Witlof (Belgian Endive) Salad

Jun 22, 2019 by

In the United States Belgian endive is considered to be a gourmet and expensive vegetable, I paid for 4 pieces of Belgian Endive $4.97. I don’t eat it as often as I would like to, simply because you will not find them in the regular grocery store like Walmart or Kroger. I spotted these in the Whole Foods Store. Belgian Endive can be used raw in salads or cooked. In the Netherlands, Belgian endive is an inexpensive, commonly consumed winter and spring vegetable and used most often in hot preparations and on occasion raw in salads. My favorite is the way my mom used to make it. The leaves are crunchy and slightly bitter. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
 
Ingredients:
  • 4 boiled eggs
  • 4 Belgian Endives
For the Salad Dressing:
  • 3 tbsp Mayo
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp minced onion
  • 2/4 tsp curry
 
Instructions
  1. First boil the eggs. Let the water come to a boil add the eggs and cook for 9 minutes. Rinse with cold water, after they are cooled down peel and slice them, set them aside.
  2. Wash and clean the Belgian Endive. Make sure you take the pit out (very bitter). Cut the Belgium Endive in rings. Put immediately in water otherwise they will turn brown. When you are ready to use, put the Belgian Endive in a salad spinner, make sure they are dry.
  3. Mix the ingredients of the Salad dressing, then add to the Belgian Endive and eggs.
  4. Add the salad dressing and the eggs. Great as a side dish.

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In the United States Belgian endive is considered to be a gourmet and expensive vegetable, I paid for 4 pieces of Belgian Endive $4.97. I don't eat it as often as I would like to, simply because you will not find them in the regular grocery store like Walmart or Kroger. I spotted these in the Whole Foods Store. Belgian Endive can be used raw in salads or cooked. In the Netherlands, Belgian endive is an inexpensive, commonly consumed winter and spring vegetable and used most often in hot preparations and on occasion raw in salads. My favorite is the way my mom used to make it. The leaves are crunchy and slightly bitter. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: Dutch
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 4 boiled eggs
  • 4 Belgian Endives
For the Salad Dressing
  • 3 tbsp Mayo
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp minced onion
  • 2/4 tsp curry
Instructions
  1. First boil the eggs. Let the water come to a boil add the eggs and cook for 9 minutes. Rinse with cold water, after they are cooled down peel and slice them, set them aside.
  2. Wash and clean the Belgian Endive. Make sure you take the pit out (very bitter). Cut the Belgium Endive in rings. Put immediately in water otherwise they will turn brown. When you are ready to use, put the Belgian Endive in a salad spinner, make sure they are dry.
  3. Mix the ingredients of the Salad dressing, then add to the Belgian Endive and eggs.
  4. Add the salad dressing and the eggs. Great as a side dish.

 

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Famous Dave’s Broccoli Salad

Jun 9, 2018 by

I’ve never had the opportunity to eat @ Famous Dave. But I saw this on the Food Channel and I just had to try this. The info what was given on the TV show, and a little but of my own tasting and testing, this is what I came up with. The salad dressing is actually the same way my mother used to make, home made salad dressing. On the TV show no mustard was used and peanuts were used instead of the walnuts.

Ingredients
  • 2 bunches of broccoli
  • ¾ cup of raisins
  • 1 cup of walnuts
  • 5 strips of cooked bacon
For the Salad Dressing
  • ½ cup of mayo
  • 1 tbsp of wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp of sugar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • ½ purple onion
 
Instructions
  1. Wash and cut the broccoli into small pieces. Crumble the bacon. Mince the onion you do not want big chunks. I forgot to make the pictures how I cook the bacon. The easy way to cook the bacon is in the oven. Put the bacon on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven till done. It should not take you but 15-20 min.
  2. Add to the mayo the vinegar, sugar, mustard and onion. Mix well.
  3. Add the bacon and the walnuts to the broccoli. Add the salad dressing.

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I've never had the opportunity to eat @ Famous Dave. But I saw this on the Food Channel and I just had to try this. The info what was given on the TV show and a little but of my own tasting and testing this is what I came up with. The salad dressing is actually the same way my mother used to make, home made salad dressing. On the TV show no mustard was used and peanuts were used instead of the walnuts.
Cuisine: Copy Cat
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 bunches of broccoli
  • ¾ cup of raisins
  • 1 cup of walnuts
  • 5 strips of cooked bacon
For the Salad Dressing
  • ½ cup of mayo
  • 1 tbsp of wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp of sugar
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • ½ purple onion
Instructions
  1. Wash and cut the broccoli into small pieces. Crumble the bacon. Mince the onion you do not want big chunks. I forgot to make the pictures how I cook the bacon. The easy way to cook the bacon is in the oven. Put the bacon on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven till done. It should not take you but 15-20 min.
  2. Add to the mayo the vinegar, sugar, mustard and onion. Mix well
  3. Add the bacon and the walnuts to the broccoli. Add the salad dressing.

 

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Smoked Chicken Salad

Sep 11, 2016 by

When you have an “extra” smoked chicken laying around and don’t know what to do with it. Make this Smoked Chicken Salad. You won’t be disappointed.

 

Ingredients

  • 1 whole smoked chicken
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped celery (about 2 medium stalks)
  • 1 can drained and chopped mandarins
  • 1/3 cup finely sliced scallions (about 1 medium)
  • 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice from 1 lemon or vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp celery seeds
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. You need one of those delicious smoked chickens , Pull meat from the bones and chop.
  2. Drain the can of mandarine oranges and cut them up. Chop the celery.
  3. Add to the mayonnaise, lemon juice or vinegar, celery seeds pepper and salt, mix well.
  4. Add the mandarin oranges, celery and smoked chicken. Eat with crackers, or on a sandwich.

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When you have an “extra” smoked chicken laying around and don’t know what to do with it. Make this Smoked Chicken Salad. You won’t be disappointed.
Ingredients
  • 1 whole smoked chicken
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¾ cup finely chopped celery (about 2 medium stalks)
  • 1 can drained and chopped mandarins
  • ⅓ cup finely sliced scallions (about 1 medium)
  • 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice from 1 lemon or vinegar
  • ½ tsp celery seeds
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. You need one of those delicious smoked chickens , Pull meat from the bones and chop
  2. Drain the can of mandarine oranges and cut them up. Chop the celery.
  3. Add to the mayonnaise, lemon juice or vinegar, celery seeds pepper and salt, mix well.
  4. Add the mandarin oranges, celery and smoked chicken. Eat with crackers, or on a sandwich.

 

 

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Chili’s Quesadilla Explosion Salad

May 14, 2016 by

Chili’s most popular salad, Quesadilla Explosion Salad. It Includes grilled chicken with cheese, tomatoes, corn relish,  tortilla strips and quesadilla’s. Served with Ranch Chipotle, citrus-balsamic dressing and cheese quesadilla wedges. This salad has been posted as one of the most unhealthy salads. You could make it a healthier salad if you leave out the Ranch Chipotle dressing, make the quesadillas with whole wheat tortillas and low fat cheese and no fried tortilla strips but instead bake them.
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of Citrus Balasamic Vinaigrette (recipe below)
  • 1 cup Chipotle Ranch Dressing (recipe below)
  • 2 boneless fajita marinated chicken (recipe below)
  • Salad greens of your choice

 

For the Corn relish
  • ½ can of black beans, drained and rinsed
  • ½ can of corn
  • 3 Roma tomatoes
  • ½ Bell Pepper
  • 2 tbsp minced cilantro
  • ½ diced red onion
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper

 

For the Fajita Marinated Chicken
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts halved
  • 2½ cups water
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • Chicken seasoning of choice
For the Chipotle Ranch Dressing
  • ½ cup Ranch Dressing
  • 1 tsp chopped canned chipotle pepper
For the Citric Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp mustard
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
For the tortilla Strips
  • any 3 tortillas
  • peanut oil
For the Quesadillas
  • 8 tortillas
  • butter
  • 1 cup shredded cheese of your choice I used half cheddar and half Monterey jack cheese
Instructions
  1. First lets make the marinate for the chicken breast. Since the chicken breast are to thick for my taste I half them. Combine the 2½ cups water, 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tsp salt, 1½ tsp cumin, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder. Marinate for at least 2 hours. While the chicken is marinating go and make the Chipotle Ranch salad dressings. You can make your own Ranch Dressing or buy the bottled one and add the Chipotle pepper.
  2. For the Balsamic vinaigrette whisk all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to use.
  3. Make the corn relish. Rinse the corn and beans, add tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, cilantro, lime juice, sugar, salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  4. Stack the tortillas and cut into thin strips. Fry or bake the tortilla strips until crispy, cool on paper towels to drain.
  5. Preheat the paninni maker and spray with some olive oil. Season the halved chicken breast with chicken seasoning of your choice. Grill the chicken breast for 4-5 minutes on each side, until done. Keep the chicken warm and slice when ready to use.
  6. Spread butter on both  outsides of the tortillas. Top one side of the tortilla with your choice of cheese, and top it with the other tortilla. Put some butter in a hot skillet. Fry the tortillas on both sides, that shouldn’t take but a minute.
  7. Wash salad greens and place in a large bowl. Add the corn relish to the salad greens. Add the sliced chicken breast, shredded cheeses. Toss with desired amount of the Citrus Balsamic Vinaigrette and or Ranch Chipotle dressing. Add the Cheese Quesadillas and serve with the deep fried tortilla strips.

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Chili's Quesadilla Explosion Salad
 
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Chili’s most popular salad, Quesadilla Explosion Salad. It Includes grilled chicken with cheese, tomatoes, corn relish, tortilla strips and quesadilla’s. Served with Ranch Chipotle, citrus-balsamic dressing and cheese quesadilla wedges. This salad has been posted as one of the most unhealthy salads. You could make it a healthier salad if you leave out the Ranch Chipotle dressing, make the quesadillas with whole wheat tortillas and low fat cheese and no fried tortilla strips but instead bake them.
Recipe type: Copy Cat
Ingredients
  • 1 cup of Citrus Balasamic Vinaigrette (recipe below)
  • 1 cup Chipotle Ranch Dressing (recipe below)
  • 2 boneless fajita marinated chicken (recipe below)
  • Salad greens of your choice
For the Corn relish
  • ½ can of black beans, drained and rinsed
  • ½ can of corn
  • 3 Roma tomatoes
  • ½ Bell Pepper
  • 2 tbsp minced cilantro
  • ½ diced red onion
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
For the Fajita Marinated Chicken
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts halved
  • 2½ cups water
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • Chicken seasoning of choice
For the Chipotle Ranch Dressing
  • ½ cup Ranch Dressing
  • 1 tsp chopped canned chipotle pepper
For the Citric Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp mustard
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
For the tortilla Strips
  • any 3 tortillas
  • peanut oil
For the Quesadillas
  • 8 tortillas
  • butter
  • 1 cup shredded cheese of your choice I used half cheddar and half Monterey jack cheese
Instructions
  1. First lets make the marinate for the chicken breast. Since the chicken breast are to thick for my taste I half them. Combine the 2½ cups water, 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tsp salt, 1½ tsp cumin, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder. Marinate for at least 2 hours. While the chicken is marinating go and make the Chipotle Ranch salad dressings. You can make your own Ranch Dressing or buy the bottled one and add the Chipotle pepper.
  2. For the Balsamic vinaigrette whisk all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to use.
  3. Make the corn relish. Rinse the corn and beans, add tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, cilantro, lime juice, sugar, salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  4. Stack the tortillas and cut into thin strips. Fry or bake the tortilla strips until crispy, cool on paper towels to drain.
  5. Preheat the paninni maker and spray with some olive oil. Season the halved chicken breast with chicken seasoning of your choice. Grill the chicken breast for 4-5 minutes on each side, until done. Keep the chicken warm and slice when ready to use.
  6. Spread butter on both outsides of the tortillas. Top one side of the tortilla with your choice of cheese, and top it with the other tortilla. Put some butter in a hot skillet. Fry the tortillas on both sides, that shouldn’t take but a minute.
  7. Wash salad greens and place in a large bowl. Add the corn relish to the salad greens. Add the sliced chicken breast, shredded cheeses. Toss with desired amount of the Citrus Balsamic Vinaigrette and or Ranch Chipotle dressing. Add the Cheese Quesadillas and serve with the deep fried tortilla strips.

 

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Green Bean Salad

May 25, 2015 by

A fast and very tasty side dish for a bbq. Something different then the regular thing. This green bean salad won’t take you but 10 minutes to fix it. It always taste better the next day.

Ingredients
  • 4 cups of green beans
  • 1 cup of cherry tomatoes
  • ½ chopped red onion
  • 1 cup cubed cheese of your choice
  • Italian Salad dressing
Instructions
  1. Clean the green beans and chop the ends of. If you have it available at your local grocery store get the bag with the beans that are already washed and the ends cut off. Put water in a pot, wait till it boils and add the green beans. Boil for 5 minutes. Put the beans in the colander and rinse with cold water.
  2. While the beans are cooking, rinse the cherry tomatoes and slice in half.
  3. Get the cheese of your choice, I like to use pepper jack or mozzarella cheese. Cut up in small cubes.
  4. Chop up the red onion. Put all the veggies in a bowl and pour the Italian Salad dressing over. Put the lid on the bowl and shake it up. Best to make it a day ahead.

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A fast and very tasty side dish for a bbq. Something different then the regular thing. This green bean salad won't take you but 10 minutes to fix it. It always taste better the next day.
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: Universal
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 4 cups of green beans
  • 1 cup of cherry tomatoes
  • ½ chopped red onion
  • 1 cup cubed cheese of your choice
  • Italian Salad dressing
Instructions
  1. Clean the green beans and chop the ends of. If you have it available at your local grocery store get the bag with the beans that are already washed and the ends cut off. Put water in a pot, wait till it boils and add the green beans. Boil for 5 minutes. Put the beans in the colander and rinse with cold water.
  2. While the beans are cooking, rinse the cherry tomatoes and slice in half.
  3. Get the cheese of your choice, I like to use pepper jack or mozzarella cheese. Cut up in small cubes.
  4. Chop up the red onion. Put all the veggies in a bowl and pour the Italian Salad dressing over. Put the lid on the bowl and shake it up. Best to make it a day ahead.

 

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Curried Chicken Salad with Peach Chutney

Mar 8, 2015 by

I am a big fan of diners drive in and dives. And saw this recipe and I just had to re create this Curried chicken Salad with Peach Chutney. I didn’t have all the ingredients what I saw on the show but replaced them with what I thought was right. I did not use sugar I used honey. I didn’t use almonds I used pecans. When you make it, it will even taste better the next day.
Ingredients
For the Peach Chutney:
  • 1 can sliced peaches in juice (14 oz)
  • ¾ cup diced red pepper
  • ¾ cup diced onion
  • ¼ raisins
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ cup cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1½ cup water
  • salt and pepper to taste
For the chicken Salad:
  • Chicken breast
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons curry powder (to taste)
  • 4 green onions sliced
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
  1. Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper. Put in a 350F preheated oven for about 20min.
  2. Combine all the ingredients for the chutney and simmer until the liquid is reduced by 1/3. Taste should be sweet and sour, that takes about an hour. Cool to room temp.
  3. Shred the chicken. On the show they took a third of the chicken and pulse in a food processor until finely ground, I left that part out. Combine the curry yogurt/mayo, ground chicken, and chicken chunks, with the green onions and chopped pecans. Stir in one cup of the peach chutney. Taste add more chutney as needed. Serve between bread slices with lettuce and tomatoes.

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I am a big fan of diners drive in and dives. And saw this recipe and I just had to re create this Curried chicken Salad with Peach Chutney. I didn't have all the ingredients what I saw on the show but replaced them with what I thought was right. I did not use sugar I used honey. I didn't use almonds I used pecans. When you make it, it will even taste better the next day.
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Recipe type: Salad
Ingredients
For the Peach Chutney:
  • 1 can sliced peaches in juice (14)
  • ¾ cup diced red pepper
  • ¾ cup diced onion
  • ¼ raisins
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ cup cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1½ cup water
  • salt and pepper to taste
For the chicken Salad:
  • Chicken breast
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons curry powder (to taste)
  • 4 green onions sliced
  • ⅓ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
  1. Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper. Put in a 350F preheated oven for about 20min.
  2. Combine all the ingredients for the chutney and simmer until the liquid is reduced by ⅔. Taste should be sweet and sour. Cool to room temp. That takes about 1 hour.
  3. Shred the chicken. On the show they took a third of the chicken and pulse in a food processor until finely ground, I left that part out.
  4. Combine the curry yogurt/mayo, ground chicken, and chicken chunks, with the green onions and chopped pecans. Stir in one cup of the peach chutney. Taste add more chutney as needed. Serve between bread slices with lettuce and tomatoes.

 

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VegiRoni Salad

Jul 13, 2014 by

 

One thing led to another. I was making a simple macaroni salad and then I had some leftover Pico de Gallo and I thought to my self hmm. How would that taste if I add that to the macaroni salad. And I was right it’s delicious. VegiRoni Salad is one of my favorite salads now. You don’t have to add the Pico de Gallo you can eat it without it to. Your choice.

Ingredients

1/2 lb elbow macaroni, cooked ala dente (7min) that’s a half box.
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup finely chopped bell pepper
1 tbsp celery seed
1/2 tbsp of black pepper
1 cup of Hellmans mayo
1 cup of prepared pico de gallo
For the Pico de Gallo
1 mango
1/3 cup chopped cilantro (if you don’t like cilantro use parsley)
2 green onions
1/2 small onion minced
2 chopped tomatoes
1 Anaheim pepper
1/2 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp salt
2 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Heat the vinegar and sugar until sugar is disolved.
  2. Cook the macaroni for 7 minutes drain and rinse in cold water. Put the cooled off macaroni in a freezer bag and add the vinegar sugar mixture to the macaroni. refridgerate in freezer bags for several hours to allow it to set or put it in the freezer for 1 hour. After soaking its possible that there is too much sugar/vinegar mixture, if you find it to be very liquidy you can toss it into a collander for a minute to drain some off.
  3. Chop the bell pepper of your choice you can use the green, yellow or red. Or make a mixture of all the bell peppers. Add to the macaroni. Then add 1 tbsp celery seeds and 1/2 tbsp black pepper. Add mayo to taste, I use 1 cup. And add 1 cup of prepared pico de gallo.
  4. To make the pico de gallo Chop up all the vegetables and fruit, add the lemon juice, pepper and salt. Put in the refrigerator so it can marinate for at least an hour.

 

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One thing led to another. I was making a simple macaroni salad and then I had some leftover Pico de Gallo and I thought to my self hmm. How would that taste if I add that to the macaroni salad. And I was right it's delicious. VegiRoni Salad is one of my favorite salads now. You don't have to add the Pico de Gallo you can eat it without it to. Your choice.
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • ½ lb elbow macaroni, cooked al dente (7min)
  • ½ cup white vinegar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 cup finely chopped bell pepper
  • 1 tbsp celery seed
  • ½ tbsp of black pepper
  • 1 cup of Hellmans mayo
  • 1 cup of prepared pico de gallo
For the pice de gallo
  • 1 mango
  • ⅓ cup chopped cilantro (if you don’t like cilantro use parsley)
  • 2 green onions
  • ½ small onion minced
  • 2 chopped tomatoes
  • 1 Anaheim pepper
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Heat the vinegar and sugar until sugar is disolved.
  2. Cook the macaroni for 7 minutes drain and rinse in cold water. Put the cooled off macaroni in a freezer bag and add the
  3. vinegar sugar mixture to the macaroni. refridgerate in freezer bags for several hours to allow it to set or put it in the freezer for 1 hour. After soaking its possible that there is too much sugar/vinegar mixture, if you find it to be very liquidy you can toss it into a collander for a minute to drain some off.
  4. Chop the bell pepper of your choice you can use the green, yellow or red. Or make a mixture of all the bell peppers. Add to the macaroni. Then add 1 tbsp celery seeds and ½ tbsp black pepper. Add mayo to taste, I use 1 cup. And add 1 cup of prepared pico de gallo.
  5. To make the pico de gallo Chop up all the vegetables and fruit, add the lemon juice, pepper and salt. Put in the refrigerator so it can marinate for at least an hour.

 

 

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Goat Cheese Salad

May 25, 2014 by

This Goat Cheese Salad Recipe I got from my sister Martha. Simple and tasty.

Ingredients

For the Balsamic Vinaigrettes
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup balasamic vinegar
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 large crushed garlic
1/4 tsp pepper
For the Bacon Wrapped Goat Cheese
Goat Cheese
Bacon strips
For the salad
In this case I used Spinach but you can use any you like, like Arugula
boiled eggs
Roma tomatoes
Pine Nuts or Walnuts

Instructions

1.   Combine all the ingredients for the balsamic vinegarette in a small jar and shake it. You can keep this for a while

2.   In a hot skillet put the pine nuts and toast them. Keep stirring otherwise they will burn. And there is nothing worse then some burned nuts.

3.    Wrap the bacon around the goat cheese and fry in the skillet till the bacon is done.

4.    Boil the water,  with a needle poke a small hole in the egg and when the water boils add the eggs to the water, boil for 7 minutes. Run under cold water and peel.
Put the salad greens on the plates top with the bacon wrapped goat cheese, sliced boiled eggs, roma tomatoes and the toasted Pine Nuts. Pour the Balsamic Vinaigrette over the salad.

 

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Recipe type: salad
Serves: 2
Ingredients
For the Balsamic Vinaigrettes
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup balasamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 large crushed garlic
  • ¼ tsp pepper
For the Bacon Wrapped Goat Cheese
  • Goat Cheese
  • Bacon strips
For the salad
  • In this case I used Spinach but you can use any you like, like Arugula
  • boiled eggs
  • Roma tomatoes
  • Pine Nuts or Walnuts
Instructions
  1. Combine all the ingredients for the balsamic vinaigrette in a small jar and shake it. You can keep this for a while
  2. In a hot skillet put the pine nuts and toast them. Keep stirring otherwise they will burn. And there is nothing worse then some burned nuts.
  3. Wrap the bacon around the goat cheese and fry in the skillet till the bacon is done.
  4. Boil the water, with a needle poke a small hole in the egg and when the water boils add the eggs to the water, boil for 7 minutes. Run under cold water and peel.
  5. Put the salad greens on the plates top with the bacon wrapped goat cheese, sliced boiled eggs, Roma tomatoes and the toasted Pine Nuts. Pour the Balsamic Vinaigrette over the salad.

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Fiesta Bean Salad

May 2, 2014 by

Fiesta Bean Salad

Fiesta Bean Salad is an easy cheap and colorful salad. When you make this one it’s best to make it a day ahead so it gives it some time to marinate.

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 oz) black beans
  • 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans
  • 1 (15 oz) white beans
  • 1 (15 oz) corn
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 red onion
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1/2 tbsp cumin
  • 1/2 tbsp black pepper
  • 1 dash hot sauce
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, lemon juice, sugar, salt, garlic, cilantro, cumin, black pepper, hot sauce, and chili powder.fiesta bean marinadefiesta bean marinade
  2. Open the cans of beans and corn. Rinse well. Add to the large bowl.fiesta bean salad storyboard1
  3. Cut up the vegetables and add to the beans.storyboard fiesta beanfiesta beans salad storyboard5
  4. Mix well and chill.
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: American
Ingredients
  • 1 (15 oz) black beans
  • 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans
  • 1 (15 oz) white beans
  • 1 (15 oz) corn
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 red onion
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
  • ½ tbsp cumin
  • ½ tbsp black pepper
  • 1 dash hot sauce
  • ½ tsp chili powder
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, lemon juice, sugar, salt, garlic, cilantro, cumin, black pepper, hot sauce, and chili powder.
  2. Open the cans of beans and corn. Rinse well. Add to the large bowl.
  3. Cut up the vegetables and add to the beans.
  4. Mix well and chill.
Notes
Fiesta Bean Salad is one of those dishes that taste better the day after. So my suggestion to you is make it a day ahead.
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Loaded Baked Potato Salad

Jul 7, 2013 by

Who does not like a loaded baked potato? Why not eat it as a cold side salad. A truly tasty side dish.

Ingredients

  • 4 large Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup Greek Yoghurt or Sour Cream
  • 1/2 cup shredded Pepper Jack Cheese
  • 1/4 cup freshly chopped chives, divided
  • 6 strips of bacon (4 for the salad and 2 for topping) cooked and crumbled

Instructions

  1. Cook the bacon till crispy, and boil your cutup potatoes till done. You don’t want to cook them too long otherwise you get a mushy potato salad. You do want a bit of bite to it. I cook my potatoes between 15-20 minutes.
  2. In a small bowl mix together the mayonnaise, yoghurt or sour cream. Add the shredded Pepper Jack Cheese and 4 slices of crumbled bacon, and half of the chives. Then at last the cooled down potatoes. Let chill in the refrigerator. I do not add any salt or pepper because the salt is already in the bacon and the pepper is already in the pepper jack cheese. Top the salad with the remaining crumbled bacon and chives. I am a bacon lover but you want to be careful not to add too much bacon otherwise it will get to salty.

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Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 4 large Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ½ cup Greek Yoghurt or Sour Cream
  • ½ cup shredded Pepper Jack Cheese
  • ¼ cup freshly chopped chives, divided
  • 6 strips of bacon (4 for the salad and 2 for topping) cooked and crumbled
Instructions
  1. Cook the bacon till crispy, and boil your cutup potatoes till done. You don't want to cook them too long otherwise you get a mushy potato salad. You do want a bit of bite to it. I cook my potatoes between 15-20 minutes.
  2. In a small bowl mix together the mayonnaise, yoghurt or sour cream. Add the shredded Pepper Jack Cheese and 4 slices of crumbled bacon, and half of the chives. Then at last the cooled down potatoes. Let chill in the refrigerator. I do not add any salt or pepper because the salt is already in the bacon and the pepper is already in the pepper jack cheese. Top the salad with the remaining crumbled bacon and chives. I am a bacon lover but you want to be careful not to add too much bacon otherwise it will get to salty.

 

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Black Eye Peas Salad

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Ingredients

  • 1 can black-eyed peas
  • 1/2 english cucumber
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  • 1 medium jalapeño pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro if available
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 large lemons) or more to taste
  • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • Salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Remove half of the cucumber skin, leaving thin strips of green all the way around. Cut into quarters lengthwise, remove the seeds and chop. Transfer to a bowl and add the chopped onion, tomatoes, jalapeño, cilantro and garlic. Add the rinsed black eye peas. Put the lemon juice and about 1/4 cup olive oil in a separate bowl add salt and pepper and more lemon juice if desired. Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving.

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  • 1 can black-eyed peas
  • ½ english cucumber
  • ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
  • 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  • 1 medium jalapeño pepper, finely chopped
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro if available
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 large lemons) or more to taste
  • ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • Salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. Remove half of the cucumber skin, leaving thin strips of green all the way around. Cut into quarters lengthwise, remove the seeds and chop. Transfer to a bowl and add the chopped onion, tomatoes, jalapeño, cilantro and garlic. Add the rinsed black eye peas. Put the lemon juice and about ¼ cup olive oil in a separate bowl add salt and pepper and more lemon juice if desired. Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving.

 

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Potato Salad (American)

May 30, 2012 by

Some years ago I had my friend Diane over for a BBQ and I had made the Dutch potato salad. Diane mentioned to me that my potato salad taste a lot like her Mom’s. The difference between hers and the Dutch potato salad is that we have meat in the potato salad ;). I asked Diane to share her Moms recipe with me. The secret ingredient to her potato salad is sandwich spread, who would have thought. She was telling me “why do all the work when you can find it all in one jar”? And now I am sharing her recipe with you. Take this recipe to a potluck and I promise you, people will ask for this recipe.

Ingredients

  • 4 lb potatoes (Yukon gold)
  • 1 onion
  • 1 jar of sandwich spread (15 oz)
  • 1 tbsp mustard
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 7 boiled eggs
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. Peel the potatoes and rinse them twice in cold water, till the water is clear. cut the potatoes up in small cubes. Boil them in a pot for about 10-15 minutes. Put the eggs in a pot and boil them for 8 minutes. Rinse the water of the potatoes and set the potatoes aside. Rinse the eggs with cold water, and peel.
  2. While the potatoes are cooling down. Mince the onion, and add to the sandwich spread. Cut up the boiled eggs. Add the mustard, sugar, black pepper, eggs and potatoes. Mix well. Store in the refrigerator till needed. The longer it sits, the better it taste.
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    Some years ago I had my friend Diane over for a BBQ and I had made the Dutch potato salad. Diane mentioned to me that my potato salad taste a lot like her Mom’s. The difference between hers and the Dutch potato salad is that we have meat in the potato salad ;). I asked Diane to share her Moms recipe with me. The secret ingredient to her potato salad is sandwich spread, who would have thought. She was telling me “why do all the work when you can find it all in one jar”? And now I am sharing her recipe with you. Take this recipe to a potluck and I promise you, people will ask for this recipe.
    Recipe type: Salad
    Cuisine: American
    Ingredients
    • 4 lb potatoes (Yukon gold)
    • 1 onion
    • 1 jar of sandwich spread (15 oz)
    • 1 tbsp mustard
    • 1 tbsp sugar
    • 7 boiled eggs
    • 1 tsp black pepper
    Instructions
    1. Peel the potatoes and rinse them twice in cold water, till the water is clear. cut the potatoes up in small cubes. Boil them in a pot for about 10-15 minutes. Put the eggs in a pot and boil them for 8 minutes. Rinse the water of the potatoes and set the potatoes aside. Rinse the eggs with cold water, and peel.
    2. While the potatoes are cooling down. Mince the onion, and add to the sandwich spread. Cut up the boiled eggs. Add the mustard, sugar, black pepper, eggs and potatoes. Mix well. Store in the refrigerator till needed. The longer it sits, the better it taste.

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