
Tomato & Cucumber Salads
Hooray! Tomato season is here! These salads are so mind numbingly simple and they compliment any meat!
Hooray! Tomato season is here! These salads are so mind numbingly simple and they compliment any meat!
If you’ve never had this one, you are really missing out! This is one way to get people to eat their broccoli. My daughter came up with this faster version, and it still tastes great!
This is a great party salad.
A great mix of fall flavors! 2 large sweet potatoes 1 cup diced apple 1/3 cup chopped walnuts 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons low fat mayonnaise Cut sweet potatoes into 1 inch chunks. Place in a large pot and cover with water. Boil until tender, but not…
This is a great satisfying lunch! 1 large granny smith apple cut into thin wedges (12 or more) ¼ cup red grapes 1 cup turkey cubes 2 cups lettuce (anything but iceberg) ¼ cup cheese cubes 1 tsp. crumbled bacon 2 Tablespoons Ranch dressing 2 containers Place 1 tablespoon of the…
2/3 cup couscous 3 Tablespoons gold raisins 1 teaspoon curry powder (optional – see admission) 1 large tomato, diced 1 hard cooked egg, coarsely chopped 4 scallions, or green onions, thinly sliced ¼ cup broth of your choice – low sodium ¼ cup olive oil 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice ¼ teaspoon coarsely ground…
1 cup cubed red potatoes 1 cup water 1 Tablespoon finely chopped red onion 1 – 1/½ teaspoons chopped green onion 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar or cider vinegar ½ teaspoon olive oil 1/8 teaspoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper Optional – Bacon bits Peas (really, some people do) Place potatoes and water…
This used to be a very popular salad in high end restaurants. Some people like sweeter apples, some like tart apples. Some use a combination of the two. Use your favorites. 3 firm ripe apples 1 Tablespoon lemon juice 1 cup sliced celery ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts ½ cup mayonnaise ¼…
4 cups romaine lettuce cut into 1 inch pieces 2 cups diced turkey, 1 inch dice 8 strips bacon cooked and cut into 1 inch pieces 4 hard cooked eggs quartered and halved ½ pound of your favorite cheese cut into ½ inch squares 4 ripe plum tomatoes cut into ½ inch pieces 2…
4 very large ripe tomatoes 2 cans (6 oz. ea.) solid white tuna in water, drained ¼ cup lite mayonnaise 2 green onions, chopped 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 table spoon Dijon Mustard ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper In a medium bowl, flake tuna. Add remaining ingredients (except tomatoes), mix…
1 medium tomato, chopped 1 avocado, peeled and cubed ¼ cup fresh cilantro, minced 1 green onion, minced (the whole thing) 1 Tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoons lime juice Tortilla Chips Mix ingredients and serve with tortilla chips. Also good on grilled chicken breast, or tuna steak, or swordfish… Photo Credit –…