Trisha Yearwood's strawberry salad

*photo from foodnetwork.com

and recipe by Trisha Yearwood

This is the most delicious, summery, crunchy salad you'll ever have. My Mom makes it on special occasions. 

Click HERE for recipe.

Caprese Salad

 

Sliced tomato (I used Roma) sliced whole mozzarella, fresh basil leaves (these beauties are from my Mom's garden) drizzle with Balsamic vinegar & season with salt & pepper. Seriously SOOO good! My baby Kora (she is 13 months) liked eating the mozzarella.

Broccoli & Bacon salad

This salad is SO dang good! Kai LOVES broccoli and bacon so I thought he would like it, but he did not. Francis and I really liked and.

The recipe is here

Taco Salad

iceberg lettuce, chopped

romaine lettuce, chopped

ground beef cooked with a little taco seasoning added

chopped tomatoes

grated cheese

plain greek yogurt (or sour cream if you like)

*toss ingrediants together & enjoy

(I did not include amounts so you can make this as big or small as you like)

Mel's Salad

See the yummy salad in the pic above?

My sister-in-law Mel made it once and I LOVED it.

Here is the recipe

1 cucumber halved & thinly sliced

2 tomatoes, diced

1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

mozzarella cheese, cubed (the real kind of mozz that comes in a ball in water is best)

salt & pepper

1 T Olive Oil

3 T Red Wine Vinegar

torn fresh basil leaves

Toss everything together & YUM!

Chicken Orange Pasta Salad

2 cups uncooked bowtie pasta

2 cups cooked chicken

2 celery ribs chopped

1 can (110z) mandarin oranges drained

1/3 c plain yogurt

1/3 c mayo

1/4 c orange juice concentrate

1 T white vinegar

2 t sugar

1/4t salt

1/4 t ground mustard

3 cups torn salad greens

Cook pasta. Drain & rinse with cold water. Combine chicken, pasta, celery, & oranges. In a separate small bowl mix yogurt, oj concentrate, vinegar, sugar, salt & mustard with whisk. Pour over pasta mixture and add greens...toss and enjoy!

* I also added a handful of chinese crunchy noodles for some texture. SOOO good!!!

Fresh Broccoli-Mandarin Orange Salad

*my kids NEVER eat salad (I am sad to say) but I LOVE this salad, especially for the hot summer months! Basically any salad recipe I get from my mom is AMAZING and this is no exception!

1 egg + 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
1 1/2 t cornstarch
1/4 c tarragon vinegar
3 T butter
4 c fresh broccoli florets
1/2 c slivered almonds
1 can (11oz) mandarin oranges
1/2 c sugar
1 t dry mustard
1/4 c water
1/2 c mayonnaise
6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
fresh spinach (one large bag)

In top of double boiler, whisk eggs, sugar, cornstarch and mustard. Combine vinegar & water, slowly add to egg mixture and whisk constantly. Place over hot water and cook, stir constantly until mixture becomes thick. Remove from heat and stir in butter and mayo. chill. 10-12 servings.