Florida Salad Recipes

FLORIDA SALAD

Steps:

• place salad greens in lrg bowl.
• toss with onions,olives,tomatos,vinegrette˜O and parmagian cheese.
• (you want to add enough parmagian cheese to be able to see it) serve with crumbled blue cheese on side for guests to add as light or heavy as they like this is best if made immediately before serving.
• enjoy!

FLORIDA CITRUS GARDEN SALAD

Steps:

• Microwave limes for about 30 seconds to release essential oils, and set aside to cool.
• Turn on the blender and through the feed-tube, add the parsley, chives, honey, rice wine vinegar, and fresh ginger, and blend together until a smooth paste has formed. At this point the limes should be cool enough to squeeze. With the power on, add the lime juice through the blender feed-tube, and then very slowly add the oil and water until the mixture thickens and can coat the back of a spoon. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Set aside in refrigerator until needed. (When chilled, the dressing should resemble something like mayonnaise.)
• In a large bowl, toss lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and grapefruit with enough dressing to coat.

FLORIDA FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix pudding with pineapple juice.
• Add Tang.
• Pour over fruit.
• Mix well and chill until serving.

FLORIDA SALAD WITH GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• Add the dressing ingredients to a blender container.
• Blend until smooth.
• Toss the salad greens with half of the dressing.
• Divide salad greens on individual salad plates.
• Add papaya cubes to the center of each salad plate.
• Arrange the mango, avocado, and grapefruit pieces around the papaya like a pinwheel.
• Drizzle the rest of the dressing over the fruit.
• Garnish with kiwi slices and walnuts.