Fire And Ice Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Mix dressing together and put it in a saucepan on the stove.
• Bring to a boil.
• Prepare the veggies and mix together in serving bowl.
• Pour hot dressing over top, stir, refrigerate, and allow to marinate at least 1 hour.
• Gets better if marinated overnight.
• Will keep for several days.

Steps:

• In a ceramic bowl, combine the cooked rice, shrimp, and papaya.
• In a separate small bowl, combine the picante sauce, honey, pineapple juice, lime juice, ancho, cumin, basil, and olive oil; whisk together well to make the dressing.
• Pour the dressing over the rice mixture and toss well to coat.
• Chill for 1 hour.
• To serve, place butter lettuce leaves decoratively on a platter, place salad on the leaves, and serve.
• Note: the spicy-ness of this salad depends completely on the picante/salsa that you choose, because otherwise it does not contain any particularly spicy ingredients. Ancho chile powder is not very spicy at all - rather, it's smokey - so if you don't want it spicy, don't use picante/salsa that's too spicy for you.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, green pepper, jalapeno and onion; set aside. Combine the next seven ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Pour over vegetables. Let stand until mixture comes to room temperature. Stir in cucumbers. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Drain before serving.

Steps:

• Place tomatoes and onion in a large heatproof nonreactive bowl. In a small saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar, water, mustard seed and cayenne; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute, stirring to dissolve sugar; pour carefully over tomato mixture. Cool completely., Stir in cucumber. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the watermelon, green bell pepper, lime juice, cilantro, green onions, jalapeno and garlic salt. Mix well and serve.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine olive oil, sun dried tomatoes, olives, basil, tomatoes, chives, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and garlic. Marinate for 3 hours.
• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Drain.
• Pour sauce over hot pasta, and toss lightly. Sprinkle with feta cheese, if desired.

Steps:

• Thinly slice vegetables on a mandoline (they should be about the thickness of a nickel). Fill a large salad spinner (or bowl) with ice water and add vegetables; let sit at least 15 minutes or up to 6 hours. (Cover and chill if letting sit longer than 1 hour.)
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 325°F. Toast walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until deep golden brown, about 9 minutes. Let cool, then crush or chop to about the size of a lentil.
• Smash anchovies, garlic, and a big pinch of salt in a mortar and pestle to form a smooth paste. (Alternatively, you can use the side of a chef's knife to crush the garlic, then mash with the anchovies and salt on a cutting board.) Transfer to a small saucepan and add 1/3 cup oil. Cook over medium-low, stirring often, until garlic is just starting to turn golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool slightly. Mix in walnuts and lemon juice; taste and season with salt.
• Skim off any ice cubes from water bath and drain vegetables. Cover salad spinner and spin vegetables, periodically pouring off any collected water as needed, until they are very dry. Add to bowl with dressing and toss to coat. Add half of Parmesan and toss again just to evenly distribute.
• Arrange salad on a platter. Top with remaining Parmesan, drizzle with some oil, and season with pepper.