Easy Summer Salad

Easy Summer Salad (Photo: Margarita Persico)

Easy Summer Salad (Photo: Margarita Persico) This easy summer salad is the answer to the heavy in calories BLT (acronyms for bacon, lettuce and tomato), but without the bacon or bread and with LOTS of everything else (lettuce, onions, tomatoes, and strawberries). Ingredients 1 head of red lettuce, wash well 2 cups mixed baby greens 1 small red onion, sliced 1 large organic red tomato 6 strawberries, washed and halved 3 tablespoons salad dressing, Honey Mustard Vinaigrette  . . . → Read More: Easy Summer Salad Easy Summer Salad

Red & Green Salad — Lettuce, Tomatoes and Walnuts in Creamy Dijon Grapeseed oil dressing

Red and Green Salad (Photo: Margarita Persico)

Red and Green Salad (Photo: Margarita Persico) Ingredients Red leaf lettuce Creamy Dijon Grapeseed oil salad dressing or your favorite. Tomatoes, sliced and half Walnuts Instructions 1.     Wash well the lettuce 2.     Cut into small pieces 3.     Add salad dressing 4.     Toss, mixing well the salad dressing with the greens 5.     Add tomatoes and walnuts   Other salad suggestions: www.thehealthydish.com/category/recipes/salad/ http://www.facebook.com/groups/165878310089440/ Share on Linkedin Share on mrwong Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for . . . → Read More: Red & Green Salad — Lettuce, Tomatoes and Walnuts in Creamy Dijon Grapeseed oil dressing Red & Green Salad — Lettuce, Tomatoes and Walnuts in Creamy Dijon Grapeseed oil dressing

Kiwi, honey-goat cheese salad

Kiwi, honey-goat cheese salad (Photo: Margarita Persico)

Kiwi, honey-goat cheese salad (Photo: Margarita Persico) Recipe by Margarita Persico Serves 2 – 3 Ingredients 3 tablespoon goat cheese (more or less to taste) 1 tablespoon Honey (more or less to taste) 1 Kiwi, peel and slice 1 tablespoon Olive oil 1 head Red leaf or Lettuce of choice Raspberry Vinaigrette Instructions 1.     Wash well the red leaf or lettuce of choice 2.     Chop up the lettuce and mix with 1 tablespoon olive oil 3.     Add . . . → Read More: Kiwi, honey-goat cheese salad Kiwi, honey-goat cheese salad

Arugula and Grilled Peach Salad

Arugula and Grilled Peach Salad (Photo: Margarita Persico)

Recipe by Margarita Persico Serves 2 Ingredients 1 cup Arugula 2 cup lettuce of choice 1 peach (grilled without seed) ¼ cup almonds, blanched ¼ cup goat cheese 2 – 4 slices red onion rings Red Wine and Basil Vinaigrette or salad dressing of choice   Instructions 1.     Wash lettuce and Arugula well 2.     Cut into small pieces 3.     Add the Arugula and lettuce to a medium size bowl 4.     Add the Red Wine and Basil . . . → Read More: Arugula and Grilled Peach Salad Arugula and Grilled Peach Salad

Refreshing Apple, Cranberry and Lettuce Salad

Refreshing Salad (Photo: Margarita Persico)

Refreshing Salad (Photo: Margarita Persico) Ingredients 1 head of lettuce 2 cups of spinach or other greens 1 apple, cored and sliced 1 carrot, peeled and shredded 2 tablespoons red pepper cut into small pieces ¼ cup walnuts 2 tablespoons dried cranberries, minced G2O Salad Dressing Instructions 1.     Wash well greens, apple and carrots 2.     Peel apples and carrots if not organic 3.     Cut up greens to small pieces 4.     Toss greens with salad dressing of . . . → Read More: Refreshing Apple, Cranberry and Lettuce Salad Refreshing Apple, Cranberry and Lettuce Salad

Mom’s Potato Salad

Courtesy of Mery Sierra family

Courtesy of Mery Sierra's family Mama Rosa taught my mother how to make this delicious salad. Over the years Mom and then I added a few things to this salad, but the base — mayonnaise, apple and olives — are still the same.   Ingredients   1      pound potatoes, diced and steamed 1      small onion, diced 1      red pepper, roasted and chop 1      celery stalk, diced 1      apple, peeled and diced ¼    cup olives, pimento stuffed, . . . → Read More: Mom’s Potato Salad Mom’s Potato Salad

Azure Salad

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Azure Salad (Photo: Margarita Persico) We had this salad yesterday for the 4th of July along with a guacamole and bean burgers. Then we went to see the Boston Pops and Fireworks Stravaganza (below the recipe, see movie taken of this event with my iPhone). Ingredients 1 head of lettuce (wash well) 1 tablespoon fresh minced herbs (French tarragon, oregano, basil and rosemary, or the herbs of your choice) 1 tomato (sliced and cut in half) . . . → Read More: Azure Salad Azure Salad

Creamy Cole Slaw

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Cole Slaw (Photo: Margarita Persico)   This side dish is a favorite at home, but long before I learn to make it, I’d go to lunch for cole slaw at a Polish restaurant in Elizabeth, New Jersey. What else I ate, I can’t remember, but their cole slaw was memorable. This is an easy recipe to make. It takes about 15 minutes to prepare. Enjoy. ————- Creamy Cole Slaw By Margarita Persico Serves: 8 Ingredients ¼ . . . → Read More: Creamy Cole Slaw Creamy Cole Slaw

How to make Thai Noodle Salad (Lessons in a movie!)

Ingredients (Photo: Margarita Persico)

Maria Hon, from Tin Jo Restaurant, will show us how to make Mung Bean Noodle Salad with Herbed and Peanut (Yam Woon Sen). Enjoy! FOR RECIPE, CLICK HERE FOR ARTICLE: Maria at Tin Jo Restaurant – A Chef’s Journey — CLICK HERE http://www.facebook.com/groups/165878310089440/ Share on Linkedin Share on mrwong Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

Yam Woon Sen — Ensalada de Fideos de Frijol Verde con Hierbas y Maní

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  Yam Woon Sen — Ensalada de Fideos (Photo: Margarita Persico) Por Maria Hon, e Tin Jo TO SEE RECIPE MOVIE CLICK HERE Para 6 Ingredientes 2 ½ onzas de fideos de frijol verde (en Inglés es “Mung Bean Thread Noodle” Vienen secos) 6 hongos shiitakes secos 2 hongos orejas de madera remojados 3 cucharadas de cebollín cortados en trocitos de ½ cm ¼ taza de hojitas de culantro 4 hojas de lechuga de su preferencia . . . → Read More: Yam Woon Sen — Ensalada de Fideos de Frijol Verde con Hierbas y Maní Yam Woon Sen — Ensalada de Fideos de Frijol Verde con Hierbas y Maní