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An Apple A Day

October 14, 2010 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 27 Comments

I’m all apples, all the time…

Since I have so many of these things on the counter I’m working on different ways to enjoy the little suckers.

Here is a great little salad.

Truth be told I made it last week and now I’m addicted and I’ve had it 5 times since last Friday.

Uh, yes, I have issues.

fruits An Apple A Day

Apple Delicious Salad

2 cups baby spinach

2 apples sliced thin

1/4 cup parsley

1 shallot, diced

4 strips cooked bacon, crumbled

1/4 cup toasted pecans

parmesan cheese sliced thin (I use a veggie peeler)

juice of 1/2 lemon

extra virgin olive oil

S&P

fruits An Apple A DayIn a medium sized bowl combine the first 7 ingredients.  Toss to combine.  Squeeze lemon juice over the top of the salad.  Sprinkle with S&P.  Toss to coat.  Drizzle with just a touch of olive oil. Toss again.  Serve.  It’s amazing!

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Quick and Light Herb Salad

July 22, 2010 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 17 Comments

This is a take off on a salad that I once saw Rachael Ray make and thought, that is the strangest looking salad I’ve ever heard of, but I made hers and loved it!  I ate it every day for a month.  Then I started to give it a bit of a makeover and ended up with this little delight.  My kids eat around the mushrooms but gobble up the rest of it…

healthy eating for kids Quick and Light Herb Salad

1 bunch washed baby arugula

8 oz package of baby bella mushrooms sliced

3 stalks celery sliced thin

10 basil leaves julienned

handful of italian parsley chopped

parmesan cheese

1 lemon

1 T olive oil

S&P

In a large bowl toss in your arugula, mushrooms, celery, basil, and parsley.  Grate long slices of parmesan cheese on top.  Sprinkle with S&P.  Squeeze the juice of one half of your lemon on top of your salad.  Toss gently.  Season again with S&P if necessary.  Sprinkle with olive oil and toss again.  Serve it up with some crusty bread or alongside your dinner.  SOOOOO GOOD!!!

*Disclaimer I put ranch dressing on the boys version of this.  They just love their ranch!  But if they’re eating salad, who cares?  A lot of you out there have said that you can’t get your kids to eat salad.  My youngest two boys have always loved salad, Keegan, the oldest, not so much.  You know how I got him to eat it????  It’s so easy!!!  You’re not going to believe it!!!  CROUTONS!!!  That’s all it took, croutons!!!  Now the kid eats salad?!?  Go figure.

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It’s hot in here chef salad

June 1, 2010 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 14 Comments

Wow!  We went from 0 to 60 in seconds here in the Northeast and it is hot!  The last thing I want to do when it is hot and humid is turn on the oven or stove.  So I cranked the A/C and made up my hubs favorite dinner…my spin on a Chef Salad.  It’s filling, delicious, easy and cold!  Mmmmm!  Plus I got to christen the new salad bowl that my Aunt and Uncle bought me for our housewarming.  Yay!  Isn’t it pretty???  And yes, I know what you’re about to say…yes the boys eat this.  Brady and Cooper love salad and always eat the salad or veggies on their plate first.  Keegan on the other hand eats parts of his salad, mainly the beans, cucumbers, cold cuts oh yeah, and his garlic bread…


salads It’s hot in here chef salad

2 romaine hearts chopped

1 can cannellini beans, drained

1/2 pint grape tomatoes

1 european cucumber diced

1/4 cup red onion diced

6 radishes, dicedsalads It’s hot in here chef salad

12 green olives chopped

3 oz sliced turkey

3 0z sliced swiss cheese

3 0z sliced hard salami

3 oz sliced ham

2 T balsamic vinegar

1 T dijon mustard

1/2 t dried oregano

S&P

1/4 cup olive oil

salads It’s hot in here chef saladPlace the first seven ingredients in a large bowl and mix gently.  Place the cold cuts on top of the salad.  Set aside.  In a small bowl combine the vinegar, dijon mustard, oregano, salt and pepper.  Mix well.  Slowly drizzle in olive oil mixing quickly and constantly.  Pour over salad and toss.  Serve with some crusty bread and enjoy!

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