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Greens Salad Base
sample: Romaine, Red leaf, Baby Spinach etc.
Note: Choose any or all. I
make sure that the lettuces are torn in small pieces and
then spun in a salad spinner (or towel dried) before
putting in bowl for salad. [I hate a wet watery salad.]
Other ingredients:
(add as few or as many as you like)
Grated carrot
Cherry or cubed
tomatoes
Green, red and yellow
peppers, julienne
Cucumber, thinly
sliced
Mushrooms, sliced
Red onion, thinly
sliced
Zucchini and yellow
squash, thinly sliced and quartered
Beans (Chickpeas,
kidney, etc.)
Special Toppings
(add a sweet flair)
Dried cranberries or
quartered dried apricots
Pecan slivers or Pine
Nuts
Crumbled Gorgonzola
Cheese or Feta Cheese
Mandarin Oranges
Dressing: Balsamic
Vinaigrette
1/4 cup balsamic
vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
3 T water
1 T dried, mixed
Italian herbs
2 cloves garlic,
minced
1 T Dijon-style
mustard (optional)
Salt and freshly
ground pepper to taste
Note: Make as your meal’s
first course or add a small amount of diced chicken,
beans or a hard-boiled egg for lunch. |
