Onion Trio Salad Recipes

3-SALAD CHEF'S SALAD PLATE

Steps:

• Gather your ingredients.
• For the beef salad: In a mixing bowl, combine sour cream, horseradish, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, chives, dill and black pepper. Chop the beef and combine with sauce. When you serve, arrange watercress or arugula under and/or around rounded scoops of the salad, about 4 ounces per platter.
• For the deviled ham: Tear ham into coarse pieces. Add to a food processor and finely chop the ham by pulsing it 10 to 12 times. Add to a mixing bowl and return processor bowl to base. Coarsely chopped celery and onion, crush garlic and finely chop thyme and add to ham. Season the ham with cayenne pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and relish then stir salad with rubber spatula. Rinse processor blade and bowl and return to base. To serve, arrange a small bed of lettuce leaves under rounded scoops of deviled ham, about 4 ounces per portion.
• For the chicken salad: Preheat broiler.
• Separate the skin and bones from chicken and place meat in food processor with fat. Pulse the processor to finely chop the chicken and transfer to a mixing bowl. Add processor bowl back to base, coarsely chop the celery, shallot, crushed garlic and tarragon leaves and pulse to finely chop. Add to the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Add lemon juice and Dijon mustard and stir well with rubber spatula. To serve, arrange the chicken salad on a bed of a few leaves of lettuce and top with capers and chopped cornichons.
• To serve: Cut edges of bread, arrange the bread on a baking sheet and lightly toast on both sides under broiler. Cut toasts from corner to corner. Quarter the eggs lengthwise. Cut cheese into portions.
• Arrange platter: ham salad, hard-boiled eggs, beef salad, portion of cheese or cheeses of choice, chicken salad, 4 toast points per person.

ONION TRIO PASTA

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the leeks, onions and green onions in oil over medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring occasionally, 5-10 minutes longer or until onions are golden brown. Meanwhile, prepare linguine according to package directions., Add the broth, currants and vinegar to the onion mixture; bring to a boil. Add cream and salt; cook, for 3-5 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Stir in the arugula, cheese and thyme. Drain linguine; toss with sauce.

TRI-COLOR PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Toss cooled pasta with cheese, broccoli and Italian-style dressing to taste. Serve immediately.

THREE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together green beans, wax beans, kidney beans, onion, sugar, vinegar, vegetable oil, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Let set in refrigerator for at least 12 hours.

FETTUCCINE WITH A TRIO OF TOMATOES SALAD

Steps:

• Cook fettuccine al dente by following the package directions; drain; rinse under cold water; drain completely and set aside.
• To make the dressing: in a small bowl, mix together the vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper.
• Whisk until the salt and sugar have dissolved, then whisk in the olive oil until an emulsion forms.
• Add the tomatoes, onion, capers, and oregano to a bowl; add in the dressing; toss gently to coat.
• To serve: serve fettuccine on individual plates; top with tomato mixture; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

PASTA WITH CARAMELIZED ONION TRIO, ARUGULA, WITH MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet. Over medium heat cook the onions and leeks for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low and cover, cooking about 20 minutes or until the onions and leeks are golden brown, stirring frequently.
• Prepare pasta according to package directions.
• Bring the broth to boil in a saucepan add the vinegar. Add the onions, cream and salt to the broth and cook 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, stir in all ingredients. Then toss with the pasta.
• Serving Size is 1 1/4 cups.