Comments on: Food Fridays: Summer Salads

By: Heidi

Heidi — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:01:27 +0000

My hus loves anything made with cilantro. Soon we will have many fresh veggies from his garden so I will try one of these recipes. Thanks for sharing.

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:37:05 +0000

I just can’t wrap my head around the idea of watermelon in a salad. I LOVE watermelon…I LOVE salad – just not together.

the second salad sounds too awesome for words, tho. I’m gonna have to go buy me some peppers.

I was lazy and didn’t get anything typed up, but this one from Pioneer Woman is a winner!
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/03/my_most_favorite_salad_ever_ever_ever_ever/

By: JenBun

JenBun — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:06:59 +0000

I totally forgot to do this today! Well, here is my delightfully long comment o’ salads!

My all-time fave is a regular green salad– I do mixed baby greens, chopped green onions, diced tomatoes and avocadoes, sliced mushrooms, and maybe some carrots or corn for excitement and color– and then I chop up two GardenBurger veggie burger patties on top (grilled or microwaved)— SOOOO good! Especially good topped with Annie’s Goddess Dressing! (from Henry’s or Trader Joe’s or the like)

So easy, so delicious! I’ll try to post another recipe to my space and come back to comment when it’s up!

By: sdh

sdh — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:14:14 +0000

My favorite is a corn and zucchini salad. The original recipe I found here:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/230474

But as always, I made several changes and substitutions. I can’t seem to follow a recipe as written, there’s always something I don’t like (in this case cilantro)!

My version:

some olive oil
some chopped shallots
1/2 bag of frozen corn
2 medium zucchini quartered lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick pieces
some ground cumin
some sea salt
some black pepper
1/2 of a red (or orange) bell pepper, diced
some kind of green leafy thing cut up into small pieces (ie. spinach, watercress, parsley, etc)

Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook shallots, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add corn, zucchini, cumin, red pepper, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until zucchini is tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the green leafy and stir until heated and mixed.

It’s a very versatile and forgiving recipe. It’s good hot or cold, alone, or with pasta or rice. Last time I made it I burned the shallots a little, but it still tasted good!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:39:40 +0000

My favorite summer salad doesn’t have a formal recipe. We change it up often but it generally consists of pasta (I like farfalle or fusilli), diced hearts of palm, mandarin oranges, diced artichoke hearts, fun (grape) tomatoes, olives, maybe some flaked tuna or salmon, all in a balsamic vinagrette. Actually, i *just* got some more hearts of palm yesterday to make this this weekend.

I recently tried a nice rice pilaf/black bean/diced cucumber salad that was really great. (sshhhhh it was weight watchers)

As for frozen treats, we’re so addicted to shave ice that we got a little machine. mmmm.

By: cdp

cdp — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:56:06 +0000

That first salad looks delicious! I will definitely have to try that out while we’re at the beach this week. The black bean and corn also sounds good. I have tried something similar to that before (down here we call it South Georgia caviar); anyway it’s also good served with tortilla chips for dipping. Tastes good with a cold beer!

Have a great weekend!

By: thelandofka

thelandofka — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:33:20 +0000

Anna, I posted but it got caught in your spam…Akismet has been doing that to me a lot when people post links. You might want to make sure you are checking that today.

By: thelandofka

thelandofka — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:32:21 +0000

Those sound so yummy! I wouldn’t be able to feed the first to the hubby though…he doesn’t think anything sweet should be involved in a meal.

Here’s mine – a BBQ favorite – Taco Salad

http://thelandofka.com/?p=1050

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:21:22 +0000

Here is one of my favorite things to serve with a nice summer salad (sorry, I am apparently terrible at following directions): chilled carrot-ginger soup. You can check it out here:

http://ifihadtopickfive.wordpress.com/

Thank you for inviting us to add to your food Fridays. I can’t wait to see what everyone posts!