Best Exotic Salad Recipes

COLD CHICKEN SALAD WITH EXOTIC CURRY AND CHUTNEY DRESSING

Steps:

• For best results, please use Major Grey mild mango chutney with ginger and McCormick red curry powder.
• Cook and cool chicken, cut in 1/2 inch dice. Drain water chestnuts pat dry and quarter. Cut celery in half the long way and dice about 1/4 inch. Thinly slice green onions, white and green parts. Drain pineapple, pat dry and quarter each chunk. Toast walnuts and chop coarsely.
• Combine all salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir gently with a large rubber spatula, In a separate small bowl, combine chutney, sour cream, mayonnaise and curry powder. Blend well. Add about half of the dressing to the salad ingredients and stir gently with a large rubber spatula. Add additional dressing to taste, but don't overwhelm the salad with dressing. Save any remaining dressing in the refrigerator. Turn the salad into a clean serving bowl and cover. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours until very cold.

EXOTIC LIME SYRUP FOR FRESH FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Simmer the water and sugar, ginger, lime peel, turmeric or saffron, whole spices for 5 minutes. Let cool and strain out spices. Stir in fresh lime juice before serving over fruit.

MOM'S EXOTIC CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine salad ingredients (chicken through almonds.).
• In a small bowl, mix dressing ingredients.
• Pour dressing over salad ingredients and mix well.
• Garnish with pineapple tidbits.
• Serve plain, as sandwiches, or on top of a bed of lettuce.

FRUIT SALAD WITH EXOTIC LIME SYRUP

Steps:

• Add to or take away from the salad items to 'personalize' your salad.
• Combine diced (seeds removed) fruit ingredients in a bowl.
• Combine water, sugar, ginger, lime peel, cinnamon sticks and honey in a saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes to reduce.
• Cool and strain out cinnamon sticks and lime peel.
• Stir in fresh lime juice immediately before pouring over fruit salad.
• Toss gently and serve.

EXOTIC CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a blender container, combine cream of coconut, vinegar, mustard, salt and garlic. Cover and process until smooth. With motor running, slowly add oil in a steady stream. Set aside., In a large bowl, combine chicken, celery, grapes and nuts. Add dressing and toss well to combine. Serve in lettuce leaves and sprinkle with coconut.

EXOTIC FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Center a pile of diced pineapple in the middle of a dessert plate; wreath the pineapple with slices of banana and spoon some exotic lime syrup over the top. Garnish with toasted coconut and fresh mint.

SPINACH AND EXOTIC FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all dressing ingredients except oil in blender and blend until well combined. Slowly drizzle in oil until dressing is thickened and set aside.
• Mix spinach and fruits when ready to serve and add dressing and toss.
• NOTE: If dressing is prepared ahead and refrigerated, be sure to take it out before serving as it will be too thick to toss, let sit out at room temperature so it can reliquify.

EXOTIC SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine mushrooms, olives, artichoke hearts, hearts of palm and baby corn.
• In a small bowl combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, parsley and basil. Pour over vegetables.

EXOTIC FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a nonreactive bowl, combine all the fruit; add the papaya nectar and lime juice, toss to coat.
• Divide the salad among 4 chilled serving plates and garnish with mint spring, serve immediately.

EXOTIC AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Dry-fry the pumpkin seeds in a frying pan for a few minutes, tossing and turning them until they look toasted. Tip them out of the pan and let them go cold. Peel the papayas, halve them lengthways and scoop out the seeds. Cut the flesh into long, thin slices. Halve the avocados and remove the stones, then peel off the skin and slice the flesh lengthways into thin slices.
• Put the papayas, avocados, pumpkin seeds and watercress into a large bowl. Chop about 1 tbsp of the mint leaves and set aside. Pick the remaining leaves from the stalks and tear them into the bowl.
• Mix the lime juice and olive oil with the rest of the chopped mint to make a dressing, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour over the salad and gently mix all the ingredients together with your hands. Taste and add more salt and pepper if you think it needs it, then transfer to a serving platter.

EXOTIC FRUIT SALAD WITH COCONUT AND LIME CREAM

Steps:

• Combine the fruit in a large bowl and set aside.
• Mix the ingredients for the cream. Arrange the fruit on four plates and serve with the cream on the side and some lime wedges and whole physalis, if you like.

EXOTIC CHICKEN SALAD, DIABETIC FARE WITH "NORMAL" SUBS

Steps:

• In a small pan, boil grapes in Altern or sugar and enough water to cover the grapes until grapes are tender, remove, drain, cool, and slice.
• Combine remaining ingredients with grapes and serve hot or cold.
• Enjoy!

EXTRAVAGANT AND EXOTIC FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all fruits except the cherries into a mixing bowl.
• Slice cherries into half and remove the seeds.
• Mix the cherries in with the other fruits.
• Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Serve with just a dollop of Whipped topping.

EXOTIC CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all salad ingredients in bowl, except cashews.
• Mix all dressing ingredients.
• Toss salad with dressing.
• Add cashews immediately before serving.

EXOTIC FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• 1) PEEL ALL FRUIT AND CUT INTO LENGTH WISE SLIM SLICES 2) MOUNT IN LAYERS, THE SALAD ALTERNATIVELY WITH SLICES OF EACH OF THE FRUITS 3) PLACE THE FLOWERS ON TOP OR FRESH MINT LEAVES 4) SPRINKLE THE PEPPERCORNS TO TASTE ( GRINDED ) 5) DRIZZLE THE GOLDEN LIGHT OLIVE OIL 6) SERVE WITH A GLASS OF SPARKLING EXTRA BRUT OR SEMI SWEET CAVA FROM BARCELONA

EXOTIC ASIAN RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Dressing;.
• For the dressing, into a small bowl add vinegar, soya sauce, and salt and pepper to taste and blend well. Set aside.
• Salad;.
• Prepare vegetables.
• Grate carrots.
• Wash green onion and cut into small rings.
• Peel and grate ginger.
• Chop apricots into small pieces.
• Put oil into a pan and heat, add green onion, ginger, and 2/3 of the carrots; saute until soft.
• Sprinkle with the curry powder and turn into vegetables.
• Fold the apricots into the pan with other vegetables.
• Add a little salt then pour in orange juice and water.
• Stir, deglazing the bottom of the pan.
• Let cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes.
• Add the rice and mix well.
• Turn off heat and let sit for a few minutes so that the rice can obsorb some of the cooking juices.
• Add the set aside dressing and left over grated carrot and toss into the rice mixture.
• Check seasoning should be a little spicy and have sweet and sour flavor, adjust if necessary.
• Put into a serving bowl and decorate with kiwi slices.
• This can be eaten hot or cold.