er the top of the salad. A creamy blue cheese
To prepare broccoli, remove stalk, cut off tough outer layer and julienne inner stalk. Cut remaining broccoli head into florets. Blanch in boiling salted water for 2 mins then rinse in cold water. Pat dry.
Combine broccoli, cabbage, bell peppers, cranberries and walnuts. Whisk together orange zest, lemon zest, orange juice, lemon juice, honey, vegetable oil and chives. Season then pour over salad and toss to combine. Transfer to a large serving bowl lined with red cabbage and arrange Mandarin oranges around edge. Serve.
TOSS greens with cranberries, cheese, bacon, onion and toasted walnuts in salad bowl.
BEAT vinegar, honey, mustard and pepper with wire whisk until well blended. Gradually add oil, beating until well blended.
POUR over salad; toss to coat.
Toss salad ingredients in large bowl.
Whisk dressing ingredients in a separate container. You can toss the salad with the dressing and serve it like that, or let each person put as much or as little dressing on their salad as they would like.
The extra dressing stays fresh in the refrigerator for a long time.
Set oven to 350 degreesPlace the broken noodles and peanuts on a baking sheet and toast until golden brown; cool to room temperature.
In a bowl place the coleslaw, green onions, red bell pepper, toasted ramen noodles and peanuts; toss to combine.
In a bowl mix the dressing ingredients together until well combined; pour over the salad, then toss to combine.
Top salad with mandarin orange segments.
**NOTE** do not add in the dressing until ready to serve the salad or the toasted ramen noodles will loose their crunch.
Fill a large pot with lightly-salted water and bring
Season cauliflower with 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/
ob; place in a container with the butternut squash.
Heat
Whisk together vinegar and oil and add salt, pepper and mustard until it is well blended.
Toss with the baby greens or mesclun until the leaves are nicely coated.
Toss again with the tomatoes.
Place salad portions in bowls, garnish with a small amount of red onion, sprinkle with crumbled bacon, toasted pine nuts, and dried cranberries; serve.
Vinaigrette:.
Combine juice, vinegar, and honey in small bowl; whisk in oil.
Salad:.
Combine salad blend, chicken, celery, bell pepper, cranberries, and almonds in large bowl. Add vinaigrette, toss to evenly coat.
Serve chilled, topped feta cheese crumbles.
saucepan; season with salt and pepper. Cover with 1 inch of
In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, water, oil, mustard, syrup, shallots, salt and pepper until blended; pour 1/4 cup dressing into a large bowl.
Add spinach and toss until coated.
Arrange 2 cups of dressed spinach on each of 4 salad plates.
Top each with 3 pear slices and then sprinkle each with 1-1/2 tablespoons almonds and 1 tablespoons of dried cranberries.
Drizzle each salad with about 1 tablespoons of remaining dressing and serve.
Candy the walnuts: Place the walnuts and the 1/4 cup of sugar in a nonstick skillet. Turn heat to medium high and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the sugar has melted and coated the walnuts. Turn onto a greased sheet of foil and separate with 2 forks. Let cool while assembling the salad.
Wash and dry the spinach. Tear into bite sized pieces and place in a large bowl.
Add cranberries and candied walnuts.
Make dressing: in a cruet, combine the olive oil, vinegar and honey. Shake well.
Dress the salad just before serving.
venly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate in
In blender place vinaigrette ingredients. Cover and process 15 to 20 seconds until smooth. Pour in container, cover and refrigerate up to 2 days. Let stand at room temperature about 1 hour before serving.
In large bowl, stir together apples, celery and cranberries. Divide evenly among 8 lettuce lined salad plates.
Top each salad with cheese and walnuts. Sereve with cranberry vinaigrette.
cranberries, parsley and chives and toss to coat.
Sprinkle salad with 1
In a small bowl, mix the vinegar, cranberry sauce and shallot. Slowly whisk in the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Place the walnuts on a baking sheet and toast for 5 to 7 minutes; set walnuts aside.
To serve the salad, toss the greens with enough of the vinaigrette to moisten and arrange on plates.
Sprinkle each salad with goat cheese, dried cranberries and toasted walnuts.
In a serving bowl, toss together the salad ingredients.
In a jar with a tight fitting lid, shake together the dressing ingredients until well blended.
Dress the salad and serve.
Mince orange zest with cranberries and sugar in blender or food processor fitted with metal blade.
Transfer to mixing bowl. Add orange juice, oil, water, mustard, salt, cayenne and beets. Mix well.
Salad is best made 2 days ahead and refrigerated.
To serve, toss well and adjust seasoning to taste.
Place the tuna in a bowl, and mash with a fork. Mix in mayonnaise to evenly coat tuna. Mix in dill and cranberries, and season with salt. Enjoy on crackers or the bread of your choice!