Best Make Your Own Salad Recipes

MAKE-YOUR-OWN-TACO-SALAD BAR

Steps:

• Dump lettuce in a large serving bowl (or the lid of Tupperware Serving Center).
• Dump chips in another serving bowl (or the lid of the Serving Center if you didn't put the lettuce in it).
• Mix sour cream and green onion slices; place in center compartment of serving center.
• Place each of remaining ingredients (except chips) into one compartment of the serving center--being artistic in your arrangement so the colors look "nice."
• BRIGHT IDEA #1: Heat up a can of refried beans, slather some on a burrito skin, and use to wrap around a hard-taco shell, then fill shell with fav ingredients--it won't crack!
• BRIGHT IDEA #2: Mix everything up in a bowl, drizzle with Western Salad Dressing, and call it Western Taco Salad.

MAKE-YOUR-OWN SALAD WITH LEMON GARLIC DRESSING

Steps:

• Make dressing:
• Mince garlic and mash to a paste with salt. In a bowl whisk together garlic paste, lemon juice, vinegar, zest, and pepper and whisk in oil until emulsified. (Dressing may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring dressing to room temperature before serving.)
• Cut 1-inch flowerets from broccoli, reserving remainder for another use. Separate romaine into leaves. (Broccoli and romaine may be prepared 1 day ahead and chilled in airtight containers.)
• Have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook broccoli until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes, and drain in a colander. Plunge broccoli into ice water to stop cooking and drain well.
• Peel carrots and with a mandoline or other manual slicer or in a food processor finely shred. Halve onion lengthwise and slice very thin crosswise.
• Arrange vegetables and anchovies decoratively on platters and in serving bowls and pour dressing into a cruet.

POTATO SALAD SEASONING MAKE YOUR OWN BY FREDA

Steps:

• 1. Mix well and grind in a coffee grinder (I use a dedicated Coffee Grinder as my spice grinder)found mine @ a thrift store
• 2. store in glass jar with air tight cap NOTE: I usually tripple this recipe as this Recipe Makes one family size Salad. (Makes ONE seasoning per salad). Just to have on hand.

MAKE-YOUR-OWN TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook beef and onion in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat about 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is brown; drain.
• Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix beef mixture, taco seasoning mix, beans, tomato sauce and pepper in cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours.
• To serve, place lettuce and corn chips on individual plates. Top each with beef mixture, tomatoes, avocados, cheese and salsa. Beef mixture will hold on low heat setting up to 4 hours.

MAKE-YOUR-OWN-SALAD

Steps:

• For the dressing: Add the mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, Parmesan, mustard, pepper, anchovies and garlic to a blender and blend until smooth.
• Chop the parsley, dill and basil finely, add to the blender and pulse to combine. Pour into a mason jar until ready to use.
• For the salad: Arrange the spinach, green leaf lettuce, iceberg, croutons, Cheddar, tomatoes, bacon bits, eggs, carrots, cucumber and red onion however you like in a bowl, pour over dressing to taste and serve.

MAKE-YOUR-OWN SALAD BAR

Steps:

• Toss greens with tomatoes in large bowl.
• Top with eggs, cheese and turkey.
• Drizzle with dressing.

MAKE YOUR OWN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Place pasta, cheese, tomatoes, vegetables and olives in a large bowl.
• Mix dressing ingredients in a blender.
• Pour dressing over pasta mixture and toss to coat.
• Refrigerate until serving.

MAKE IT YOUR OWN POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in boiling water in saucepan 15 minutes or just until tender; drain.
• Place warm potatoes in a large bowl. Add dressing of choice; toss to coat.
• Add ingredient mix ins & seasoning mix ins of choice; mix lightly. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.
• IDEAS: Garden Potato Salad: new potatoes, zesty italian dressing, sour cream, cherry tomatoes, corn, red bell peppers, red onion, basil & dijon mustard. German Potato Salad: red potatoes, balsamic vinaigrette dressing, green beans, bacon, sweet onions, parsley.