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  • #589819
    luv2hack
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    Any one have good salad recipes for Shabbos? I’m desperate. I dont have any for even the most basic ones like cucumber or tomato salad so anything would help… Thanks!

    #898567
    tzippi
    Member

    Cucumber: peel strips on 3 scrubbed cucumbers, slice thin and put in container in layers, salting each layer lightly (don’t obsess over this).

    After an hour or two (or more if you forget about it) drain, mix with: 1/3 c. vinegar, 2/3 c. water, 1/3 c. sugar.

    Coleslaw: 1 bag of coleslaw combined with 1 c. coleslaw, 2 Tbsp. water, 2 Tbsp. vinegar (garlic wine vinegar is wonderful; you can put a clove in plain wine vinegar and let it sit for a while), 2 tsp. salt, at least 2 Tbsp. sugar, a shake of black pepper

    Bagged salad with deli chunks, croutons, grape or cherry tomatoes, hearts of palm, and your favorite dressing. (There are some really good ones out there.)

    These are basics. There are a lot of good and easy salad recipes in the Jewish cookbooks. I don’t have time to send any plus there are copyright issues. Some old faithful ones that always come out well are broccoli cashew and Asian coleslaw.

    Here’s one more: broccoli, cauliflower, baby corn, Italian green beans, mushrooms, cooked carrot slice combined with Italian dressing and liquids from any cans used.

    B’taiavon!

    P.S. I go for marinated salads, especially before a yom tov so I can prep as much in advance.

    #898568
    kapusta
    Participant

    luv2hack, dont worry, queen kapusta is here to rescue you from the saladless. Sorry I dont have measurements, (if you really want, I could try to figure some out.)

    cucumber salad:

    dressing:

    vinegar

    sugar

    water

    ingredients:

    onion

    CUCUMBER!!!

    name unknown salad (I do have a real recipe for this somewhere, I could try to find it for you.)

    dressing:

    honey

    mustard

    oil

    ingredients:

    lettuce

    chicken

    pastrami (optional)

    good luck!

    *kapusta*

    #898569
    ChanieE
    Participant

    And this is just Shabbos lunch 🙂

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    Moroccan Pepper & Tomato Salad

    3 red peppers, diced

    28 oz. can diced tomatoes

    Chopped garlic

    Chopped jalapenos

    Olive oil

    Hot sesame oil, optional

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    Sephardi Carrot Salad

    Carrots, peeled and sliced

    Paprika

    Cinnamon

    Cayenne

    Cumin

    Dressing

    Lemon juice

    Olive oil

    Salt

    Honey (optional)

    Cook carrots and spices in water until carrots are as soft as you like them. Drain the carrots but save the cooking liquid. Mix the dressing ingredients then pour the dressing and some cooking water over the carrots.

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    Spicy Eggplant (delicious with gefilte fish!)

    Eggplant, washed well (unpeeled) and cut into chunks

    Several hot cherry peppers, seeded and chopped finely

    15 oz. can tomato sauce

    Chili powder

    Cook over a very low flame until soft (an hour? more?). Fight the urge to add water! The eggplant will release liquid as it cooks.

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    Provencal Eggplant Salad (Based on a recipe from Healthy Cooking for the Jewish Home, Faye Levy)

    Chopped garlic

    Olives

    Capers

    Lemon juice

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    Wheat Berry Salad

    Wheat berries

    Craisins

    Dressing

    Orange juice

    Olive oil

    Salt

    Pepper

    Mix the dressing then pour over the wheat berries and craisins.

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    Quinoa with spinach

    Quinoa

    Frozen chopped spinach, thawed

    Cook quinoa in salted water, according to package directions. Add spinach while the quinoa is still hot. Optionally, you may dress with an olive oil and lemon juice vinaigrette.

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    Chickpea Salad

    Can chickpeas, rinsed & drained

    Olives stuffed w/ pimentos, cut in half

    Red pepper strips, chopped (optional)

    Dressing

    Lemon juice

    Olive oil

    Chopped garlic

    Salt

    Pepper

    Combine dressing ingredients; pour over chickpeas, olives and red peppers.

    (This recipe is based on a Ronzoni pasta salad recipe but I always have way too many starches for Shabbos lunch and this is delicious on its own.)

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    Potato Salad

    Potatoes, peeled, diced, cooked in salted water until tender but not mushy

    Dressing

    Mayonnaise

    Salt

    Pepper (white is nice)

    Lemon juice

    Optional:

    Hard boiled egg, still hot from cooking

    Sugar

    Stir mayonnaise (this step will help ensure a smooth dressing), stir in salt & pepper, add lemon juice and stir until smooth. If you are using light mayo you may need to add a little water because it is thick.

    Optional: mash egg very finely, stir in a little sugar, add to dressing. This will make the dressing rich & delicious!

    Gently toss potatoes in dressing.

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    Red Cabbage Salad

    1 bag red cabbage

    Salt

    Sesame seeds

    Slivered or sliced almonds

    Dressing

    Vinegar (I use brown rice vinegar in this recipe but any will do)

    Olive oil

    Honey

    Plenty of black pepper

    Toss cabbage with salt.

    CAREFULLY toast sesame seeds and almonds in the oven. Bake them in separate pans so you can remove each as it is ready.

    Mix dressing then pour over cabbage, sesame seeds & almonds.

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    Creole Slaw

    1 bag green cabbage

    1 jar marinated artichokes

    1 jar sliced olives

    Dressing

    Vinegar

    Olive oil

    Spicy brown mustard

    Sugar (optional)

    Pepper

    Mix cabbage, artichokes (break up chunks) and olives. Mix dressing ingredients and pour over vegetables.

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    Avocado and Hearts of Palm

    Avocado

    Lemon juice

    Canned sliced hearts of palm, drained

    Chopped garlic

    Olive oil

    Salt

    Pepper

    Dice avocado and toss with lemon juice to prevent browning. Add hearts of palm. Make dressing of remaining ingredients and gently fold into avocado and hearts of palm.

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    Macaroni Salad

    Cooked elbows, shells, spirals or similar pasta

    Red pepper, very finely chopped

    Pickles, very finely chopped

    Dressing

    Mayonnaise

    Italian dressing

    Mix mayonnaise and Italian dressing then mix with other ingredients.

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    Farfale with Chestnuts

    Cooked farfale (large bowties)

    Bag of chestnuts, roughly chopped

    Dressing

    Mayonnaise

    Pasta cooking water

    Salt

    Pepper

    Thin mayo slightly with a bit of cooking water (or plain water), add salt and pepper and mix with pasta and chestnuts.

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    Orzo Salad

    Cooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta)

    Dressing

    Lemon juice

    Lime juice

    Olive oil

    Salt

    Pepper

    Mix dressing then toss with orzo and drained dried fruit.

    #898570
    anonowriter
    Participant

    Taco Salad:

    bag lettuce

    tomatoes, sliced and cut in quarters

    Cucumbers, sliced and cut in half

    pickles, diced

    purple onion, diced (optional)

    Mushrooms, sliced (can be sauteed)(optional)

    Taco or Tortilla chips, slightly crushed

    for fleishig salad, you can brown ground meat with taco seasoning or just add crumbled leftover hamburger.

    dressing: equal parts mayo and salsa

    dress the salad and add taco chips immediately before serving. you don’t want the chips to get soggy.

    Tomato salad:

    Egg Tomatoes, sliced thin

    Purple onion, sliced thin and cut in half (if too strong for your taste, use scallions instead)

    dress with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, garlic powder and a little basil

    Terra stick salad:

    Romaine lettuce or euro salad mix

    grape tomatoes, halved

    mushrooms, sliced

    terra sticks

    dressing: ketchup, vinegar, honey, drop of mustard, garlic powder

    dress the salad and add terra sticks immediately before serving. you don’t want the chips to get soggy.

    String bean and red pepper salad:

    Fresh string beans, washed and cut into smallish pieces

    Red pepper, cut to same size as string beans

    Purple onion, diced

    dressing: mayo, drop vinegar, garlic powder, drop of mustard, dash salt, dash sugar. add water slowly til creamy, pourable consistency.

    this salad lasts for a while, so you can prepare it in advance. (I came up with it when we forgot to steam the string beans before shabbos and had a ton of red peppers. it was gone by the end of the meal…)If you want to add some sliced baby corn as well, it shouldn’t detract…

    If you need any more ideas, just write!

    #898571
    kapusta
    Participant

    Chanie, do you have a recipe for a mushroom salad? (I think its very popular at syrian weddings)

    babaganoush

    eggplant

    chumus

    garlic powder to taste.

    *kapusta*

    #898572
    Jax
    Member

    how come JayMatt doesn’t share his recipes anymore from Cooking School?!

    #898573
    oomis
    Participant

    These all sound so yummy. Thanks for posting them.

    #898574
    ChanieE
    Participant

    Sorry, I don’t do mushrooms. Are you looking for a marinated salad? Cooked? Stuffed?

    #898575
    kapusta
    Participant

    marinated.

    *kapusta*

    #898576
    lakewoodwife
    Participant

    here are two really easy and delicious recipes, both use the same secret ingredient (no one has ever guessed what it is)-A good bottled Italian dressing. Most of the heimish brands don’t cut it- the only heimish one that I’ve used successfully for cooking is La Jolla’s Bravo Italian.

    Marinated mushrooms (this is for you Kapusta):

    mushrooms -whole or cut in half or quarters, depending on the size

    2 or 3 bay leaves

    Italian dressing (see above)

    put mushrooms and bay leaves in container and cover with dressing. Let marinate at least a few hours. This salad will last for weeks in the fridge. I’ve even been known to just add more mushrooms after a week or two.

    4-bean Salad – this is just an open and dump salad but this is the salad I’m always asked to make. People love it.

    1 can chick peas, drained & rinsed

    1 can kidney beans, drained & rinsed

    1 can green beans (reg cut, NOT french cut), drained

    1 can wax beans, drained

    mix together and add Italian dressing. This salad can be eaten right away but tastes better after it marinates, It will last a long time. If you keep it pareve you can add some cubes of cheese to the leftovers and it makes a great lunch!

    #898577
    JayMatt19
    Participant

    I make a deli salad. I go to the butcher, and I get the end pieces from the cold cuts e.g. smoked turkey, sorned beef etc. (the pieces near the end which cannot be sliced). I then make a salad of lettuce, carrots (peeled, not sliced), cucumbers, tomatoes, red yellow and orange peppers. I then cut the meat into small pieces and add it to the top of the salad.

    It is a meal in itself!

    #898578
    feivel
    Participant

    Not-Exactly-a-Salad salad:

    two pieces of rye bread, with seeds

    place pastrami and mustard in between the two slices

    pickles on the side

    eat

    #898579
    Jax
    Member

    JayMatt: my family makes that type of meat salad too! what ingredients do you use as a dressing for the salad?!

    #898580
    Jax
    Member

    feivel: wow and you can make it yourself even! no need to ask for help with that one! 😉

    #898581
    squeak
    Participant

    feivel, you are absolutely right. That is the best salad you could ask for. I have a recipe for another salad. Slice peppers, onions and mushrooms, light a BBQ grill and put the vegetables around a 21 oz steak. Grill until medium rare, and leave the veggies on the side of your plate.

    #898582
    kapusta
    Participant

    lakewood wife, thanx!

    *kapusta*

    #898583
    isher
    Member

    I’ve got a recipe for a great Greek Salad will post it IY after Shabbos.

    #898584
    Professional
    Member

    Avocado salad with exact quantities?

    #898585
    agent
    Participant

    I don’t have a name for this salad but here it is-it is more of a sweet salad

    Ingredients:

    cucumbers

    craison

    slivered almonds-toasted-spary cooking spray on it an put it into the oven until golden

    Dressing:

    a drop of oil

    vinegar

    salt

    pepper

    sugar-I like to use splenda-I personally think it taste better

    Enjoy!

    #898586
    Wisey
    Participant

    Hello, has anyone tried tomato,avocado,green onion and feta cheese?

    #898587
    MeemaYehudis
    Member

    Here is a really easy, very pretty, & delicious salad:

    Beets (if using fresh, steam, unpeeled, until ready. Cool, peel & cut in strips or small cubes.) Canned are fine, though fresh have a better flavor.

    Lettuce (I find it much quicker to use bagged prechecked)

    Mayonnaise

    Combine beets & lettuce.

    Add mayonnaise & mix well.

    Lettuce becomes pink, so it’s very nice looking.

    I always serve this on Rosh HaShannah because beets are selek, as in silka.

    #898588
    haifagirl
    Participant

    Here’s another easy one:

    1 bag frozen peas, thawed

    1 red pepper diced

    1/4 – 1/2 cup cashews

    1 bottle Italian dressing

    Mix.

    Even people who hate peas love this salad.

    #898589
    zen3344
    Participant

    Two possibilities, but I don’t know the correct proportions:

    Corn salad…sour pickles chopped, corn, red pepper chopped, dill and mayo to taste.

    Radish salad…radishes, scallions, dill and mayo to taste.

    #898590
    yentingyenta
    Participant

    this is one of our family favorites

    1 small can button mushrooms

    tomatoes

    one small onion sliced

    2 scallions, cut in small rings (optional)

    2 T oil

    2 T vinegar

    1 T sugar or splenda

    Can also add 1 can hearts of palm (Hadar is good), and/or avocado cut in chunks. can add/subtract ingredients based on family preferences (we use lots more tomato than mushrooms)

    tastes best if marinates 1/2-1 hour. does not taste good if marinated overnight. best when fresh

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