Thursday, July 09, 2009

Simple Salad Recipes 1


This week cooking all recipes gonna post recipes for salads. Let you all try the simply delicious salad recipes. Presenting the simple salad recipes 1 - garden medley salad, pasta & bacon salad and three bean salad.

Garden Medley
Salad
Ingredients:

  • 1 lettuce, shredded
  • 1 x 300g pkt frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
  • 1 cup diced tomato
  • Thousand Island Dressing
Steps:
  1. Combine lettuce, mixed vegetables & tomatoes.
  2. Pour over sufficient dressing to moisten, toss lightly. Serves 4-6


Pasta & Bacon Salad

Ingredients:
  • 250g shell pasta
  • 1 cup peas
  • 125g bacon, cooked & crumbled
  • 1 onion
  • 1 stick celery
  • ½ capsicum
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 150ml mayonnaise
  • 150ml cream
  • 100g carrots, grated
Steps:
  1. Cook shells in enough hot water to cover, add the oil, cook on High 8-9 mins.
  2. Stir, add the peas & carrots, cook further 4-5 mins.
  3. Leave covered to finish cooking while you prepare the rest of the vegetables.
  4. Finely slice the celery, dice capsicum & finely chop the onion.
  5. Cook bacon on layers of kitchen paper till crumbly, about 3-4 mins on High.
  6. Drain pasta if necessary, stir in rest of the vegetables & bacon, drain the pineapple & add, stir in mayonnaise & cream mixture.
  7. Chill.


Three Bean Salad
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup noodles or macaroni
  • 310g corn kernels
  • 1 red capsicum, diced
  • 440g three bean mix
  • ¼ cup chopped parsley
  • 3 spring onions, sliced
  • 2 sticks celery, sliced
Dressing:
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • ¼ cup oil
  • 2 tbs sugar
  • 1 tsp curry
Steps:
  1. Place noodles into boiling salted water, cook, drain.
  2. Add remaining ingredients.
  3. Mix well.
  4. Combine dressing ingredients in a jar.
  5. Shake well.
  6. Pour over salad and blend through.
  7. Chill.

*image courtesy - life123.com

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