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Easy Salad Recipes for Very Special Salads in a Hurry

Easy salad recipes? So how long does it take to throw some lettuce in a bowl, add a tomato slice or two, some dressing and - voila! Salad. That's quick and that's easy - it's just not very exciting, is it?

I also think you should know that lettuce is not, by any means, a "Super Food". It offers very little nutritional benefit. Don't get me wrong; I'm not suggesting

that you avoid it like trans-fats, just that you use more spinach or kale (a real super-food)and other healthful greens as a salad base from time to time.

Even a lettuce salad can be really nutritious if you toss in stuff like broccoli, mushrooms, cheese or seafood. These easy salad recipes will provide

some really cool and tasty alternatives to the same-old-same-old. Just take a look at the nifty stuff that goes into them. And they all go together really fast - don't you love that?

Now, when you check these recipes out some of you could be intimidated by the list of ingredients - they really do go together in about half-an-hour or less. In case that's you or you need a salad really, really fast, I've put together a page of 3 & 4 main ingredient salads; I don't count seasonings, bottled dressings or a splash of vinegar since those just take few seconds. To check these out just click Easy Salads.

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(If that doesn't work give your computer a whack with something - like I do. It won't help you print but you might feel better.)

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SALADS WITH CHICKEN, MEAT OR SEAFOOD

Caesar Salad with Spicy Shrimp Lemon Pepper Shrimp Salad Roast Beef Salad with Goat Cheese and Balsamic Vinaigrette Greek Tuna Pasta Salad Creamy Spinach Salad with Bacon Three Bean & Salmon Salad Fennel, Bean & Tuna Salad Green Rice With Chicken and Avocado Spicy Blue Chicken with Corn Salad Chicken Salad with Apple & Basil Pulled Chicken-Peanut Salad Fiesta Chicken Salad Chicken Waldorf With Flaxseed-Oil Dressing North Shore Chicken Salad

SALADS WITHOUT CHICKEN OR MEAT
Asian Pear Salad Tomato-and-Corn Chip Salad Very Mediterranean Pasta Salad Baby Greens with Raspberry Vinaigrette Spinach Salad with Lemon Rum Sauce Sweet/Sour Cucumber Salad Green Salad with Orange Vinaigrette Fantastic Southwest Salad Green Bean and Whole-grain Penne Salad Mixed Mushroom Salad Panzanella Salad Sauteed Spinach with Pine Nuts & Basil Creamy Green Goddess Dressing Really Easy German Tater Salad Three 5-Minute Dressings Fancy Mushroom Salad Tuscan Tuna Salad with White Beans Goat Cheese & Walnut Arugula Salad Tomato & Cucumber Salad Spinach-Endive Salad Parisian Salad Raisin & Broccoli Salad Waldorf Salad

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Asian Pear Salad
Serves 4

You've marveled at those huge brown pears in the plastic jackets that sell for $2 or $3 EACH. This salad might make you think, "Hey, a bargain for such a refreshing new salad."

3 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp each rice wine vinegar& sugar
2 Tbsp olive oil
Kosher salt to taste
½ cup celery leaves, from inner celery ribs
½ cup flat-leaf-parsley leaves
1/2 CU sprouts: radish, alfalfa, or bean
2 scallions, thinly sliced
1 large (about 3-lb) Asian pear,quartered & sliced thin

For the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk together lemon juice, vinegar, and sugar. While whisking constantly drizzle in oil; season with salt to taste.

For the salad: Add celery leaves, parsley, sprouts, scallions, and pear to bowl with dressing. Toss well; serve immediately.

Caesar Salad with Spicy Shrimp
Serves 4

Looking for a salad that'll really get their attention and their raves? Try this exciting version of a Caesar.

4 corn tostadas(pre-baked tortillas)
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 tsp chili powder
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
¾ cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
1/3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish
4 anchovy fillets, rinsed and minced
1 large head romaine lettuce (1 & 1/2 lb), cut into 1-inch pieces

Heat your broiler.

In a large bowl, toss shrimp with the oil and chili powder. Season with salt and pepper and lay them flat on a broiler pan; cook until browned and opaque throughout, no more than 3 to 4 minutes, turning once,.

In a small bowl, make the dressing, whisking together mayo, lime juice, Parmesan, anchovies, and 2 Tbsp water. Season with salt and pepper.

Break the tostadas into bite-size pieces.

To serve, toss the romaine with the dressing, divide among 4 plates, and top each with shrimp and tostada pieces. Garnish with more Parmesan.

Tomato-and-Corn Chip Salad
Serves 6-8

This one proves that a layered salad doesn't have to be a major production - simple and good, that's what we like.

1 head iceberg lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
3 small tomatoes, chopped
1 (15-oz) can dark red kidney beans, rinsed, drained
4-oz shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup coarsely crushed corn chips
Italian Vinaigrette, bottled

Layer first 5 ingredients in order in a large bowl. Lay on the dressing.

Serve with Italian Vinaigrette

Very Mediterranean Pasta Salad
Serves 6-8

Olives, artichokes and tomatoes may not appeal to the kiddies, butmost grown-up eaters will find this a very special treat.

l lb whole wheat pasta
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 medium onion, sliced thin
2 c1oves of garlic, sliced thin
1 can artichoke hearts , quartered, drained (save liquid for later)
1/3 cup Kalamata olives, quartered
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup basil leaves torn or chopped

Boil the pasta until al dente, drain ..

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat half the olive oil; saute the garlic andonions until lightly browned.

Add artichokes, olives, tomatoes and half the liquid from the artichoke can; simmeruntil the pasta is ready, then add the pasta plus the remaining basil and cheese .

Toss and serve with additional cheese sprinkled on top.

Baby Greens with Raspberry Vinaigrette
Serves 8

If I included all the good things in this recipe in its title, it would be as long as the recipe and you might think it wasn’t quick and easy; oh, but it is , it is!

1 cup raspberries
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
2/3 cup e. v. olive oil
10 cups baby mixed or mesclun greens
2 medium fennel bulbs, thinly sliced
2 cups dried cranberries
8 to 10 tangerines (seedless, of course) or 4 to 5 oranges, peeled and segmented
1 cup toasted pecans or walnuts

For the dressing, combine raspberries, balsamic vinegar and olive oil in a blender. Pulse until smooth.

Using a really big salad bowl, toss the greens, fennel and cranberries. Add the tangerines or oranges. Just before serving, add the nuts and toss with just enough raspberry vinaigrette to lightly coat the greens. Serve immediately. ________________________________________________________

Roast Beef Salad with Goat Cheese and Balsamic Vinaigrette
Serves 4

Do this terrific salad justice by using the $10.00 a pound beef from the deli; have them slice it about a 1/4-inch thick.

2 small heads Boston lettuce, torn
12 oz sliced deli roast beef, cut into 1/2-inch wide strips
1 large beefsteak tomato, cut into wedges
1/2 red onion, sliced
4 oz goat cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp each Kosher salt and ground black pepper

Combine the first 5 ingredients and place in serving bowls..

In a small bowl, whisk together the rest and drizzle over the salads. Serve.

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Spinach Salad with Lemon Rum Sauce
Serves 8

This one is not for the kiddies. How would it sound: “now you kids just sit there and drink your salad”.

4 red peppers cut in triangles
2 (10 oz.) packages baby spinach, cleaned
1 cup lemon rum
1/4 cup key lime juice
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp lemon zest
1 Tbsp cilantro, chopped
3/4 cup e.v. olive oil

In a saucepan heat rum and key lime juice, at medium heat, and simmer until reduced by half. Remove from heat and cool in your freezer for 5 minutes.

When cooled, combine it with the next 3 ingredients and whisk together well. Drizzle in the olive oil slowly and keep whisking until it's all incorporated.

Toss this dressing with the spinach and red peppers and serve. Save a little dressing to dress up the plates. _________________________________________________________