Dressed Up Salad Recipes

DRESSED-UP STEAK SALAD

Steps:

• In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the first 6 ingredients; shake well. Refrigerate until serving. , In a small bowl, combine marinade ingredients. Brush on both sides of steak; let stand for 30 minutes. Broil steak 4 in. from the heat until meat reaches desired doneness, 5-6 minutes on each side. , Meanwhile, on 2 plates, arrange greens, tomato, avocado and onion. Thinly slice steak; place on top of salads. Serve with dressing.

CREAMY SALAD DRESSING WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Whisk together the salt, pepper, paprika, sugar, garlic powder, oil, and vinegar until sugar is dissolved.
• Add sour cream and whisk the mixture briskly to combine.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

DRESSED UP CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut all fat off of chicken breasts, then pound with a meat mallet until very thin. Place one slice ham on top of each breast, then one slice cheese. Then place enough dressing on lower half of each chicken piece, fold over and secure with toothpicks.
• Dip rolled/stuffed chicken breasts into buttermilk, then crumbs. Place coated chicken pieces in a 9x13 inch baking dish and put butter or margarine pieces around chicken. Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear. Remove cover for last 15 minutes to brown.

" DRESSED UP" SALAD WITH SECRET DRESSING

Steps:

• SALAD.
• In salad bowl, tear lettuce and add green or red onion and seasonings (for some reason, it seems to work better with the onion mixed in with salad greens, not as one of the "rings"). Toss and smooth greens so top is uniformly level.
• FORMAL ATTIRE.
• Proceed to "dress up" the salad by making a 1" ring (1-1/2" for wider bowls) of grated carrot around edge of bowl thick enough to cover the greens.
• Then make rings inside this of corn, then green pepper, then beets or tomatoes then mushroom slices piled in the center circle. If using beets and tomatoes both, make it tomatoes then a ring of mushrooms then a mound of shredded beets in center.
• Make sure rings are thick enough to cover all the "naked" greens. You can use any vegetables of your choice to make the rings, such as radishes, olives or water chestnuts, but I prefer the varying colors and blend of flavors of the above.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to place it on buffet or dinner table.
• SECRET DRESSING.
• Make Secret Dressing by placing cut pieces of ginger root and vinegar in a blender and blend until smooth. Press through a mesh strainer over a bowl, squeezing out pulp to get more liquid into bowl. Pour liquid back into rinsed-out blender.
• Add honey, garlic and soy sauce. Blend well. Slowly add oil while blender is on low to mix.
• Pour into a jar with cover, shake and refrigerate. When ready to serve salad, shake jar and pour into a cruet for guests to pour their own.
• PRESENTATION.
• Put salad on buffet or dinner table and after everyone oohs and aahs, toss well and serve with secret dressing in a cruet for them to pour on desired amount.

DRESSED-UP PASTA AND PEPPER SALAD

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except dressing in large bowl. Add dressing; toss to coat. Cover.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until ready to serve.

GRANDMA'S WATERCRESS SALAD ALL DRESSED UP

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, toss watercress, gorgonzola, onion, nuts and vinaigrette. Season and decoratively place in the center of a chilled plate (be sure to divide all ingredients evenly amongst 4 plates). Garnish salad with slices of prosciutto, figs and a drizzle of fig balsamic vinegar.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium saute pan over medium heat, melt butter and then add nuts. Toss nuts in pan until well coated with butter, then add honey and toss some more until nuts are well coated. Season with salt, pepper and a touch of cayenne pepper. Put nuts in oven for about 5 to 7 minutes, tossing regularly so they toast evenly. Cool. Store in airtight container until needed.
• Place all ingredients in blender except oil. Process until smooth and then slowly drizzle in oil. Adjust seasoning, as desired.