it all together, and then you can either put that in the fridge to marinate for a bit, or immediately serve it over a bed of nice spinach, or the dark green leafy stuff of your choice!

That and a crusty roll, and I am happy!

(Of course now I skip the vinagrette dressing, and have to just use the balsamic vinegar alone, as I am allergic to olive oil, but it is still darned good!)

[bckrazy]

Wow!
That sounds like a salad I'd love!!!!
Except maybe I'd switch Feta for Bleu Cheese.

It's soooo good. Especially when Strawberries are in season!

HOMG. Don't ruin it with bleu cheese! I can't stand that stuff. But, I guess a lot of people hate feta, too. I can't get over the... well... blueness of it. D=

[RICHARD]

I love summer tomatoes, but maybe in California, you can get good tomatoes this time of year?

Out here late summer 'maters are really evil!

Lately we have been getting some beauties....Mexican grown-they sneak across the border! - They are meaty, juicy and wonderful inside, but the skin is really tough. Next are the local grown- Cah lee Fuh nee Ah grown- The Las Vegas hot house tomatoes make a showing around September-they are softer skinned-but dense and hard in the middle-they bruise easily but stay solid in the core.

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If you get lazy and want a fast salad try the DOLE brand package salad kits.
They have packets of parmesan cheese, croutons and dressing with the greens.

My favorite is the Cesar Salad. I add tomato, onion, shredded cheese and a can of baby clams or mixed seafood.

You could do tuna in water, canned shrimp or canned chicken.

[Ginger's Mom]

Glad you bumped this up, Richard. I had bought a bag of mixed fruit at BJ's because every piece in the bag looks scrumptious. But I am not a big fan of apples (Ginger is though) and couldn't figure out what I was going to do with the apples. Then, you made this thread and someone suggested Waldorf salad. I have never tried a Waldorf salad before. YUM! Only one apple left now.

[beeniesmom]

My perfect lunch salad for 1:

Put in a large salad dish in the order they are listed.

2 cups cleaned romaine leaves cut into bite size pieces.
1/2 can tuna in oil (drained)
1/2 cup cherry or grape tomatoes cut in half
1/4 cup sliced carrots
1/4 cup sliced celery
palm full of walnuts
red wine vinaigrette dressing (splash red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, pinch of oregano).