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Exotic Chicken Salad

Saladseekers — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:00:31 +0000

Here is an Exotic Chicken Salad that will be the perfect ethnic salad for your next dinner party.

Exotic Chicken Salad

Makes 10 Servings

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 honeydew melon

• 6 cups cubed, cooked chicken meat

• 2 cups chopped celery

• 2 cups seedless grapes

• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts

• 1/2 cup sour cream

• 1/2 cup plain yogurt

• 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder

• salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Cut melon in half, and remove seeds. Cut into bite-size pieces.

Add chicken, celery, grapes and water chestnuts.

Wisk together sour cream, yogurt, and curry powder in a small bowl. Gently stir into salad.

Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

Salads- How to create your very own Salad Garden

Saladseekers — Mon, 18 May 2009 05:21:39 +0000

With the price of produce going up on a daily basis and all the food safety issues that make the news it only makes sense to create your own garden. If you have a love for salads it can be hard finding delicious, refreshing veggies to go in your salad at the local grocery store. My solution to that is to plant your own salad garden. I am going to give you some quick and easy steps to achieve a source for all your scrumptious salads.

Caesar Salad

Saladseekers — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:31:00 +0000

The Caesar salad is one of the most recognizable salads in restaurants. Often served with chicken or steamed shrimp, the Caesar salad is great! Originated in Tijuana, Mexico by Caesar Cardini in the 1920s developed this salad because he actually running out of food in his restaurant. Cardini used what he had left in his kitchen - romaine, garlic, croutons, and Parmesan cheese, boiled eggs, olive oil and Worcestershire sauce. He quickly served this salad as finger food to his customers and the salad became an instant hit worldwide. His brother, Alex, decided to add anchovies to the recipe, much to Caesar’s dismay. Whether you like anchovies or not, Saladseekers has found a light Caesar salad that is still tasty and will be a great satisfying salad.

Cinco de Mayo Salads!

Saladseekers — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:03:38 +0000

Today is Cinco de Mayo and in honor of this day, Saladseekers has a few Mexican bean salads to share at your Cinco de Mayo festivities. Enjoy these tasty and diet friendly ensalada recipes. BLACK BEAN AND RICE SALAD (VEGAN) 2 cups cooked rice -- cooled 1 cup black beans – drained and cooked 1 cup chopped tomatoes 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded 1 tablespoon fresh parsley -- snipped 1/4 cup Low calorie Italian salad dressing 1 tablespoon Fresh lime juice Lettuce leaves Combine rice, beans, tomato, cheese (if desired), and parsley in large bowl. Pour dressing and lime juice over rice mixture. Toss. Serve on lettuce leaves.

Make your chicken salad low fat…and still taste good!

Saladseekers — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:38:23 +0000

Chicken salads taste great over a few crackers or in between two slices of bread. However, chicken salad has quite a few calories and if you are watching your weight, chicken salad is a silent sabotage to your weight loss. Try these tips to make a low fat chicken salad and have it still taste great!

- Use low fat vinaigrette instead of mayonnaise.

- Add fruits, nuts or other vegetables to your chicken salad. You will be adding essential nutrients to your delicious salad.

- Use one part mayonnaise and one part low fat yogurt to cut down the calories.

- Add some spice to your chicken salad. Try rosemary, cayenne pepper or even a bay leaf to give your chicken salad a distinct but delicious flavor.