Salads

Molly Evert, my friend Jen’s fabulous salad, July / August 2008 MMCW Candied Pecans: ½ cup chopped pecans, 3 tablespoons sugar. Salad: ½ head greenleaf lettuce torn into bite-size pieces, ½ head romaine torn into bite size pieces, 1 cup chopped celery, 4 green onions …

Molly Evert,  April / May 2009 MMCW 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts, 2 (14 oz.) cans chicken broth Cook chicken in chicken broth.  Shred meat.  Save broth. Peanut sauce:  2 tbsp. peanut butter, 1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar, 1 tbsp. Soy sauce, 1 tbsp …

Molly Evert, July / August 2008 MMCW 3 cucumbers sliced very thin, 1 clove peeled garlic, salt to taste, ¼ cup white vinegar, 2 tablespoons sugar. Slice cucumbers; soak in water.  Add the garlic clove to the water.  Sprinkle well with salt, stirring to dissolve.  …

Molly Evert, my friend Jen’s fabulous salad, July / August 2008 MMCW Layer the following in a flat casserole dish: 1 bag romaine lettuce mix, grape tomatoes, black olives, thinly sliced red onion, red or yellow pepper strips. Sprinkle with Hidden Valley Ranch dry Italian …

Vicki Webb, January 2008 MMCW 2 hearts Romaine lettuce torn into small pieces, 1/2 cup chopped celery, 1 cup sliced red grapes, 1 finely chopped apple, 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or toasted pecans. Dressing: 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon celery seed, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, …

Vicki Webb, January 2008 MMCW Head of lettuce, 1cup thinly sliced celery, 1 bunch green onions thinly sliced with tops, 1 can drained mandarin oranges cut into small pieces, butter toffee glazed almonds. (Honey roasted almonds work well too.) Dressing: 1/2 teaspoon salt, dash pepper, dash …

Loi Palmer, 2007 MMCW 1 large bag of fresh spinach, 2 tomatoes cut into wedges, 3 sliced hard-boiled eggs, 1 chopped orange bell pepper, 1/4 cup sunflower seeds, 1 box croutons, 6 slices of fried and crumbled bacon. Layer the ingredients in a large salad …