Tasty Traditions

Salad Explosion

"Doris' Cauliflower Salad"

Ingredients:

1 head Cauliflower – chopped into small pieces

1 head Broccoli – chopped into small bite sized pieces

Golden raisins – about a cup

Salted peanuts to taste. About a cup

1/8 cup Vinegar – white or cider vinegar

1 cup Mayonnaise

1 T sugar

Directions:

Mix all together and refrigerate.  You can reduce the amount of dressing if you need to or add a little more sugar if it’s too tart.


"Kathy's Broccoli Slaw Salad"

Ingredients:

1 bag of broccoli slaw

2 pkgs. Of Ramen Noodles Oriental

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

½ cup sugar

1 cup salted sunflower seeds

2/3 cup canola oil

5 green onions chopped finely

Directions:

Mix all together and refrigerate.

"Pecan Crusted Mozzarella Salad"

Ingredients:

1/3 cup pecan halves

½ oz parmesan cheese

½ of a 16 oz log of mozzarella cheese

1 T all purpose flour

1 egg

1/3 cup Panko Bread crumbs

2 tsp olive oil

Salad Greens

Directions:

Finely chop pecans using a food grinder. Micro plane your parmesan cheese. Slice Mozzarella cheese into 8 rounds and ½ inch thick. Place flour in your first tray, lightly beat an egg  and place in your second tray. Combine pecans, Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs in your third tray. Lightly dredge the mozzarella round in flour, shake off excess. Dip into egg and then into pecan mixture.

Add oil to the skillet. Heat for 1-3 minutes until shimmering. Cook mozzarella rounds 2-4 minutes or until coating is golden brown and cheese begins to soften around edges. Turn once. 

"Fancy- Pantsy Shrimp Salad with an Edible Parmesan Cheese Bowl"

Ingredients:

3 pounds peeled cooked large shrimp

1 large red onion - chopped         

1 red bell pepper - chopped

1 yellow bell pepper - chopped

Lemon Basil Marinade (See recipe below)

½ cup chopped fresh basil

16 cups salad greens

8 parmesan baskets (recipe below)

Fresh lemon Vinaigrette (recipe below)

Directions for Shrimp Salad:

Place shrimp and next 4 ingredients in a large zip top plastic freezer bag. Seal and chill 8 hours or up to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally. Stir in basil 1 hour before serving. Drain and discard marinade just before serving. 

Lemon Basil Marinade (Makes about 2 1/2 cups)

Ingredients:

1 cup vegetable oil

1 cup red wine vinegar

2 T grated lemon zest

3 T sugar

2 T hot sauce

2 T Dijon mustard

2 garlic cloves, pressed

½ t salt

Mix all the ingredients together and pour into your shrimp mixture or put each item individually into the bag with your shrimp mixture. It will all mix up together in the end!

Fresh Lemon Vinaigrette – Makes about ¾ cup

Ingredients:

¼ cup fresh lemon juice

1 t Dijon mustard

1 large garlic clove pressed

¼ t salt

¼ t freshly ground pepper

½ cup vegetable or olive oil

Directions: 

Whisk together first 5 ingredients. Gradually add oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking until blended. Pour this over your completed Shrimp Salad.

Edible Parmesan Basket 

Ingredients:

4 cups of shredded Parmesan Cheese

Parchment paper

Terra cotta planter or something to shape your baskets

 Aluminum Foil

Cooking Spray

Directions:

Wrap the outside of an inverted 6 inch Terra cotta pot in aluminum foil. Coat foil with vegetable cooking spray. Place a 12 inch square of parchment paper on a baking sheet. Spread ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese onto the parchment paper, patting it into an 8 ½ inch circle. (Don’t use grated cheese in this recipe. Only shredded will work.)

Bake at 375 degrees for 5-7 minutes or until pale gold in color. Remove from oven and let cool 10 seconds

Carefully lift the parchment paper off the baking sheet. Working quickly, invert the Parmesan circle over the prepared pot. Carefully remove the parchment from the Parmesan circle. (Reserve the parchment to use again)

Gently press the cheese over the inverted pot into desired bowl shape. (If the cheese it too hot it will slide down the pot, causing small tears. If this happens, gently press the cheese together to seal any large gaps) Cool basket completely (about 5 minutes) and remove from pot. Repeat to create as many baskets as you need.

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