Healthy Strawberry Salad Recipe

Posted by Carole Anne on June 11, 2010

The Salad

• 6 ounce package of baby spinach
• 1/2 hothouse cucumber, sliced in half
• 1/4 cup red onion, sliced thin
• 1/4 cup sliced toasted almonds
• 1 1/2 cups quartered strawberries

The Salad Dressing

• 1 teaspoon poppy seed
• 2 tblspoons white wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 tblspoon vegetable oil
• 1 lemon

Making the Salad Dressing

Grate a 1/2 teaspoon of lemon rind for zest.
Juice lemon to measure 2 tablespoons juice.
Combine zest, juice, vinegar, sugar, oil and poppy seeds in small bowl.
Whisk until well blended.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

Making the Salad

Put the washed spinach in large salad bowl and add  cucumber, strawberries and onion. Pour salad dressing over salad and sprinkle with toasted almonds.

This is a great healthy salad recipe that is perfect side dish for spring and summer BBQ’s or anytime you want a quick healthy salad for lunch.

P.S.  This salad recipe goes goes great with a lot of the recipes I found in this amazing copycat restaurant cookbook I found HERE

CHICKEN TERIYAKI SESAME SEED SALAD

Posted by Carole Anne on February 16, 2010

This healthy salad has all the elements of a surprise, and taste sensation.

Cooked chicken cubes are adorned by scallions, water chestnuts, sesame seeds, creating a succulent dish. Please note that this salad is to sit for three hours at least, in order to draw in the flavour to create a chicken salad masterpiece.

INGREDIENTS:
2 cubed, cooked chicken breasts
5 scallions
3/4 cup roasted cashews
1 small can water chestnuts cut into slices
1/2 cup snow peas

DRESSING:
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
2 tbsp your favorite sherry
1/4 cup low salt teriyaki sauce
1/4 cup sesame oil
4 tbsp roasted sesame seeds
2 tbsp rice vinegar
2 cloves Elephant garlic crushed
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp ground coriander seeds
2 tbsp Tabasco sauce

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Mix and set aside ingredients in first portion of recipe.
Mix dressing in a blender – just enough to create a sauce.
Toss salad with dressing from blender.
Set aside in dressy salad dish for at least 3 hours.

Delightful, zesty salad serves 4.