Salad recipes from my doc:
Rich Ranch
Skim milk
Hidden Valley Ranch powder
fat-free sour cream or fat-free plain Greek yogurt
Add powder to sour cream or yogurt. Taste intermittently until enough ranch powder is added. Once mixed thin consistency by stirring in milk until it is dressing.
Vinaigrette
Exra Virgin Olive Oil
Balsamic or rice wine vinegar
Dijon mustard
Combine all ingredients in blender and blend (or in bowl and whisk until blended) When experimenting consider adding dry dill, rosemary or oregano.
Olive Oil and Lemon/Lime
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
One lemon or lime
Drizzle oil on salad. Squeeze either lemon or lime on salad.
Salsa
Use your favourite salsa as salad dressing.
Salad
Field greens or other mixed greens (dark greens are better for you).
grilled chicken or
seared Ahi Tuna or other grilled fish or
grilled lean steak
Toss greens with dressing. Add meat.
Goat Cheese, Sliced Pear and Crunchy Walnut Salad
4 cups chopped Romaine
2 ounces goat cheese
4 TBSP chopped walnuts
1 sliced pear
Vinaigrette dressing (recipe above)
Toss lettuce with 2 TBSP dressing, then top with pear, walnuts and goat cheese.
Comfort Food Chicken Salad
LARGE ingredients:
6 oz cooked chicken breast (may be canned or baked the night before or rotisserie)
2 TBSP chopped green pepper
2 Tbsp chopped red bell pepper
2 TBSP chopped onion
1 TBSP chopped parsley
1 cup dark lettuce
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
SMALL ingredients:
1/2 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 tsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp caraway seeds
pinch cumin
pinch coriander
pinch salt
Combine LARGE ingredients in salad bowl.
Combine SMALL ingredients and mix well.
Use the SMALL ingredients as a topping for LARGE ingredients.
Chill or serve immediately.
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