Best Chopped Vegetable Salad Recipes

CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine the chopped broccoli, chopped cauliflower, diced celery, tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, olives, and bacon. Gently toss.
• In another bowl combine all of the dressing ingredients. Stir until sugar is dissolved and all is mixed well.
• Pour over the vegetable mixture and stir in well.
• Stir in the Craisins and sunflower seeds, reserving a few to sprinkle on top of the salad for serving.
• Chill for an hour before serving.

ALEXIS'S CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath. Set aside. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add corn and sugar. Blanch until tender about 6 minutes. Remove from water and plunge immediately into ice bath. When the corn is thoroughly cool, remove from ice bath. Using a large knife, remove kernels from cobs. Transfer to a large bowl. Add beans to boiling water. Blanch until tender about 1 minute. With a slotted spoon, remove from water and plunge immediately into ice bath. When beans are thoroughly cooled, transfer to a colander to drain.
• Add wax and green beans, tomatoes, red and yellow pepper, onion, cucumber, cilantro, and jalapeno to corn. Stir to combine. Add olive oil, vinegar, 2 teaspoons salt, and pepper. Stir to combine. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Serve immediately.

GRILLED CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat; prepare a bowl of ice water. Season the boiling water with salt. Add the carrots and cook for 1 minute. Add the green beans to the pot with the carrots and continue cooking both for 3 minutes. Drain the vegetables in a colander, then immediately transfer to the bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Remove from the water and pat dry.
• Preheat a large (2-burner) grill pan over medium-high heat.
• Put the carrots and green beans on a baking sheet with the mushrooms, zucchini, squash and radicchio. Drizzle 3 tablespoons of the olive oil on the vegetables and toss to coat. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Grill the vegetables, in batches if necessary, until tender and well-marked, turning them over halfway (about 3 minutes for the green beans and carrots and 8 minutes for the mushrooms, radicchio, zucchini and squash). Transfer the vegetables to a cutting board and chop into bite-size pieces. Slice the radicchio crosswise into shredded pieces.
• Add the smaller, whole leaves of Bibb lettuce to a large serving bowl. Top with the chopped vegetables.
• Whisk together the shallot, lemon zest and juice and some salt and pepper in a small bowl. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and whisk until emulsified. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad. Top with grated cheese. Serve warm or at room temperature.

DIXIE'S CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare an ice bath (a large bowl filled with ice water and ice cubes).
• Add green beans to boiling water.
• Blanch until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon remove from water and immediately plunge into the ice bath.
• When beans are thoroughly cooled, drain and pat dry.
• Repeat the process with the carrots.
• Add all ingredients except cheese and dressing to a large bowl.
• Stir to combine.
• Add cheese.
• Begin by adding 1/4 cup of vinaigrette dressing and stir to combine.
• Chill, stirring occasionally, and add more dressing if needed.
• The vegetables will give off their juices also.
• Best if chilled overnight so that all of the flavors marry.

EAST INDIAN CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Place all vegetables in a non-reactive serving bowl. (Alternatively, you can arrange the vegetables on a platter.).
• Sprinkle vegetables with the lime juice, adding 1 tablespoon at first, then adjusting the amount if needed.
• If you want, you can add a sprinkle of lime zest for garnish.

CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD WITH BEANS

Steps:

• Mix cannellini beans, green bell peppers, cucumber, red cabbage, and radishes together in a bowl.
• Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, honey, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; pour our salad and toss to coat. Cover bowl and refrigerate 2 hours to overnight.
• Remove cover and top salad with feta cheese and parsley.

CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD WITH FETA AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in large bowl. Drizzle oil and vinegar over. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Mix in feta cheese and olives and serve.

MOROCCAN BEEF KEFTA ON SKEWERS WITH CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine the beef, onion, garlic, parsley, coriander, mint, marjoram, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika and cayenne. Cover and let sit for one hour. Soak 12 wooden skewers in water for one hour.
• In a separate bowl combine cucumber, tomato, bell pepper, hot pepper, garlic, mint, red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper tossing to combine. Cover and let marinate at room temperature until ready to serve.
• Preheat grill or broiler.
• Dip hands into a bowl of water. Shape and pack about a 1/3 cup of the meat mixture into 2 sausage-shapes on a soaked wooden skewer. Repeat procedure for remaining meat and skewers.
• Grill the keftas on both sides until cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Serve hot with chopped salad.

GARDEN VEGETABLE CHOPPED SALAD

Steps:

• TOSS lettuce with broccoli, carrots and dressing.
• TOP with cheese and bacon.

ASIAN CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• To make dressing: combine rice vinegar, oils, and sugar in a jar. Shake well before using.
• Blanch chopped snow peas in boiling water for 1 minute; drain and cool quickly in a bowl of ice water. Drain thoroughly.
• In a large salad bowl, toss together snow peas, cabbages, baby corn, onion, radish, and ginger.
• Drizzle dressing over salad and toss to coat. Top with enoki mushrooms, if desired.

ALEXIS CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• . Prepare and ice bath; set aside. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add corn and blanch until tender, about 6 minutes. Remove the corn from the water and plunge into ice bath. When the corn is thoroughly cooled, remove from the ice bath. 2 Using a large knife, remove the kernels from the cobs. Transfer the kernels to a large bowl. 3 Add the green and wax beans to the boiling water. Blanch until tender, about 1 minute. Remove the beans with a slotted spoon and plunge into the ice bath. When the beans are cooled, drain in a colander. 4 Add the wax and green beans, tomatoes, red and yellow peppers, onion, cucumber, cilantro, and jalepeño to the corn. Stir to combine. Add the olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine. Adjust the seasonings. Serve immediately

CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine watercress, parsley, celery, onion, tomatoes, radishes, beans, avocado, and capers in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together lemon, orange and lime juices, sugar, and oil. Stir in mint. Salt and pepper to taste. Toss with salad greens

CHOPPED SUMMER VEGETABLE SALAD (ZA'ATAR&YOGURT)

Steps:

• Farro: Boil 25-30 minutes, drain and rinse
• Dressing: Next items whisk
• Yogurt: Combine yogurt, garlic, za'atar
• Add farro and 1.5 Tablespoons of dressing
• Add cucumber, onion, cilantro and mint to farro. Add 2 tablespoons of dressing
• Put all other ingredients into salad. Add rest of dressing.

CHINO CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the mustard and vinegar. Slowly whisk in the oils. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper and set aside. Whisk again when ready to serve.
• In a small skillet, heat the olive oil. Season the diced artichokes lightly with salt and pepper and saute until al dente, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool.
• Blanch the carrots and beans by placing each into a fine mesh basket. Set the basket into a pot of boiling salted water and cook until al dente, 2 to 3 minutes. Plunge onto cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain, cool, and add to the artichokes. Add the onion, radicchio, corn and celery.
• When ready to serve, dice the avocado and the tomato and add to the other vegetables. Reserving a little vinaigrette, toss the vegetables with the vinaigrette, sprinkle with the grated cheese, and toss again. Correct seasoning to taste.
• Toss the greens with the reserved vinaigrette and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Divide the salad greens among 4 salad plates. Mound the chopped salad on the greens and serve immediately.

CHOPPED SUMMER VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Coarsley chop peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes. Finely chop red onion. Add all vegetables to a large bowl. 1/2 or chop the kalamatas* and add to the bowl. Chop the parsley or snip with a kitchen shears into the bowl. Gently combine all of the ingredients through the parsley. Mix the vinaigrette ingredients in a jar and shake to combine. Pour over the salad and gently combine. To serve, crumble the Feta cheese over top and sprinkle the capers atop the cheese. This salad serves well in a large, low bowl or on a platter topped witt the feta and capers. *I always chop the Kalamatas in case of stray pits.

CLEAN-THE-FRIDGE CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD WITH CRANBERRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, celery, cucumber, olives, and basil. Toss to combine.
• In a small bowl, whisk together cranberry sauce, olive oil, vinegar, and mustard. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Pour mixture over vegetables and toss to combine.

CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, combine the mustard paste, salt pepper. Pulse the mixture together briefly. Then add the vinegar a little at a time. While continuing to pulse, add the olive oil in a very patient, slow, steady stream to produce a smooth, creamy, mayonnaise-like emulsion. At this point, the dressing can be refrigerated for up to 1 week. When ready to serve, stir in the chili sauce, watercress, and bacon to complete the classic "21" Lorenzo Dressing.
• Put the remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl and toss with the dressing.