What is some good cheap innovative salad recipies?!
What is some good cheap innovative salad recipies?
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For starters, there are so many types of salads, and so many things to use, that it may be overwhelming! There are green salads with various toppings, there are pasta salads, there are salad spreads such as tuna salad, and there are veggie salads, such as a tomato salad, or olive salad. Here are some easy, and mostly cheap ones, with a variety of ingredients.
Green salad and salmon or tuna- Pop open a can of tuna or salmon, and flake well (that means mush it around until the meat is loose, and no longer packed). Serve over a bed of greens, such as lettuce or spinach, and top with croutons, parmesan cheese, a little tomato, and a lemon based dressing, or something a little twangy, like italian.
Green chef salad (this is the one I always make)- place on a plate, some lettuce, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, diced tomato, diced turkey deli meat, croutons, and ranch dressing. Yum! Also try hard boiled egg, ham, red onion, mushrooms, and olives.
Taco salad- serve a bed of lettuce topped with ground beef, black beans, chedder cheese, onion, tomato, salsa, and ranch dressing. You can toss black beans into other salads, too.
Italian chicken salad- serve strips of grilled chicken or chicken from a can over lettuce and topped with tomato, italian blend of cheese, parmesan or other italian croutons, red onion, and italian dressing.
Veggie deluxe- Lettuce, spinach, tomato, green and red peppers, black olives, mushrooms, red onion, avocado. Serve with your fave dressing. Also try adding some cottage cheese or hard boiled egg.
Tomato basil salad- Thinly sliced tomato, shredded mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place the tomato in a bowl, sprinkle with cheese and basil, season well with salt and pepper, and drizzle in some oil.
Greek salad- Cherry tomatoes cut in half and diced, seeded cucumber, feta cheese, olive oil, and oregano. Place tomato and cucumber in a bowl, crumble over the cheese, drizzle in oil, and sprinkle with oregano. Mix well and serve.
BLT salad- Cook up some bacon and crumble. Mix 1/2 cup mayo with a little milk until it reaches a normal salad dressing consistency. Toss the bacon over some lettuce. Add in some tomato (cherry tomatoes cut in half, if you would like), season with salt and pepper, and toss with the mayo dressing. Mix until well coated, and serve.
Spinach and orange- serve canned mandarin oranges over spinach, topped with some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and french fried onion rings.
And last, one of my "specialties"- cottage cheese, cheddar, diced deli turkey, cherry tomatoes, and cucumber, smothered in ranch dressing.
As always, be creative, experiment, and find something yummy!
Hope this helps.
I like to do wedge salad variations, like a Italian made with panchetta chunks and Italian blue cheese ... You can do a 'taco wedge' with carne asada and a pico di gallo. Salad wraps are good, like big pieces of romaine with the whole salad wrapped up as a filling.
Do you like pea salad - it would not cost much at all.
ENGLISH PEA SALAD
2 med. tomatoes
2 cucumbers
1 sm. red onion
2 bell peppers
1 can peas
Mayonnaise
Salt
Pepper
Ch op first 4 ingredients. Add drained can of peas. Stir in mayonnaise to consistency. Salt and pepper to taste
Weekend Potato Salad
INGREDIENTS:
* 3 cups diced cooked potatoes
* 1/2 cup sliced celery
* 1 tablespoon diced green bell pepper
* 1 tablespoon diced pimiento
* 2 tablespoon chopped sweet pickles
* 2 tablespoons minced onion
* 1/2 cup mayonnaise
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* dash pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
* 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
* 1/4 cup heavy cream
PREPARATION:
Combine potatoes, celery, green pepper, pimiento, sweet pickle, and onion; chill. When ready to serve, combine remaining ingredients; toss with chilled potato mixture. Add a little more mayonnaise if necessary and taste for seasonings.
Serves 4.
boiled potatoes,boiled eggs,orange and apples cut into bite size, mayonaise and cream,lettuce,tomato and cucumbers for garnish.
OR
tuna flakes,onion,cucumber,tomatoes... mixed with lime juice,cream and garlic for a dressing.layer the salad in a tray.first tuna,spread evenly then veggies,then dressing,again tuna,veggies and dressing,tuna and some cottage cheese on top.
CORNBREAD SALAD
1 (16 ounce) package corn bread mix
10 slices bacon
1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans, drained
3 tomatoes, chopped
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup chopped green onion
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
2 (11 ounce) cans whole kernel corn, drained
DIRECTIONS
Prepare corn bread according to package directions. Cool, crumble, and set aside.
Place bacon in a large deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
Whisk together the dressing mix, sour cream, and mayonnaise.
Crumble half the corn bread in the bottom of a large serving dish. Top with half the beans. Layer the beans with half of the tomatoes, green bell pepper, and green onions. Sprinkle with half the cheese, corn, bacon, and the salad dressing mixture. Repeat the layers. Cover, and chill at least 2 hours before serving.