Wanted: fruit or veggie salad recipes

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gaylejackson2
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Wanted: fruit or veggie salad recipes

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Dear friends,

I need to eat more fruit & veggie salads but cannot remember even 1/4 of the ones that Mom used to make, so I’m turning to you all for help.

Will you please share, on this thread, any raw fruit or veggie salads?

Thanks.
AuntBridget
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Re: Wanted: fruit or veggie salad recipes

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I make a marinated veggie salad.

I just cut up whatever fresh vegetables I have on hand and then put a zesty italian dressing on it. Right now we have a bottle of Olive Garden Italian Dressing at home. You could also just put a simple oil and vinegar dressing on it.

I plan to make one tomorrow as I like to add it to a bowl of lettuce and then add some grilled chicken or tuna for my lunch. I don't add any extra dressing this way.

The vegetables that I will put in it tomorrow will be, celery, red onion, radishes, cauliflower, rainbow carrots, sweet red pepper, and sugar snap peas.
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Re: Wanted: fruit or veggie salad recipes

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Do you like cottage cheese ?

A nice way to get some veggies in is to make garden ranch cottage cheese.

Pour a 24 oz carton of cottage cheese into a bowl. Dice up 1/2 cucumber, 2 green onions, 1 roma tomato, and 1/4 of a package of ranch dressing mix. Mix it all together.

The amounts can be adjusted depending on the size of your vegetables and your personal preference.

I used to make this for my mom and she would have it for her lunch along with a couple crackers.
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Re: Wanted: fruit or veggie salad recipes

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You can turn almost any veggie into a salad with this topping. A guy that I worked with took me and another girl home with him for lunch one day and his wife served this. You all may not like it but, I thought it was delicious. She served it over fresh butter beans from her garden.

Vegetable Sauce for Cooked or Raw Veggies - Mrs. Jessie Akers

2 grated hard-cooked eggs
1/2 wine vinegar
½ cup olive oil
1 cup Kraft mayonnaise
2 tbsp chopped green onion
2 ½ tsp yellow mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder


Take the eggs and grate on a food grater or use a food processor. Keep some chunks in there. In a mixing bowl, put the remaining ingredients, mix well, now add the eggs. Refrigerate to meld the flavors together. When ready to serve spoon over hot vegetable or use as a dip for raw ones. You can use green beans, carrots, shoe peg corn, asparagus, just drain veggies good and pat with paper towel to prevent diluting marinade.
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Gayle, us Southerns like Succotash and this is a recipe that I enjoy that I got from a Martha Stewart Magazine.This is a hearty Southern dish that can be served as an entree, alongside with fried chicken or pork chops.

Succotash - Serves 8


1/4 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 medium red bell peppers, seeded, de-veined, and cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 medium zucchini, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 10-ounce packages frozen lima beans, rinsed under warm running water and drained
3 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels (4 ears)
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh sage
1 tablespoon picked fresh thyme leaves

In a large skillet, heat oil and butter over medium-high heat. Add garlic and onion; cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add bell peppers, zucchini, lima beans, and corn. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in herbs, and serve.
HappyDaze
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Re: Wanted: fruit or veggie salad recipes

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I love to make fruit salads using a combination of fresh and canned fruits. For the fresh, I slice a banana and cut up and apple. I add some canned pineapple and either a canned or a fresh mandarin orange. You could also put grapes in this concoction.

I add a little fruit juice - no other dressing. If I want to get fancy, I toss in some dried cranberries and coconut.
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jstore97
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Re: Wanted: fruit or veggie salad recipes

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Has anyone mentioned cucumber/onion?

Jan
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