Best Salad Recipe Suggestions??

[heat123]

We have a bbq and I wanted to try a salad... anyone have any faves they recommend? I've done the Asain pasta salad and the colossal salad and the wilted spinich. Any other highly suggested ones?

Thanks!

 

[vwpamperedchef]

taco salad...

brown ground beef, drain. add taco seasoning with directions (water).
let it cool.

then layer the following: kidney beans, tomatoes, lettuce, sliced or chopped olives, shredded cheese, crushed doritos (about a half of bag). Sprinkle Doritos on top, then prepare 1 good seasons dressing fresh. Pour over the top of doritos.

My mom makes this special dish May til Sept, and then our mouths water all winter for it!! It is a crowd pleaser!

Can be done in the trifle bowl.

 

[chef_leeanne]

The Strawberry Spinach Salad and Mandarin Pasta Salad are great!

 

[ShanaSmith]

Summer Cobb Salad

Dressing:
1 orange
1/4 cup honey
11/2 TBL vegetable oil
2 TBL rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
1/2 tsp salt & pepper

Salad:
2 packages (10 oz each) torn romaine lettuce
1/2 medium cucumber; seeded & sliced thin
1 1/2 cups strawberries, hulled & sliced
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 large carrot, peeled & julienne strips
1/4 cup coarsely grated radishes
1/2 cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
1 cup blueberries

 

[heat123]

ummm, all of these sound good!

 

[Paula R. Lewis]

Hands down, it's the Mandarin Pasta Salad!! Home Office needs to SERIOUSLY put this one in a more "permanent" cookbook!!!

It is, without a doubt, some of the best salad you'll EVER eat, I guarantee!!!

Best wishes!
Paula

 

[heat123]

I actually tried this with a family party and then again at another bbq party and suprisingly they weren't impressed with it!??? That was one of the few recipes I didn't get a "wow that was great" response 2x over (the other was the seafood pasta salad). ???

 

[Paula R. Lewis]

Wow! I'm very surprised about that one, as we just love it so much! Well, I guess everyone's entitled to their opinion, huh? <smile>

What was it they didn't care for? Did you let it sit for awhile before serving? I know that the pasta will really soak up the dressing, which gives it alot of flavor. Also, when I make it, I use extra spinach.

Obviously, it's a "flavor" thing....maybe go for a totally different slant on the dressing, and you may hit paydirt!!

There's always a fresh fruit salad, which can be really good in warm weather!!

Good luck!
Paula

 

[heat123]

Wow! I'm very surprised about that one, as we just love it so much! Well, I guess everyone's entitled to their opinion, huh? <smile>

What was it they didn't care for? Did you let it sit for awhile before serving? I know that the pasta will really soak up the dressing, which gives it alot of flavor. Also, when I make it, I use extra spinach.

Obviously, it's a "flavor" thing....maybe go for a totally different slant on the dressing, and you may hit paydirt!!

There's always a fresh fruit salad, which can be really good in warm weather!!

Good luck!
Paula

I'm not sure what it was really? I thought it was tasty! I was really suprised! I the last salad I made for them was the Colossal salad and everyone liked that one!

 

[Chef Ritz]

I like the Chilled Seafood Salad from the salad recipe that came out last year. My family loves it, I made it for today and have none left, my mom made potato salad and frog eye salad and she had 2 scoops out of each of hers. So I know my salad was a hit.

 

[pamperedlinda]

I like the Chilled Seafood Salad from the salad recipe that came out last year. My family loves it, I made it for today and have none left, my mom made potato salad and frog eye salad and she had 2 scoops out of each of hers. So I know my salad was a hit.

What is frog eye salad?

 

[Chef Ritz]

It is made with small round pasta, I don't know what the name is, with cool whip, marshmallows, mandarian oranges, and pudding. I don't know for sure what else but it is wonderful.

 

[pamperedlinda]

the pasta part sounds just a tad weird....

 

[heat123]

It is made with small round pasta, I don't know what the name is, with cool whip, marshmallows, mandarian oranges, and pudding. I don't know for sure what else but it is wonderful.

I think I have seen this before, never tasted it though and yes pasta does sound strange in this mixture!

 

[Chef Ritz]

The pasta is not like a noodle or and elbow, it is more like tapioca (don't know how to spell it). It is like a ball.

 

[pamperedlinda]

Tapioca sounds like it would be good in this.

Curiosity got the best of me and I looked up some recipes. The pasta is called 'Acini Di Pepe'. The photos look appetizing too.

 

[chefann]

I like the layered Southwestern Salad from the old salad cards.I don't have it in front of me, but it's got layers of:
romaine lettuce
beans (calls for 1 can, I use 2; black or pinto, drained and rinsed)
tomato
cheese
chicken
corn chipshmm.... can't remember what else. The dressing is equal parts sour cream and salsa mixed together.

 

[carrdinal]

try MY version of the Harvest Chicken Salad with MY salad dressing...it has been a show stopper and people call me and tell that they make it all the time and love my idea for the dressing go to my website..../jacarr

 

[pamperedalf]

My grandma makes that fruit salad w/ pasta, I thought it was odd too, but I love it. She puts mandarin oranges and pineapple w/ coconut and whip cream & vanilla pudding mix and the noodles. I love that salad I could eat it for days.