Sandras Surprise Salad Recipes

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• Mix bok choy, napa cabbage, carrots, and bell pepper together.
• Reserve ramen seasoning packets. Mix noodles, sunflower seeds, almonds, and sugar in a separate bowl.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Toss in the noodle mixture and cook until toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Mix ramen seasoning packets with soy sauce, vinegar, peanut butter, sugar, curry, and red pepper flakes for the dressing.
• Toss vegetables, noodle mixture, and dressing together. Serve immediately.

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• Dice the tomatoes into 1-inch pieces. Set aside.
• To make the dressing, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, and salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add the tomatoes and basil and toss. Add the bread, toss, and spoon onto a serving platter, topping with mozzarella.

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• In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the oil, vinegar, garlic, basil and pepper flakes; shake well. In a salad bowl, combine the greens, tomatoes and cucumber. Drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese; toss to coat.

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• Place the potatoes in a large bowl. Add the eggs, celery, relish and onions.
• Mix the mayonnaise, mustard and sugar in a small bowl. Slowly pour the mayonnaise mixture into the potatoes - don't put it all at once - and mix together until moist. You might not use all of the 2 cups of the mayonnaise mixture (it depends on the potatoes). Add salt and pepper to taste.

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• Mix all ingredients and refrigerate until time to serve.

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• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add a big pinch of salt and the pasta and cook according to the package directions until the pasta is tender. Drain the pasta, rinse with cold water and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the honey mustard dressing, mayonnaise, sour cream and apple cider vinegar. Add the pasta, potatoes, carrots, celery, eggs and bell peppers. Mix until all the ingredients are well coated.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve. When ready to serve, put into a serving bowl and garnish with the scallions.

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• In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber, onion, and capers. In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar and oil; season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Pour dressing over vegetables and toss thoroughly but gently. Spread croutons in a single layer in a large serving bowl. Spoon vegetables evenly over the croutons and pour any remaining liquid in the bowl over all.

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• Stir green onions, celery, mayonnaise, mustard, and relish in a medium bowl to blend. Stir in eggs. Fold in potatoes. Cover tightly and refrigerate salad 30 minutes or up to 1 day. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper before serving.

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• For Dressing: In a glass jar with a tight fitting lid combine the vinegar, sugar and salt. Screw on lid and shake vigorously until the salt and sugar has dissolved. Add the remaining dressing ingredients and shake vigorously until emulsified. Dressing will last up to 3 weeks in the refrigerator.
• In a medium serving bowl, combine the carrots, onion, and dressing; toss to coat. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if needed.

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• In a large bowl, toss together all ingredients, except black pepper.
• Divide among 2 chilled salad plates. Serve with freshly ground pepper.

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• Add the mustard and onion juice to the French dressing. While the vegetables are still warm, marinate them separately, each in 3/4 cup of the dressing. Set to chill for at least an hour.
• To serve, combine the potatoes and beans with the mayonnaise, and put them in a bowl lined with lettuce. Arrange the diced beets over the beans and potatoes. Rice the egg over these and sprinkle all with the chives and dill. Serve with marinated herring, or with thin rye bread sandwiches of cream cheese and anchovy paste.

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• Dice cranberry sauce into small cubes.
• Add pineapple and marshmallows.
• Fold in whipping cream.
• Top with nuts (optional).
• Chill and serve.