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Recipe Green Salad

talat — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:39:26 +0000

Preparation time : 10 min. | Serves 1 large bowl

This recipe of green salad is one of a healthy winter salad recipe as various green veggies are easily available in this season. You may also add spinach or boiled broccoli to make it more healthy. Serve this green salad with any meal.

Ingredients:

1 onion (thinly sliced)
2 small tomatoes (cut into wedges)
1 cucumber (thinly sliced)
Lettuce (chopped)
½ cup boiled green peas
¼ cup green olives
¼ cup black olives
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp olive oil

Procedure:

1. Prepare dressing for the salad by mixing lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper.
2. Toss veggies in the dressing except tomatoes.
3. Transfer the salad onto the platter or bowl and place wedges of tomatoes over top.

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Hot German Potato Salad

talat — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 07:45:54 +0000

Preparation time : 30 min. | Serves 4 persons

This Hot German Potato Salad is prepared with chicken instead of bacon hence has some different taste. This salad is another addition to our healthy food recipes collection as it is a complete meal having all the essential nutrients like carbohydrates and proteins.

Ingredients:

9 potatoes (peeled)
1 lb boneless chicken (cut into thin strips)
¾ cup chopped onions
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 tbsp white sugar
2 tsp salt
½ tsp celery seed
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
¾ cup water
1/3 cup white vinegar

Procedure:

1. Boil water in a large sauce pan then add potatoes and cook until become tender and firm. Then cut into thin slices or cubes.
2. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a skillet and sauté chicken in it over medium heat until become brown.
3. Saute onion with the chicken for just 3-4 min.
4. In a mixing bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, celery seed, and pepper.
5. Add this mixture to the chicken onion mixture and cook till the mixture starts bubbling.
6. Add water and vinegar and cook again till boiling.
7. Remove the pan from heat and fold the batter with the boiled potatoes. Healthy hot German Potato Salad is ready to serve.

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Recipe For Russian Salad

talat — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:25:06 +0000

Preparation time : 15 min. + Chill time | Serves 6-8 persons

This recipe for Russian salad is one of a nutrition rich recipe which can be taken as lunch meal. It contains variety of vegetables, fruits along with pasta and chicken hence become good yummy salad.

Ingredients:

1 cup boiled potatoes (cut into cubes)
1 cup cabbage (shredded)
1 cup carrot (cut into thin squares)
½ cup sweet corn
½ cup red kidney beans
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 medium apple (cut into small cubes)
1 cup boiled macaroni
½ cup cooked chicken (½ inch cubes or shredded)

For Dressing:

1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup cream
½ tsp white pepper
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar or to taste

Procedure:

1. At first prepare dressing for that you need to combine all the ingredients of dressing in a large mixing bowl and mix well using hand beater.
2. Now one by one add vegetables, macaroni and chicken to the dressing and mix well using wooden spoon or spatula.
3. After that freeze it for just 30 min in freezer to set or you can chill it simply in fridge for an hour. Tempting Russian salad is ready to serve.

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Veggie Salad Recipe

talat — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:53:20 +0000

Preparation time : 15 min. + Chill time | Serves 1 large bowl

This veggie salad recipe is prepared with ranch dressing and flavor of onion and garlic powder, thus it tastes differ from other veggie salad prepared with mayo dressing. You can use veggies of your own choice to make it rich in flavor.

Ingredients:

16 oz frozen mixed veggies (corn, peas, green bean blend)
½ cup grated cheddar cheese
3 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp ranch dressing
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Boil veggies in water until become tender then drain excess water and let them cool to room temperature. Make sure that veggies would remain little crisp otherwise they would mash with the dressing.
2. After that add rest of the ingredients to the veggies and let the veggie salad to chill for at least an hour.

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Mandarin Orange Salad

talat — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:47:53 +0000

Preparation time : 5 min. + Chill time | Serves 1 large bowl

This mandarin orange salad is often known as 5-cup fruit salad. In this recipe lemon jello mix is also used which gives delicious flavor when combines with rest of the ingredients and hence the salad setting time reduces as well.

Ingredients:

1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup sour cream
1 cup crushed pineapple
1 cup Mandarin oranges
1 packet lemon jello mix

Procedure:

In a large salad bowl combine all the ingredients mentioned above and mix well. Refrigerate for overnight or at least give 6-8 hrs. to chill.

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Tabouli Recipe

talat — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:23:44 +0000

Preparation time : 10 min + 60 min chill time and soak time | Serves 1 large bowl

This tabouli recipe is one of a famous Arabic food which is full of nutrition. It is mainly prepared with wheat and veggies which are then mixed with simple lemon dressing and then chill before serving.

Ingredients:

1 cup water
1 cup fine cracked wheat
1 cup fresh parsley leaves (minced)
½ cup fresh mint leaves (minced)
½ cup yellow onion (finely chopped)
3 tomatoes (diced)
2 cucumbers (seeded and diced)
3 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp sea salt

Procedure:

1. Soak wheat in water for 20-30 min. until wheat become soft.
2. Now add remaining ingredients including herbs and veggies and mix well.
3. Prepare dressing for tabouli by combining lemon juice, olive oil and sea salt.
4. Add dressing to the veggie and wheat mixture and toss well and then refrigerate tabouli for at least 30 min until it chills well.

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Vinegar Cole Slaw

talat — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:13:12 +0000

Preparation time : 15 min. + 2 hrs. Refrigeration time | Yield up to 20 servings

This vinegar cole slaw recipe is prepared with a special vinegar dressing that is mixed with the typical cole slaw veggies like cabbage, onion and carrot. Its method is simple and easy but its chill time is more so you will have to prepare it a day before serving so that it gives good taste.

Ingredients:

3 lb cabbage (shredded)
1 large onion (chopped)
1 medium carrot (grated)
2 cup sugar
1 tbsp olive oil

For Dressing:

1 cup vinegar
½ cup vegetable oil
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp celery seed

Procedure:

1. Toss all the veggies together with sugar and 1 tbsp oil and place in fridge.
2. Now prepare dressing for that you need to mix all the ingredients of dressing and bring to boil.
3. After that remove the dressing from heat and let it cool to room temperature, it would take 1 hr.
4. Pour the prepared dressing over the chilled veggies and then put in fridge to chill for an hour. This cole slaw can be stored in fridge for a week.

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Cornbread Salad

talat — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:02:24 +0000

Preparation time : 10 min. + 2hrs. Refrigeration time

This cornbread salad is prepared with lots of veggies which you can add according to your choice and taste. The dressing of this salad is simply prepared with mayonnaise and sour cream with flavor of slat and pepper. Adding salsa for topping makes this salad delicious and obviously full of energy.

Ingredients:

1 medium size cornbread (crumbled)
1/2 cup celery (chopped)
1 bell pepper (chopped)
2 red tomatoes (cut into cubes)
1 bunch green onions (chopped)
3 hard-boiled eggs (grated)
1 cup whole kernel corn (drained)
1 cup black beans (rinsed and drained)
¼ cup salsa
½ cup sour cream
¾ cup mayonnaise
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. In a salad bowl start making layer of cornbread and veggies, at first spread half of the cornbread crumbs at the base, put half of the chopped veggies on it including celery, pepper, tomatoes, onion, corn and beans.
2. Spread half of the grated boiled egg onto the veggies and repeat the same pattern of layers of crumbs, veggies and egg.
3. In the end whisk together sour cream and mayonnaise and pour it to the salad evenly, top with salsa and sprinkle some salt and pepper. Refrigerate the salad for 1-2 hrs. and then serve.

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Oriental Chicken Salad – Applebee Recipes [Copycat]

talat — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 07:27:53 +0000

Preparation time : 20 min. | Serves 4 persons

This is a slightly modified recipe of the original Oriental Chicken Salad found in the Cookbook America’s Secret Recipes (get 5 sample recipes) . The cookbook contains hundreds of top restaurant recipes [copycat] and the good thing about it is that it is immediately available for download as it comes in both e-book and hard copy format.

Ingredients:

For Chicken:

1 chicken breast (boneless and skinless)
1 egg
½ cup milk
½ cup flour
½ cup corn flake crumbs
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
oil for frying

For Salad:

3 cup chopped romaine lettuce
1 cup red cabbage
1 cup Napa cabbage
½ carrot (julienned)
1 green onion (chopped)
1 tbsp almonds (sliced)
1/3 cup chow mein noodles

For Salad Dressing:

3 tbsp honey
1½ tbsp apple vinegar
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/8 tsp sesame oil

Procedure:

1. To prepare chicken cut the chicken piece into thin strips and then in a separate bowl mix dry ingredients together including flour, corn flake crumbs, salt and pepper.
2. Beat egg with milk. Dip each chicken strip into the egg mixture and then coat with dry mixture.
3. Heat oil for deep frying and then fry chicken strips until become golden brown in color.
4. To prepare dressing combine all the ingredients mentioned for dressing and then refrigerate for 15 min.
5. In a salad platter combine veggies including red cabbage, napa cabbage, green onion and romaine lettuce.
6. Put chow mein noodles on top of veggies and sprinkle almond slices on it.
7. Now place fried chicken strips over the salad so that all the ingredients of salad would cover properly with the chicken pieces. Serve the delicious oriental chicken salad with the prepared dressing.
8. To make recipes similar to this one and various other copycat recipes of top American restaurants, grab a copy of the cookbook America’s Secret Recipes (get 5 sample recipes) .

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Cucumber Yogurt Salad

talat — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:48:35 +0000

Preparation time : 5 min. | Serves 4 persons

This cucumber yogurt salad is form South Asian cuisine where it is usually served in summer season with boiled rice and vegetable gravy. This salad can also be served as dip with any fried stuff.

Ingredients:

3 medium size cucumber (peeled, seeded and cut into slices)
1 cup plain yogurt
1 tsp ground roasted cumin
Salt to taste
1 tsp fresh mint leaves (minced)
1 tsp fresh coriander leaves (minced)
1 tsp fresh green chilies (minced)

Procedure:

1. In a mixing bowl, whisk yogurt to make it smooth.
2. Add salt, cumin, mint, coriander and green chilies and mix well.
3. Now add sliced cucumbers and mix it evenly in the yogurt. Chill for 30 min then serve.

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Hawaiian Salad

talat — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:43:27 +0000

Preparation time : 20 min | Serves 4 persons

This Hawaiian salad is prepared with macaroni and veggies with dressing of mayonnaise. The salad can be served with burgers, sandwiches or pizza.

Ingredients:

1 cup macaroni (uncooked)
16 oz pineapple (drained and finely chopped)
2 spring onions (chopped)
1 green pepper (chopped)
¼ cup carrots (finely chopped)
½ cup mayonnaise
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper

Procedure:

1. Boil macaroni in hot water for about 5-8 min with little amount of salt and oil or follow the instructions as mentioned on the package.
2. Drain the boiled macaroni after cook and rinse with tap water.
3. Now in a large salad bowl mix all the ingredients with cooked macaroni including pineapple, spring onions, pepper, mayonnaise and seasoning of salt and pepper.
4. Place the bowl in fridge to chill for 15 min and then serve.

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Rice Salad Recipe

talat — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:22:41 +0000

Preparation time : 35 mins | Serves 6 persons

This rice salad recipe is another addition to our quick and healthy recipes. This salad is a complete meal so if you want to reduce your weight and try to find some energetic meal having low calories then this salad is best for you.

Ingredients:

3 cup cooked rice
½ cup peas (boiled)
½ cup sweet corn
¼ cup red pepper (chopped)
¼ cup green pepper (chopped)
1 cup fried boneless chicken (small pieces)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1/3 cup olive oil

Procedure:

1. Combine all the veggies and rice together in a large salad bowl.
2. Add chicken pieces with seasoning of salt, pepper and olive oil and toss well so that every ingredient incorporates well.
3. Place this salad bowl in fridge to chill for at least half an hour, and then serve as side dish in lunch or dinner.

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Pecan Salad

talat — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:22:09 +0000

Preparation time : 15 mins. | Serves 4 persons

This spiced pecan salad is prepared with fruits including apples and strawberries hence strawberry vinaigrette is used for dressing. This salad can also be prepared with raspberries in which raspberry vinaigrette is used for dressing.

Ingredients:

4-5 lettuce leaves
1/8 cup crumbles blue cheese
2 apples (cut into cubes)
4-5 fresh strawberries

For Spiced Pecans:

1/2 cup of chopped pecans
3 tsp dark brown sugar
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

For Strawberry Vinaigrette:

1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
8 tbsp sugar
8 tbsp vinegar
1 cup vegetable oil
8 tbsp strawberry Jam

Procedure:

1. Wash pecan with water.
2. Mix pecans with cayenne and brown sugar.
3. Transfer the mixture on cookie sheet and roast the pecans for 5-10 mins at 400 degrees F.
4. After that take them out from oven and cool to room temperature.
5. To prepare strawberry vinaigrette combine all the ingredients mentioned above to prepare it and make a uniform mixture. This is the dressing of salad.
6. Now in a salad bowl, mix chopped strawberries, spiced pecans, apples and lettuce leaves.
7. Pour the prepared dressing into the mixture and serve after chill.

Cucumber Salad Recipe

talat — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:59:18 +0000

Preparation time : 10 mins. + 1 hr. Chill Time | Serves 6 persons

Cucumber salad is one of favorite summer salad, this recipe of cucumber salad is from German cuisine in which sliced tomatoes are also used. Use of tomato increases its setting time so to make this recipe quick and easy tomato is omitted here and is prepared only with cucumber, onions and green herbs.

Ingredients:

2 cucumbers (thinly sliced)
4 green onions (thinly sliced)
2 tbsp parsley (finely chopped)
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 tsp mustard paste
2 tbsp minced dill
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp heavy cream
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Procedure:

1. At first prepare dressing for the salad by mixing sour cream, mustard, vinegar, heavy cream, salt and pepper.
2. In another bowl combine vegetables including cucumber, dill, onions and parsley.
3. Now mix dressing in the veggies and then place the salad bowl in fridge to chill for at least 60 mins.

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Fajita Salad

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:46:00 +0000

Preparation time : 10 mins. + 1 hr. Marination time | Serves 2 persons
This fajita salad is prepared with salad greens and Italian dressing, the chicken would give much better flavor if it is marinated overnight and then cooked on grill. In this recipe melted cheddar cheese is used with the chilled salad, you may also used shredded cheese with this salad according to your taste. Serve this delicious recipe of salad with garlic bread.

Ingredients:

1 cup Italian dressing
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce
250 gm boneless chicken (strips)
1/2 cup onion (sliced)
1/2 cup cheddar cheese (shredded and melted)
3 cup salad greens
2 cups crushed tortilla chips (optional)

Procedure:

1. Prepare marinate for chicken fajita by mixing cumin, hot pepper sauce and Italian dressing. divide this marination into two equal parts.
2. Marinate chicken in half of the above marinade and leave it for at least 45 mins.
3. In a sauce pan fry the marinated chicken for 5-8 mins until all the water of chicken would get dry and become light brown. After that remove it from heat.
4. Now mix rest of the dressing in the veggies and tortilla chips.
5. Add the cooked chicken pieces into the veggies mixture and keep the salad in fridge to chill for 3-4 hrs.
6. After that pour the melted cheese onto this fajita salad and then serve.

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Cranberry Salad Recipe

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:10:00 +0000

Preparation time : 15 mins. | Serves 6 persons
This cranberry salad recipe is much similar with frozen vegetable salad but the dressing is entirely different. The dressing is prepared with whipped cream and cream cheese which result in cheesy creamy flavor and when it combines with cooked cranberries the salad looks wonderful due to color combination of berries and dressing.

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh cranberries
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp gelatin powder
1 cup pineapple (chopped)
1 apple (grated)
1 cup whipping cream
1 package cream cheese
1 cup water

Procedure:

1. Take a sauce pan and boil cranberries in water.
2. Then add sugar and cook on medium heat for 5-10 mins. until it would become thick.
3. After that slightly blend the boiled cranberries with its syrup but make sure that berries would not mesh completely.
4. In a mixing bowl beat whipped cream with cream cheese until become smooth.
5. Dissolve gelatin in half cup of warm water and then add it to the cream mixture.
6. Now mix cream mixture and berries mixture together and pour it into a beautiful serving bowl and then refrigerate for an hour.

Baked Potato Salad

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:28:00 +0000

Preparation time : 50 mins. | Serves 6 persons

This baked potato salad looks like baked potato casserole but it tastes different due to dressing of mayo, cream and yogurt. You may also add cooked meat to make it more tasty and rich but I like this salad with vegetables only.

Ingredients:

4 medium size potatoes
4-5 green onions (chopped diagonally)
2 green capsicums (chopped)
3-4 green chilies (chopped)
1 cup fresh cream
1/2 cup yogurt (drained)
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp Tabasco
1 tbsp sugar
Salt to taste
2 hard cooked eggs (sliced)
1 tsp paprika

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Procedure:

1. Boil potatoes for just 20 mins. so that they would not become completely soft, then peel and cut into large pieces.
2. To prepare dressing combine fresh cream, mayonnaise, yogurt, tabasco, paprika, salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
3. Take a greased baking pan of suitable size and one by one make layers of capsicums and boiled eggs. Pour the dressing onto the veggies and put pieces boiled potatoes over the layers and sprinkle spring onions and green chilies onto the top. Place the pan in oven for just 20 mins. at 350 degrees F.

Beef Salad Recipe

admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:18:00 +0000

Preparation time : 80 mins + refrigeration time | Serves 4 persons

This beef salad recipe is one of the healthy salad in which sweet peppers are also used to make it a colorful salad. You may also use different colors of pepper in this salad. The dressing of this salad is quite simple and easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

For Salad:

1 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup yellow sweet pepper (julienne)
1/2 cup red sweet pepper (julienne)
2 tbsp fresh basil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cloves garlic (minced)
Cooking oil
1/4 tsp black pepper
Salt to taste

For Fried Beef:

250 gm beef (cut into thin strips)
3-4 green chilies (chopped)
1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1/2 tbsp red chili powder
1 egg
2 tbsp corn flour
oil for deep frying

Procedure:

1. Take a mixing bowl and combine tomato, sweet pepper and basil.
2. After that add vinegar, olive oil, and minced garlic clove in the vegetables. jar. Mix well together all the ingredients, cover and refrigerate the mixture for 24 hrs.
3. Marinate beef with, green chilies, ginger garlic, turmeric powder, salt, red chili powder, egg and corn flour. Leave it for at least an hour.
4. Heat oil for deep frying and put the marinated beef pieces into it and fry for at least 5 minutes on medium heat until become crisp. Then take out all the beef pieces from the oil onto a paper towel to drain excess oil.
5. After that mix the fried beef pieces into the vegetable mixture and then serve in a beautiful platter.

Cabbage Salad Recipe

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:46:00 +0000

Preparation time : 60 mins | Serves 4 persons

This is one of a simple and easy cabbage salad recipe which requires few days to complete. There are very few ingredients used to make the dressing but tastes great. You may also add different vegetables to make it more colorful.

Ingredients:

3 cup shredded cabbage
Salt to taste
1 cup orange juice
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp crushed cumin
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp Tabasco sauce

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Procedure:

1. In a mixing bowl toss cabbage with salt and leave it for an hour at room temperature.
2. After that rinse well and drain so that all the water should squeeze out.
3. Now add orange juice, lemon juice, cumin, sugar and Tabasco sauce and mix well. Seal the bowl tightly after mixing and keep it for a week in the refrigerator so that all flavors absorb completely in the cabbage and then serve with any meal.

Seafood Salad Recipe

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:28:00 +0000

Preparation time : 10 mins + 1 hr. Referigeration time : Serve 4 persons

This is a quite different salad recipe as it contains some seafood flavor by addition of shredded shrimp meat you may also add other seafood flavor like crab meat or fish. For more variety of delicious salads, refer to the book Salad Makes the Meal which contains almost 150 different salad meals having main-dish salads, plenty of starters, and dessert salads.

Ingredients :

500 gm shrimp meat (shredded)
1 cup celery (diced)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup green onions (sliced with the green parts)
1/4 cup capsicum (chopped)
1 tbspn lemon juice
3 hard boiled eggs (chopped)
1 tspn crushed black pepper
1 tsp sugar
Pinch of salt

Procedure :

1. In a mixing bowl, make dressing for the salad by mixing mayonnaise, lemon juice, pepper, sugar and salt.
2. Now add shredded shrimp meat, celery, green onions and boiled eggs and then refrigerate for about an hour and then serve the delicious salad with any meal.