Gabe’s Favorite Potato Salad
I never peel potatoes for salads. The skins of the red ones are pretty in a salad and if you throw them away, you waste their fiber. Just scrub the potatoes with one of those plastic scouring pads. 6 red potatoes 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup...
Fruity Seafood Salad
1 7-ounce packet salmon or tuna, 2 cups cooked shrimps, or any other cooked seafood of your choice 1 small fresh pineapple cut in bite-size pieces, or 1 can pineapple tidbits, drained 1 small cantaloupe, cut in bite-size pieces 1 cup grapes, halved if large 2 kiwi...
Fruity-Nutty Salad
2 oranges or 6 tangerines or clementines, peeled and cut in bite-size pieces 2 tart apples, cut in bite-size chunks 1 bell pepper, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 1 bunch green onions, sliced (white part) 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots 2 cups cooked, chilled wild rice...
Fennel Salad with Clementines
1 large or 3 small fennel bulbs 10 clementines 1/4 cup lemon juice 2 tablespoons fennel seeds 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 clove garlic, minced pinch cayenne, or to taste 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste Freshly ground black pepper to taste Trim the fennel bulbs,...
Curried Fruit Salad
1 cup seedless grapes, halved if large 1 orange, 2 tangerines or 6 clementines, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces 2 bananas, sliced 1 tart apple, cored and chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 1/2 cup golden raisins 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 teaspoon mild curry powder...
Cuban Mango Salad
1 small sweet onion, chopped 2 large mangoes, peeled and chopped 1 16-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed 2 cups cooked, chilled brown rice or barley 1/2 cup chopped cilantro or Italian parsley 1/4 cup rice vinegar or other mild vinegar, to taste 1 teaspoon...
Cranberry-Wild Rice Salad
1 cup dried cranberries 4 cups cooked wild rice, chilled 1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion 1 6-ounce can water chestnuts, drained and chopped 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained 1/2 cup chopped flat (Italian) parsley 1/2 cup rice vinegar or other mild vinegar, to taste...
Confetti Salad
1 spaghetti squash, cooked 1 large green pepper, cut in 1/2" pieces 1 large red bell pepper, cut in 1/2" pieces 1 bunch green onions, sliced 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds For the dressing, mix together: 1/4 cup seasoned rice wine vinegar 1 teaspoon hot Chinese...
Clementine-Wild Rice Salad
12 clementines, peeled and sectioned 1 6-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, rinsed and drained (cut into smaller pieces if desired) 2 bunches green onions, white part, sliced thin 2 cups cooked wild rice, chilled 1 cup chopped mint leaves (optional) 1 cup chopped...
Clementine-Quinoa Salad
Note: If clementines are out of season, use orange or tangerine sections cut into bite-size pieces. 2 cups cooked quinoa, chilled 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped 8 black olives, sliced 1 small red onion,...