Commanders Palace California Salad With Honey Yogurt Dressing Recipes

COMMANDER'S PALACE CALIFORNIA SALAD WITH HONEY-YOGURT DRESSING

Steps:

• Add all the dressing ingredients into blender container.
• Pulse several times or until well blended.
• Mix salad ingredients in a large salad bowl.
• Serve on chilled plates with dressing on the side.

CALIFORNIA SALAD

Steps:

• In large serving salad bowl layer torn lettuce, broken cauliflower, chopped green onions, crumbled bacon and shredded cheddar cheese.
• In small bowl mix together sugar and mayonnaise well.
• Pour over the top of layered salad- cover and chill until ready to serve.
• TOSS JUST BEFORE SERVING.

CRABMEAT IMPERIAL FROM COMMANDER'S PALACE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large skillet, sauté onions, bell pepper, celery, and green onions in melted butter.
• Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, and pimento. Sauté for about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire, and Tabasco. Let cool.
• In large mixing bowl, ladle sauce over crabmeat and fold gently with hands to coat crabmeat.
• Using your hands, fill individual casserole pans or large shells with crabmeat. Thinly coat the top with mayonnaise. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake until bubbly.

CALIFORNIA SALAD AND DRESSING

Steps:

• To make dressing:.
• To a food processor or blender add all dressing ingredients except oil.
• Whiz together.
• With processor running, slowly add oil to dressing ingredients. Whiz until dressing emulsifies.
• Store in refrigerator until needed.
• To make salad:.
• Place greens in a large salad bowl.
• Thinly slice onion and separate into rings, add to bowl.
• Peel, pit and slice avocadoes. Add to bowl.
• Peel oranges and cut into bite sized pieces. Add to bowl. You may use one can of mandarin oranges, drained, if you don't have fresh oranges.
• Toss all salad ingredients together.
• Add dressing just before serving and toss again.
• Makes 3/4 cup dressing and 6 servings of salad.

COMMANDER'S SALAD

Steps:

• Tear greens into bite-sized pieces.
• In a large salad bowl, combine the greens,bacon, cheese, and croutons.
• Put 1/2 cup oil and the remaining dressing ingredients in a blender.
• Cover and blend on low speed.
• Remove cover and gradually blend in remaining oil.
• To serve, pour 8 T. of dressing over salad and toss.
• Divide onto individual plates and garnish each serving with the hard boiled egg.
• Refrigerate any leftover salad dressing.

SPINACH CUCUMBER SALAD WITH YOGURT DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk the lemon juice and honey in a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the yogurt and olive oil together. Whisk while adding the yogurt to the lemon juice in a thin stream. Add the mint, then add the salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill the dressing for up to 24 hours.
• Combine the spinach, cucumbers and onion in a large bowl. Season with a little salt and pepper. Add just enough dressing to moisten the salad. Toss to coat, and serve with extra dressing on the side.

COMMANDER'S PALACE WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Make the raspberry sauce:.
• In a saucepan, combine the raspberries and the sugar.
• Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for two minutes.
• Flame with the brandy and stir until the flame is extinguished.
• Pour sauce through a fine sieve and reserve.
• Prepare the mousse:.
• Slowly melt the chocolate in a double boiler over very low heat.
• Whip the one and a half cups of heavy cream until soft peaks form.
• Add confectioner's sugar and whip until stiff peaks form.
• Whip the egg whites in a bowl with the cream of tartar, gradually adding the granulated sugar until stiff peaks form (do not overbeat).
• When the melted chocolate has cooled slightly, add the two tablespoons of heavy cream and stir to achieve a pouring consistency.
• Slowly add the chocolate mixture to the whipped cream, folding gently.
• Then, fold the egg whites and the chocolate/cream mixture together.
• To serve, spoon 2 tablespoons of raspberry sauce into the bottom of each of six large-bowled wine glasses (or martini or margarita glasses).
• Spoon the mousse over the sauce.
• Chill for at least two hours.
• Garnish with shaved semisweet dark chocolate.