I'm trying to figure out the menu for my LO's first birthday party..... in less than two weeks! It's going to be a bagels and lox brunch, and I want to serve a salad, but I want it to be more special then just an ordinary green salad. I don't eat salad, so this is not my expertise. I also am open to just making a green veggie side dish. Any ideas?
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Can you do a fruit salad instead?
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Fruit salad sounds good! My favorite fancy green salad is --
-Mixed baby greens
-Candied walnuts (or pecans or other nuts)
-Goat cheese
-Dried cranberries
- Finely chopped red onion
- Vinaigrette dressing w/ thyme or rosemary -
@skibobrown: Yes! I usually do one just like this
Except I use candied almonds and feta. And I'll throw in some mandarin oranges too!
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@chopsuey119: I'm doing a yogurt bar and will have fruit for toppings.
@skibobrown: That sounds great, thanks!
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Our favourite salad is with spinach, mangoes, avocado and any nut. We use a citrusy dressing and sometimes we switch up the nuts with tortilla chips.
I also make a sweet potato salad with celery, apples, bacon and almonds with mayo.
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I make a salad/dip that I usually serve with tortilla chips that is yummy:
1 can corn
1 bundle of fresh cilantro
1 can black beans (drained/rinsed)
1 cup chopped green onion
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/3 cup lime juice
3 tbsp. canola oil
my sister throws in diced tomatoes but I usually leave those out as it's more refreshing to me without them! -
I really love spinach and strawberry salad!
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I like the olive garden salad so when I make salad at home thats what I try to replicate.
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You could do an antipasto salad with tomatoes, olives, pepperoni/salami. I am looking for a great recipe now, I want to make one tomorrow.
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7 layer salad like this one: http://www.food.com/recipe/seven-layer-salad-47820
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@skibobrown: yum! Those are my favorite types of summery salads
I'd do something like that!
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My favorite salad is baby spinach, toasted walnuts, strawberries or cranberries, goat or feta cheese with a honey balsamic vinaigrette. Here's the recipe for the dressing, I usually make up a lot of it and keep it in a squeeze bottle in the fridge, I just make sure to take it out a bit before I need it so it comes back to room temp:
Except I use candied almonds and feta. And I'll throw in some mandarin oranges too!
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