Purple Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Thinly slice the cauliflower on a mandoline or with a heavy sharp knife. Place in a large bowl and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the lemon slices, garlic, fennel seeds and coriander seeds and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and the garlic begins to brown, about 4 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Pour the dressing over the cauliflower. Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with parsley and chives and toss.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread the pine nuts on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until lightly toasted, about 5 minutes.
• Fill a large bowl or pot with very hot tap water. Add the kale and stir for a few seconds just to slightly soften the leaves. Drain and squeeze well to dry. Gather and stack the kale leaves on top of each other on a cutting board, roll them up and thinly slice.
• Mash the anchovy and garlic to a paste on a cutting board with the flat side of a knife. Transfer to a small bowl and add the lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Whisk in the olive oil.
• Toss the kale with the Parmesan and pine nuts in a salad bowl. Add just enough vinaigrette to coat, tossing well to combine. Top with the basil.

Steps:

• Lightly toss red cabbage, mandarin orange segments, green onion, and cranberries together in a salad bowl.
• Toast pine nuts in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Remove immediately to a bowl and let cool.
• Whisk canola oil, vinegar, sugar, and salt in a bowl until sugar and salt have dissolved.
• Stir toasted pine nuts into salad and pour dressing over the top. Toss again to coat salad with dressing.

Steps:

• 1. Completely dissolve Jell-O in boiling water; add pineapple w/juice, blueberry pie filling, and pecans...mix thoroughly, chill until thick, but not set (30-40 minutes).
• 2. Fold in whipped topping just until color is all the same (no white streaks), then place into either a *trifle bowl, food-safe decorative bowl, or **13x9-inch glass dish. Cover with plastic wrap, place back into refrigerator for 3-4 (or more) hours. If you wish to add garnish, spread extra whipped topping on Purple Lady salad just before serving, and add fresh berries on top.
• 3. If there are leftovers (which rarely happens at our parties), keep covered/refrigerated. You would most likely need to finish eating it in the next day or so. * We do "buffet-style" a lot, so this salad usually gets placed in a trifle or other decorative-type glass bowl. ** If using a 13x9-inch glass dish, you may want to cut salad into single serving square portions, then place each portion on top large piece of lettuce (I like red-leaf) and set it on a salad plate as a side item for each member at the dinner table.