Commanders Palace California Salad With Honey Yogurt Dressing Recipes

Steps:

• Add all the dressing ingredients into blender container.
• Pulse several times or until well blended.
• Mix salad ingredients in a large salad bowl.
• Serve on chilled plates with dressing on the side.

Steps:

• In large serving salad bowl layer torn lettuce, broken cauliflower, chopped green onions, crumbled bacon and shredded cheddar cheese.
• In small bowl mix together sugar and mayonnaise well.
• Pour over the top of layered salad- cover and chill until ready to serve.
• TOSS JUST BEFORE SERVING.

Steps:

• BOTTOM CRUST--------------------------.
• Prepare 10-inch springform pan by lining bottom with wax paper; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Crush crackers into FINE crumbs (5 or 6 sheets should yield about 1 cup).
• Combine crackers and butter until completely mixed, press into bottom of pan.
• Bake at 325°F for 10 minutes, allow to cool on wire rack.
• FOR THE SIDE CRUST-----------------.
• After bottom crust has cooled, line sides of pan with wax paper, set aside.
• Crush crackers into FINE crumbs.
• Mix nuts, crush in a zip-lock bag with a rolling pin until coarse.
• Combine nuts, chocolate, coconut and cracker crumbs; mix until well combined.
• To the nut mixture add melted butter, mix, add honey, caramel and Karo, mix until well combined.
• Press mixture onto sides of prepared pan, cover and refrigerate.
• FOR THE FILLING--------------------.
• Melt Chocolate.
• Prepare coffee, allow to cool.
• Whip cream cheese, butter and 1/2 cup of the sugar on medium speed till light and fluffy (5 to 10 minutes in a stand mixer).
• Beat egg yolk and 1/4 cup of sugar until thick and pale yellow (10 mins on high).
• Combine cream cheese/butter mixture, coffee and egg mixture, beat for 10 mins on medium.
• Add chocolate, continue to beat on med-lo speed for 5 mins or until well mixed.
• In an ice cold, clean, metal bowl beat cream on high until frothy.
• Add cream of tartar and 1/4 cup of sugar, and vanilla, beat until soft peaks form.
• Lighten chocolate mixture with 1/4 of the whipped cream then fold remaining whip cream into chocolate mixture.
• Pour into crust, cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Serve with whipped cream and caramel sauce.

Steps:

• Tear greens into bite-sized pieces.
• In a large salad bowl, combine the greens,bacon, cheese, and croutons.
• Put 1/2 cup oil and the remaining dressing ingredients in a blender.
• Cover and blend on low speed.
• Remove cover and gradually blend in remaining oil.
• To serve, pour 8 T. of dressing over salad and toss.
• Divide onto individual plates and garnish each serving with the hard boiled egg.
• Refrigerate any leftover salad dressing.

Steps:

• Note: It is important that at least two kinds of lettuce is used and the lettuce is very dry. I wash the lettuce, spin it in a salad spinner and then lay out on a clean kitchen towel to dry.
• Mix all the dressing ingrediants, including dried basil if using, in a bowl and whisk briskly at least 1 minute. If using fresh basil, toss with the lettuce.
• Toss the lettuce with the tomatoes and the shredded basil if using fresh. Pour salad dressing over and toss thoroughly. Cover with plastic wrap and refridgerate at least 3-4 hours, or longer if you have time.
• To serve, toss the salad again. Use salad bowls and add a couple of tablespoons of the liquid from the bottom of the bowl to each serving.

Steps:

• To make dressing:.
• To a food processor or blender add all dressing ingredients except oil.
• Whiz together.
• With processor running, slowly add oil to dressing ingredients. Whiz until dressing emulsifies.
• Store in refrigerator until needed.
• To make salad:.
• Place greens in a large salad bowl.
• Thinly slice onion and separate into rings, add to bowl.
• Peel, pit and slice avocadoes. Add to bowl.
• Peel oranges and cut into bite sized pieces. Add to bowl. You may use one can of mandarin oranges, drained, if you don't have fresh oranges.
• Toss all salad ingredients together.
• Add dressing just before serving and toss again.
• Makes 3/4 cup dressing and 6 servings of salad.