Chicken Chop Salad

Romaine lettuce, rinsed and cut in to bit sized pieces
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken, seasoned and grilled {i marinate my chicken in fat free Italian dressing for 2 hours prior to grilling}
1 bunch of cilantro, washed and chopped
3-4 green onion stalks, washed and diced
1 green pepper, washed, de-seeded and diced
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
3-4 roma tomatoes, washed and diced
1 cup frozen corn {rinse in hot water to defrost}
Shredded cheese
Ranch
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You can either let everyone put what they like on their own salad, or mix it all together in a large bowl!

Cookie Salad

I've tried a couple different versions of this recipe and this is by far the best one I've had.
VERY yummy.
My husband askes for it all the time.
That's always a plus.

1 lrg pkg vanilla instant pudding
2 cups buttermilk or heavy cream
2 lrg cans mandarin oranges or 3 small, drained
8 oz. tub cool whip
1 pkg fudge stripe cookies, crushed up into bite size pieces
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Mix vanilla pudding powder with buttermilk till thick.
Fold in mandarin oranges and cool whip.
Stir in crushed up cookies just before serving.

The Man Salad {girls like it too}

2 cans refried beans
1 lb hamburger
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 can olives, sliced
1 jar salsa
2 cups cheddar cheese
3 med. tomatoes, diced
1 head of lettuce, chopped
sour cream

Tostada salad bowls
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Spread refried beans in a 9X13 baking dish.
Brown hamburger and taco seaoning together; layer over refried beans.
Slice olives and spread over hamburger.
Pour salsa over olives.
Top all with cheese.
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Bake in oven at 350.
20-25 minutes.
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Serve a good sized portion into individual tostada bowls.

Top with desired amount of lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream.

{You can add any toppings that you would like!}

{If you want a dressing, you can use reagular ranch or try this yummy tomatillo ranch. To try, click here: Tomatillo Ranch Dressing }

Cucumber Salad

This looks so good to me. Can't wait to try it! Let me know what you think if you do!
3 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced

2 cucumbers, seeded and diced

1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

1/2 cup chopped olives

1/2 small red onion, chopped

2 Tbsp. cider vinegar

2 Tbsp. lemon juice 4 Tbsp olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

8 oz. Greek feta cheese, diced or crumbled

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Toss together all ingredients except feta cheese in a large bowl.

Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour to allow flavors to develop.

Toss in the feta cheese right before serving.

Add more salt and pepper if needed.

Cool Ranch Taco Salad

1 lb. hamburger

1 pkg. taco seasoning

1/4 cup water

1 bag cool ranch Doritos

1 head lettuce, chopped

2 cups cheddar cheese, grated

salsa

ranch dressing

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{other ideas:}

beans

olives

tomatoes

green onions

sour cream

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Brown hamburger and taco seasoning together with water.

On a plate layer:

Doritos, taco meat, cheese lettuce, salsa and then ranch.

Enjoy!

Dixie Salad

3-4 Pomegranates

3-4 apples

1 cup raisins

1-2 cups cool whip

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Wash pomegranates well.

Cut in half down center.

{not through the flowered end}

Hold half of pomegranate upside down in hand.

{so that seed side in facing palm but not touching palm}

Knock the bottom of pomegranate with a spoon so that seeds fall out into palm.

{you should probably do this over the bowl that you are going to mix in}

Pull any skins out.

Finish with the rest of the pomegranates.

Wash apples.

Cut top and bottom of apple off.

{this makes peeling WAY faster}

Peel with a paring knife.

Cut into small bite size chunks.

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Mix all ingredients together in a serving bowl.

Orange Dream Salad

1 Sm. box orange jello

1 Sm. box cook & serve vanilla pudding

1 Sm. box cook & serve tapioca pudding

3 cups water

8 oz. cool whip

2 large cans mandarin oranges, drained
1-2 cups marshmallows

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Mix water, jello, and pudding in a medium sized pot.

Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.

Remove from burner and cool in pot for 10 minutes.

Place in large bowl and refrigerate at least 3 house. {over night is best}
Fold in cool whip.

Drain mandarin oranges. 
Dump onto a cutting board and chop into smaller pieces.
Stir in with other ingredients.
Add marshmallows and mix well.

Serve.

7 Layer Salad

1 head of lettuce, chopped to bite size
1 small bag of peas
3-4 green onions, diced
1 cup cheese
1 can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
2 cups mayo
2 tbsp white sugar
1/8 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 lb. cooked bacon, cooled and chopped

{Chop}
lettuce to bite size and layer in the bottom of a triffle dish.
{Layer}
in peas, green onions, water chestnuts, and cheese.
{Mix}
mayo, sugar, and garlic salt.
{Pour}
on top of layers and spread evenly.
{Top}
with bacon.

{If you don't consider the dressing a layer, you can hard boil eggs and add them before or after the dressing layer!}

Cookie Salad

Today I went to a luncheon at my Aunt's house, where I tried this delicious cookie salad...


2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups buttermilk
12 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
1/2 (11.5 ounce) package fudge stripe cookies


In a large bowl, mix together the pudding mix and the buttermilk.
Fold in the whipped topping.
Mix in the pineapple chunks and mandarin oranges.
Chill until ready to serve.
Crush cookies and mix in just before serving.

Bow-Tie Chicken Salad

4 chicken breasts cooked, cubed
6 C. bow tie macaroni cooked, drained
1 ½ tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 tsp. green onion, chopped
1 16 oz. low calorie Kraft Coleslaw Dressing
2 C. non-fat mayonnaise (I use less)
2 dashes thyme
2 pinches ginger

Mix all of above the night before and refrigerate.

Next morning add:
2 C. celery, chopped
4 C. red grapes, cut in half
1 20 oz. can pineapple tidbits, drained
1 ½ C. slivered almonds

Stir carefully. Can be used as a salad or filling for pitas. Serve with rolls.

Chinese Chicken Ramen Salad

3 C. cooked chicken, diced
½ - 1 C. slivered almonds, toasted
3 tbs. sesame seeds, toasted
1 large head cabbage, shredded
8 green onions, sliced
2 pkg, of chicken flavored Ramen Noodles

Dressing:
½ C. salad oil
2 packets of seasoning from Ramen Noodles
3-6 tbs. seasoned rice vinegar (season to taste!)
3 tbs. sugar

Fry or bake chicken till done, then cool and dice. Toast almonds and sesame seeds in oven on a cookie sheet or in fry pan til light brown, being careful not to burn. Shred cabbage. Put in a large salad bowl. Add green onions, chicken, almonds and sesame seeds.

When ready to serve:
crumble ramen noodles and add. Mix dressing and stir into salad. Enjoy!

Polynesian Chicken Salad

1 head lettuce, chopped
4 stalks celery, chopped
4 green onions, chopped
2 Tbsp. sesame seeds
2 cups cooked and chopped chicken

Mix all ingredients together, and toss with dressing. Then mix in wantons.

Dressing:
1/2 cup vegetable oil½ tsp. sesame oil
2 tbsp. Sugar
4 tbsp. vinegar
½ tsp. pepper
½ tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. soy sauce

Mix all ingredients together well. Pour over salad, just before serving, or lettuce will get soggy.

Wantons:
For crispy wantons, buy wonton or egg roll dough and slice into ¼ inch strips. Fry in oil
until light and brown. (They continue to cook after you remove them from the oil, so do not over cook.) Let drip on a paper towel. Add just after pouring on dressing or serve in a bowl on the side.

Fresh Broccoli Salad

1 bunch of broccoli, broken into small florets
1 C. raisins
1/4 C. chopped purple onion
At serving time add:
6 slices cooked, crumbled bacon
1 C. raw sunflower seeds

Dressing:
1 C. mayonnaise
½ C. sugar
1/4 C. red wine vinegar

Stir all ingredients together in salad bowl and serve.

Potato Salad

6-8 boiled potatoes, cubed
5-6 Boiled eggs
1 T. finely chopped onion
2-3 ribs celery, chopped
Sweet Pickles, chopped

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Add dressing and mix well.

Dressing:
1 C. Miracle Whip (approximately)
1 ½ t. mustard
Sweet Pickle juice (to thin Miracle Whip)
Salt and Pepper to taste

Rotelle Vegetable Salad

1 pkg. Rotelle pasta, cooked, drained and cooled
broccoli, small florets
green pepper, chopped
purple onion, sliced
cucumber, sliced
carrots, sliced
zucchini, sliced
olives, sliced
tomato wedges
Romano, Parmesan, or Mozzarella cheese, grated
1 - 16 oz. bottle non-fat Itallian Dressing

Toss salad ingredients in a large bowl. Pour dressing over all and toss. Grate cheese on salad and mix. Serve with bread sticks or rolls.

Crab Salad

1 lb. imitation crab flakes

1- 8 oz. sour cream, thinned with milk

1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese (optional)

1 stalk celery, chopped (optional)

1 dash of Worcestershire sauce

salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients.

Chill.

Serve with crackers.

Aunt Lois' Macaroni Salad

This is such a great macaroni salad recipe.
We make it for almost every spring and summer family get together.
It goes perfect with grilled chicken, hamburgers, steak or any other grilled meat.

5-6 cups cooked small shells
1 can black olives, sliced
1 cucumber, chopped
3 green onion, chopped
2 lrg. tomatoes, chopped
1 small green pepper, chopped
1/2 cup Miracle Whip
1/4 cup Mayo
1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning

Mix all ingredients.
Chill in fridge for 1-2 hours so that the flavors will mix.
(Add more mayo if needed.)

Variations: Add cubed chicken and cheese cubes for more variety.

Grandma Belle's Cole Slaw

Last night my friend was saying how much she was craving cole slaw from the local fried chicken joint.
If you like cole slaw too, you have to try this recipe.
It is the best recipe I've ever tried or tasted.

{Salad:}
1 med. head of cabbage, finely sliced
1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
2-4 green onions, chopped
1 carrot, grated

{Dressing:}
1 cup Miracle Whip
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp cider vinegar
a little milk to thin

Combine salad ingredients and dressing.
Chill in fridge and serve.

Pineapple Poppy Seed Salad

The first time I tried this salad I was on a diet. The dressing is sweet and it really helped kick my sweet tooth. (When I diet I do not include dressings. I don't like fat free or low fat dressings. To me they are unbearable.) It is very fresh and goes really great with grilled chicken.

Romain lettuce.

Fresh pineapple cut into tidbits.

Chopped pistachio's.

Crumbled feta cheese.

Brianna's Poppy Seed Dressing.

(mix all together)