Salads

[Ronzo]

The Recipes for Salads thread...

[Ronzo]

Balsamic Cucumber Salad


Ingredients:

1/4 cup EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar (the good stuff - it's got a really great fruity flavor to it - , not the cheap stuff - bitter and sour - don't buy Regina, yuk)

3-4 sprigs of fresh oregano, bruised and minced

4 leaves of fresh basil, bruised and minced

The leaves of 4 sprigs of rosemary, bruised and minced

One large Cucumber, chopped into 1/2 inch chunks

3 Roma tomatoes, choped into 1/2 inch chunks

1 Large Yellow Bell Pepper, (seeded and) chopped into 1/2 inch chunks



Directions:

Pour the EVOO into a small bowl

Remove the leaves from the rosemary sprigs and place on a cutting board, along with the basil and oregano.

Bruise (Crush) the herbs with your tool of choice (rolling a large can of tomatoes or soup over them works well) until the look a little wilted.

Mince the herbs by chopping them very fine.

Place the minced herbs in the EVOO and let sit on the counter for about 20 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.


After the EVOO and herbs have been allowed to blend, chop up the veggies and place onto a dinner plate.

Add the Balsamic vinegar to the EVOO mixutre, and mix it together

Drizzle the dressing over the veggies, tossing the veggies after you're done drizzling.

Enjoy...

[Esther]

Congealed Salad

1 Cup Water
1 Flat Can Of Crushed Unsweetened Pineapple
1 Cup Sour Cream
1 Cup Nuts
1 Pkg D-zerta Gelatin

Bring Water To Boil; Pour Over D-zerta And Stir Until Melted. Add Pineapple. Place In Refrigerator Until It Thickens. Fold In Sour Cream And Nuts. Return To Refrigerator Until Set.

[Pressing-On]

I have an excellent salad dressing. If you want to go Greek add some Feta Cheese and Olives to the salad.

crushed garlic cloves
Balsamic vinegar
Olive Oil
Juice from several lemons
salt
pepper

Very quick and good.

If you don't know how to cook then you are out of luck. I don't know how much of any of this I use. I just look at it. :happydance

[LaVonne]

I have an excellent salad dressing. If you want to go Greek add some Feta Cheese and Olives to the salad.

crushed garlic cloves
Balsamic vinegar
Olive Oil
Juice from several lemons
salt
pepper

Very quick and good.

If you don't know how to cook then you are out of luck. I don't know how much of any of this I use. I just look at it. :happydance
My family makes this dressing as well, for our famous Greek Salad...love it!