WALDORF SALAD
An American salad usually made of fresh apples, celery and walnuts, dressed in mayonnaise, and usually served on a bed of lettuce.
Ingredients
1/2 cup chopped, slightly toasted walnuts
1/2 cup celery, thinly sliced
1/2 cup red seedless grapes, sliced (or 1/4 cup of raisins)
1 sweet apple, cored and chopped
3 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Salt to taste
1/4 tsp pepper
Fresh lettuce
Preparation
In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise and the lemon juice. Add salt and 1/4 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper. Mix in the apple, celery, grapes, and walnuts. Serve on a bed of fresh lettuce.
CRAB LOUIE SALAD
Known as the King of Salads, this American salad features crab meat, hard boiled eggs and tomatoes served on a bed of lettuce leaves.
Ingredients
½ bowl cooked crab meat
2 hard boiled eggs, quartered
½ cup tomatoes, chopped
1 big onion, chopped
For the dressing
2 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp. chilli sauce
4 tsp. sugar
4 tsp tomato sauce
1 tsp. lemon juice
¼ cup black olives, chopped
Preparation
Mix the salad ingredients in a bowl. Then add the dressing and toss well.
BROCCOLI BONANZA
Ingredients
1 large broccoli
2 carrots
2 bell peppers (capsicum) – 1 red and 1 yellow
1 – Iceberg lettuce
For the dressing
2 tsp lime juice
3 tsp olive oil
2 garlic pods
Salt and white pepper to taste
Preparation
Parboil the broccoli and slightly steam the carrots and capsicum to remove the rawness. Cut in small bits. Tear the lettuce leaves into medium size pieces and mix all the vegetables in a large salad bowl.
Dressing
Finely chop the garlic pods and mix all the ingredients for dressing together. Beat well. Drizzle over the vegetables and toss well.
Your bowl of good health is ready to savor!