Arranged Salads

Here is a picture of the Carrot Combo Salad I arranged on garden Romaine and Red Leaf Lettuce. 

My motto is to use what you have, so get creative with your salad making!

The following Arranged Salad recipes are used by permission from Main Dishes by Sue Gregg

Arranged Tomato-Cucumber Salad

1. Arrange over 4-6 leafy lettuce leaves:

    12 tomato slices (2 tomatoes) 
    12 cucumber slices (about 1/3 cucumber)
    onion slices or red onion slices, optional

2.  Garnish tomato slices with sweet basil, or chopped green chives
    or minced parsley (fresh or dried), or chopped green onion
 

Sue's House Dressing 1 1/2 Cups

Blend thoroughly with wire whisk:
1 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh minced parsley
or 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Arranged Tomato-Avocado Salad Serves 6

1. Arrange over 6 leafy lettuce leaves:

12 tomato slices or wedges (2 tomatoes)
12 avocado wedges (1 medium avocado)
6 - 12 whole ripe olives, optional

2. Sprinkle over avocado wedges:

lemon juice
Paprika or Spike Seasoning

Arranged Orange-Onion Salad

Arrange on 4 - 6 lettuce leaves:

12 orange slices ( 2 oranges)
4 - 6 red onion rings ( 1/3 - 1/2 onion)
cucumber slices, optional
avocado wedges, optional
(sprinkled with lemon juice and paprika)

Arranged Orange-Pineapple Salad

Arrange on 6 leafy lettuce leaves:

12 orange slices ( 2 oranges)
6 fresh pineapple wedges (or canned slices)
grape clusters or cucumber slices, optional
parsley sprigs for garnish

Relish Tray

Arrange any combination of 2 - 3 or more ingredients:

carrot sticks, curls, diagonal cut
celery sticks (with or without leafy tops)
broccoli florets ( steamed, chilled)
green, yellow, red pepper strips
caulifowerets
whole green onions
jicama, sticks or cubes
cucumber sticks or slices
zucchini sticks or diagonal cut slices
pineapple spears or wedges
yellow summer squash, slices
kohlrabi slices
daikon radish slices
cherry tomatoes
radish roses
whole ripe olives
avocado wedges

Used by permission from Main Dishes by Sue Gregg

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