Two Different Kinds of Salad Recipesby Valorie Delp | More from this Blogger 04 May 2008 04:26 AM ! Boston Salad with Avocado and Lime Dressing You will need: 2 medium heads of Boston lettuce 1 ripe avocado, pitted 1 bunch of scallions, very thinly sliced 1 bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped For the dressing: 2 limes juiced 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of sugar a little black pepper to taste 1 tablespoon of whole grain mustard Directions: Pull the lettuce leaves from the head and rinse gently under cold water, and lay on a clean towel to dry. Use a spoon to remove the flesh in 1 piece from each half of the avocado. Thinly slice the avocado flesh into thin wedges. Whisk together all the dressing ingredients. Arrange the lettuce leaves on a plate and top with the avocado wedges, scallion, and cilantro. Finish with a healthy drizzling of the dressing. Fresh Corn Tomato Salad--Another delicious different salad to try! You will need: 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar 2 teaspoons salt freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup virgin olive oil 6 ears of fresh corn 2 cups of grape tomatoes, halved 1 bunch of scallions, thinly sliced 8 ounces of fresh mozzarella 1 1/2 cups of fresh basil leaves Directions: Whisk the vinegar, salt, and pepper into a small bowl. Gradually whisk in the oil, starting with a few drops and then adding the rest in a steady stream, to make a smooth dressing. Shear off the corn kernels with a sharp knife over a bowl. Toss in the tomatoes scallions, and mozzarella. Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss to coat. Cover and let set for 15 minutes or up to 2 hours. Before serving tear the basil over the salad and stir. Enjoy these fantastic salad recipes with a side of homemade bread or soup! Related Articles: Rounding Out Your Mother's Day Feast Valorie Delp shares recipes and kitchen tips in the food blog, solves breastfeeding problems, shares parenting tips, and current research in the baby blog, and insight, resources and ideas as a regular guest blogger in the homeschooling blog. To read more articles by Valorie Delp, click here.
Learn more about Valorie Delp  Hello everybody! My name is Valorie and I am one busy lady! When I'm not writing or editing for families, I am busy trying to get my brood of 5 in line. Relevantfood tags Scrapbooking | holidays | weight loss | Coupons | children | Kids | baby | Food | ideas | christmas User Comments rhinog (71) 06 May 2008 03:19 PMI enjoy salads for dinner all the time and I only know how to make the basic salad with ranch dressing, so these will help me a great deal. I also like to have enough time to actually eat my meal and I think these recipes will help me do that. My family is very good at eating them also, so I will definitely try these this week! ------------------- ramona g http://www.workathomecooperative.com - Real legitimate work at home job leads, forums, chat, and newsletter.  Michele Cheplic |
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When I was growing up we had salad every night for dinner. Lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers. Now salads with more pizazz are easy to serve at home and are still great because they require little prep time. These are easy to do as well so you can make them at home for dinner or to entertain guests!
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