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july21
2016
An Unusual Culinary Column: Scrumptious Summer Salads
By Karen Kain
I am really
excited to share this
months’ column with
you. These salad rec-
ipes are all delicious,
healthy and easy
to prepare. Each of
these dishes has been
made in my home nu-
merous times since I
discovered them.
I am not a
big fan of fruit in my
salad. I usually like to keep sweet and
savory separate but this strawberry spin-
ach salad with poppy seed dressing is a
winner. I can easily see why people like
it, the flavor combinations work very
well. I first made the salad with bacon
and the next day I wanted to make it
again, but I was too lazy to cook bacon
so I added summer sausage, which was
equally delicious. I made this salad for
three days in a row, which is how much I
liked it. This is a great party recipe and I
encourage you to try it.
My next two shares have been
equally big hits in my home. The Sweet
and Crunchy Garden Salad is really easy
to make and the perfect side to any dish.
The sugary nuts make this a bit addict-
ing. It is light, refreshing and perfect
for those hot summer days. Another
really great salad find is the Delicious
Thai Peanut Salad. For me, the dressing
makes this salad. I love the flavor com-
binations. This is a filling salad that you
can put most anything in. You can add
chicken or shrimp; any of your favorite
Salad:
6 Cups of fresh baby spinach
1 Pint of hulled and sliced strawberries
1 Avocado, diced optional
3 Pieces of bacon, cooked crispy and
crumbled
Red onion, thinly sliced, optional
¼ Cup sliced almonds
ley, salt, pepper and cayenne then shake
well. In a salad bowl combine the let-
tuce, mandarin oranges, green onions,
almonds and toss with the salad dressing
and serve
Delicious Thai Peanut Salad
For the Salad:
8 Ounces capellini or thin spaghetti,
Directions:
cooked and cooled
Whisk together the dressing ingredients 1 Cup carrots, grated
thoroughly, put together the salad, toss 2 Broccoli heads, chopped
with the dressing and enjoy.
1 Red bell pepper, chopped
1 English cucumber, peeled and sliced
6 Scallions, sliced
vegetables go nicely with this recipe. Sweet and Crunchy Garden Salad
Ingredients:
1 Bunch cilantro, leaves only
When I eat this salad I just feel healthy.
1 Cup slivered almonds
¼ Head of red cabbage, sliced
I know there is brown sugar in the dress-
½ Head iceberg lettuce, chopped
¼ Head of white cabbage, sliced
ing but you can use coconut sugar if you
2 Cups Peanuts
prefer. The cilantro and peanuts really ½ Head romaine lettuce, chopped
3 Tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
make this salad. If you don’t have cu-
For the Dressing:
cumbers, zucchini would also work. You ½ Cup sugar, separated
1 Cup vegetable oil
1/3 Cup olive oil
truly can add any of your favorite ingre-
¼ Cup red wine vinegar
1/3 Cup soy sauce
dients.
½ Teaspoon salt
¼ Cup rice wine vinegar
I am forever searching to find
Dash of black pepper
¼ Cup brown sugar
that next best salad recipe but for now
Dash of cayenne
¼ Cup oyster sauce
I will enjoy these three. Thanks to all of
3 Tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
you who have shared your recipes with 5 Green onions, sliced
4 Fresh mandarin oranges or 1 22-ounce
2 Tablespoons sesame oil
me this year! Stay cool my friends.
can
3 Cloves garlic, minced
Amber’s Spinach Salad with Poppy
Directions:
Directions:
Seed Dressing
Mix the almonds with ¼ cup of the sugar
Cook the pasta as directed on the pack-
Dressing:
in a medium saucepan. On medium heat
age, el dente. Add all the salad ingre-
2 Tablespoons sesame seeds
cook
the
mixture,
stirring
as
the
sugar
dients into a bowl. When the pasta is
1 Tablespoon poppy seeds
melts. Once the almonds have browned, cooled separate it with a fork or your fin-
½ Cup white sugar
remove and spread onto parchment pa- gers and add it to the salad and toss. Add
½ Cup olive oil
per and allow to cool, being careful the dressing and thoroughly mix.
¼ Cup distilled white vinegar
not to burn yourself. Once the nuts are
¼ Teaspoon paprika
cooled break apart into bite-sized pieces. Karen Kain can be reached at
¼ Teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
In a glass jar combine the oil, vinegar, KarenKain8@icloud.com.
1 Tablespoon minced onion
remaining ¼ cup sugar, and the pars-
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