Tropical Paradise Salad Recipes

TROPICAL PARADISE SALAD

Steps:

• Pit, peel and slice the avocados, squeeze on a little lemon or lime.
• Thinly slice the tomatoes.
• Peel the mangoes and cut the flesh from the pits in large sections and slice thinly.
• Peel and slice the kiwi fruit.
• Place the peanuts in a food processor and chop finely.
• Combine the dressing ingredients.
• In a large bowl put in all ingredients, pour over dressing, toss well.
• Place on serving platter or dinner plates.
• Sprinkle with peanuts and serve immediately.

TROPICAL PARADISE PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk together the pancake mix and orange juice; the batter will be lumpy. Stir in the pineapple, banana, pecans, and coconut.
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium-high heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle, and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry. Flip, and cook until browned on the other side. Repeat with remaining batter.

TROPICAL SALAD

Steps:

• Arrange avocado, papaya, and cantaloupe on a plate. Drizzle with lemon juice. Garnish with basil.

TROPICAL TOSSED SALAD

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, cook and stir 4 tablespoons of sugar until melted and golden brown. Stir in the almonds until well coated. Remove to waxed paper to cool., In a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, parsley, salt, pepper, hot pepper sauce and remaining sugar. In a large bowl, combine the lettuces, oranges and onion. Break apart caramelized almonds; add to salad. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat.

TROPICAL ISLAND FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Toss pineapple, mangos, papayas, and bananas together in a large bowl.

BIRD OF PARADISE CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a large bowl; add in pineapple, grapes, and mango (if you are not serving right away, cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours; if you refrigerate longer, the pineapple tends to give off its juices).
• To make the dressing: whisk the mayonnaise, orange juice, and zest together in a small bowl.
• Stir in 1/4 cup nuts.
• Pour the dressing over the chicken mixture; toss gently but thoroughly.
• Peel the papaya, using a vegetable peeler.
• Cut it in half, remove the seeds, and the cut it vertically into even slices.
• Line individual plates with lettuce leaves; mound the chicken salad in the middle of the plate; arrange papaya slices around the salad along with a cluster of grapes.
• Sprinkle with remaining nuts; serve immediately.