Summer Salads

I haven't posted some recipes in a while, and figured seeing its summer (It's supposed to hit 110F this weekend here), Id get some yummy salad recipes. Feel free to add if you have any favorites. Shrimp Scampi Salad Shrimp, shelled/deveined (Use as many as you want & your fav size) 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 green onions, sliced Fresh basil, julienned 5 sliced mushrooms 1 tbs. smart balance or similar margarine product 1-2 plum tomatoes, diced Romaine lettuce Balsamic vinegar Crumbled feta Crushed red pepper Heat smart balance in a skillet. Add garlic and saute for a minute. Add mushrooms and saute til mushrooms are soft and caramelized, about 3 minutes. Add green onions, prawns, and basil and saute til shrimp are cooked, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Place a bed of romaine in a bowl. Top with the tomatoes and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Place shrimp and mushrooms over the lettuce, and top with crumbled feta and crushed red pepper. ________________________________ Colorful Spinach, Tomato and Orange Salad 6 cups baby spinach leaves 4 plum tomatoes 2 large oranges 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 2 teaspoons crumbled dried thyme Salt Pepper 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Wash and spin dry the spinach. Place the spinach in a large bowl. Cut the tomatoes into small wedges, and add to the spinach. Peel one orange and cut into small thin wedges, reserving the juice. Juice the second orange and add it to the reserved juice. Add the orange wedges to the spinach mixture and toss. Mix together the orange juice, rice vinegar, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Whisk in the oil and mix until incorporated. Toss the dressing with the spinach mixture. Serve immediately. _____________________________________________ TOMATO, CUCUMBER & PEPPER SALAD 2 Tablespoons of olive oil 2 Tablespoons of red wine vinegar Salt and pepper to taste 1 large green pepper, cored, seeded and cut into 1 inch pieces 1 cucumber, halved lengthwise, and cut crosswise into 1/2 inch pieces 1 small vidalia onion, peeled, halved and sliced lengthwise in thin strips 3 large tomatoes, cut into 8 wedges or 2 packages (8 oz each) of baby roma tomatoes, halved Whisk oil and vinegar in large bowl. Add remaining ingredients to bowl. Season with salt and pepper; toss gently; let sit 15 minutes before serving. Option: Substitute 1/4 cup T. Marzetti's Light Red Wine Vinagrette for the oil and vinegar. Add chopped fre****alian parsley and crumbled feta cheese. ----------------------------------------------------- BLT Salad 1 package bacon (Could use turkey or canadian also for lower fat) 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup milk 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 head Romaine lettuce, rinsed, dried and shredded 4 Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped Fry bacon until crisp then drain and cool on paper towels and then tear into small pieces. Combine mayo, milk, garlic powder and black pepper and mix well. Chill. (I chill at least 2 hours). Toss lettuce and tomatoes together. Add bacon. Just before serving toss with dressing.

THanks for the recipes!! Do you by any chance know of a Chinese Chicken Salad recipe? ~Nancy

Sure do CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD Use leftover chicken if you have any on hand, or start with a rotisserie chicken, or pre-packaged cooked chicken. Dressing: 3 T. Rice Wine Vinegar 3 T. sugar 3 T. light soy sauce ½ t. dry mustard 2 T. sesame oil ¼ c - ½ c peanut (or vegetable) oil Combine ingredients, and toss with salad just before serving Salad: 2 bags spring greens 1 bag baby spinach leaves 2 cups mixed sliced red, yellow and green bell peppers 1 2- to 2 ½-pound rotisserie chicken, meat torn into bite-size pieces (about 4 cups) (If you wanted you could add some peanuts/nuts, and mandarin orange slices) The dressing on this is awesome!

Thanks sounds yummy!!!

one more question regarding htis salad, are the ingredients for the dressing "T"-teaspoons or tablespoons? Thanks again! ~Nancy

Big T is tablespoon :0)

These sounds great Darlene - thanks for posting. Tina