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Same Salad - Three Ways

October 18th 2009 17:02

I've noticed that I frequently try to change the plating of something as simple as a salad, just to make it look different. Here is an example of one simple dinner salad plated three different ways. Each looks different, but it is really the same exact salad - lettuce, cucumber, tomato, and orange slice.

Classy Letuce Wedge

This first plating has the lettuce kept as a wedge - seems to be all the rage in restaurants these days. The other items are simply circled around the wedge on the plate.

Traditional Dinner Salad

The second plating is just a traditional dinner salad, tear up the lettuce, and place the cucumber and tomato slices on top. Place the orange wedge to the side.

Homestyle Dinner Salad

Our final plating is similar to the second one. The lettuce is torn, but we've added more cucumber slices and circled the entire plate with them. The tomatoes are diced, and cover the inner portion of the salad. The orange wedge was eliminated for this plating, but could still be served on the side.

Just one example of how to change the plating of certain dishes to change the appearance. You can make something look classier, more traditional, or more homey just by plating it differently.

Happy Cooking!

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Posted By: DeAnne - Category: Salads

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Cucumber & Cilantro Salad with carrots and tomatoes

July 8th 2009 04:08

Lara M. posted on Food Slate yesterday a Refreshing Cucumber and Coriander Salad with Lime Juice. I'm not a huge fan of cilantro (coriander, for those of you not in the U.S.), but decided I'd try a variation of it. In Lara M's post - About Coriander - she mentions that flat parsley is a milder substitute. So for my salad, I decided to combine cilantro and flat parsley. Her recipe calls for two bunches of coriander, but I only used about 1/2 bunch of cilantro and 1/2 bunch of flat parsley. I cut the cucumber into matchsticks, and added about 1/2 cup of matchstick carrots, and 1 cup of diced tomatoes. For the dressing, I used 1/8 cup olive oil, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon Balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon sugar, and about 1/2 teaspoon sea salt. I also used my garlic pepper grinder to liberally season the salad after tossing with the dressing.

Cilantro, cucumber, carrot, tomato salad

I served this on a bed of Romaine lettuce leaves with my roasted pork tenderloin. We topped off the meal with some zuchini and yellow squash sauteed in butter and garlic pepper.

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Posted By: DeAnne - Category: Salads

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Taco Salad

September 17th 2008 07:14

Taco Salad

Ingredients:

2 lbs ground beef, cooked and drained

1 pkg taco seasoning

1 bottle low calorie Catalina dressing

1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed

2 fresh tomatoes, chopped

1 head lettuce, chopped

3 c shredded cheddar cheese

black olives

bag of Doritos

Directions:

In a bowl, mix beef, taco seasoning and dressing. Add rest of ingredients except for Doritos. Chill for several hours before serving. Crush and put Doritos on top when serving.

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Posted By: Tina Musial - Category: Salads

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