Redgoldandgreenasparagustomatopastasalad Recipes

RED-AND-GREEN SALAD

Steps:

• Boil 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, 2 tablespoons brown sugar and the juice of 1 lemon in a saucepan until thickened, about 5 minutes. Whisk in 2/3 cup olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Combine torn frisee, romaine lettuce and red endive in a large bowl. Add sliced red onion, scallions, parsley and candied walnuts. Toss with the dressing.

ASPARAGUS-TOMATO SALAD WITH DRESSING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients; set aside. Place asparagus in a large saucepan with enough water to cover; cook until crisp-tender. Drain and cool. , Combine asparagus, tomatoes and onion in a bowl. Pour dressing over salad; toss to coat. Serve immediately or refrigerate.

TRICOLORE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• For the dressing: Whisk together the vinegar, oil and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
• For the salad: Cook the pasta according to the package directions, about 9 minutes. Drain well and let cool slightly until just warm to the touch, about 5 minutes.
• Add the pasta to the dressing and toss well to coat. Allow to cool to room temperature in the dressing, tossing occasionally. Add the arugula, basil, tomatoes, peppers, cheese and salt and toss well to combine and coat everything in the dressing. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

GREAT GREEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, white wine vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, sugar, parsley, lemon juice and garlic. Add the avocado, and stir to coat with the dressing.
• Just before serving, add the salad greens, and toss to coat with dressing. Sprinkle sliced almonds and feta cheese over the top.

RED AND GREEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, toss the salad greens, onion and fruit. Drizzle with dressing. Serve immediately.

SPANISH GREEN SALAD WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS AND PRESERVED LEMON

Steps:

• Cut up the red peppers into quarters, drizzle with some olive oil, and place under broiler to roast. Once the skins are somewhat blackened, remove from heat and cover so that the skins can come loose.
• Slice the garlic cloves (preferably large Russian red - use more cloves if they are small) and saute them in 2 T of olive oil. Pour the oil and the browned sliced garlic into a container and set aside.
• Thinly slice the fennel bulb. Saute it briefly in the saucepan you made the garlic inches.
• The lemons are for making quick preserved lemons. Juice one lemon and put it in a saucepan with a T of salt and 1/2 T of sugar. Take the second lemon and slice it very thinly and put it in the lemon juice mixture in the saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Clean and roughly chop the head of romaine and place it in a large salad bowl with room for tossing. Grate the carrot and add it to the bowl. Chop the roma tomatoes into large pieces and add to the bowl as well. Add the sauted fennel.
• Peel the roasted peppers, cut them into strips and add them to the salad bowl.
• Combine the preserved lemon slices with the olive oil and garlic chips. Add a T or two of the lemon liquid and more olive oil, mix it a bit and let the garlic and lemon flavours mix.
• Pour over the salad, add the olives, and toss thoroughly so the oil and lemon coats everything. Add fresh ground pepper and salt to taste, adding more olive oil and reserved lemon liquid as needed.
• Let the salad sit in the fridge for at least an hour so the flavours can combine, then serve.

BLUE GREEN AND RED POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two. Transfer potatoes to a large bowl and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Cut potatoes into bite size pieces and return to bowl. Stir in the blue cheese, apples, green onions, and celery. Mix in the sour cream and mayonnaise; season with salt and pepper to taste.

GREEN GODDESS PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a pot of heavily salted water, cook the tortellini according to the package directions.
• Make the dressing: While the water comes to a boil, chop enough of the fennel fronds to equal 1/4 cup. Put the fronds in a blender. Thinly slice enough of the fennel bulb for 3/4 cup, and set it aside. (Reserve any remaining fennel for another use.)
• Add sour cream, basil, chives, parsley, garlic, 1 scallion, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper to the blender with the fronds and purée until smooth. With the blender running, slowly drizzle in olive oil. Taste and add more salt or lemon juice, or both, if needed.
• As soon as the tortellini is done, drain it well and put it in a large mixing bowl. Immediately, while it's still hot, toss in enough of the dressing to coat. Let pasta cool in the dressing, at least 20 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• Thinly slice remaining 2 scallions and add to bowl with tortellini. Toss in sliced fennel and sugar-snap peas. Drizzle with more dressing, tossing if needed.
• To serve, transfer to a serving bowl, gently toss in arugula, drizzle with more olive oil and grind more fresh pepper over.

RED AND GREEN TOMATO SALSA

Steps:

• If using tomatillos, discard outer husks and rinse tomatillos under warm water.
• Chop tomatoes or tomatillos fine (there should be about 1 1/2 cups) and in a bowl stir together with remaining ingredients. Let salsa stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Salsa may be made 4 hours ahead and chilled, covered.

GREEN GODDESS PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Pour pasta (from Suddenly Salad box) into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta. Rinse with cold water; drain well.
• In large bowl, stir together seasoning (from Suddenly Salad box), mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, garlic powder and salt to make dressing.
• Add pasta, chick peas, spinach, peas, avocado, parsley, chives and basil to dressing mixture in bowl; toss to gently coat. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until serving.

RED, GOLD AND GREEN ASPARAGUS- TOMATO- PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile prepare asaparagus: Rinse under water, cut off the ends and peel the bottom 1/3 of each stalk. Cut into 2 cm (1/2 inch) pieces.
• Heat the oil in a pan. When its hot add the asparagus and sautee over medium heat for 4 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar and sautee another minutes. Sprinkle with pepper.
• In a big bowl combine cherry tomatoes, asparagus, feta and pasta. Toss to mix and sprinkle with pine nuts or sunflower seeds if using.
• Enjoy.