8 composed Recipes

marinated artichoke hearts, quartered and drained, cucumbers, peeled , halved lengthwise, seeded, sliced crosswise, tomatoes, cut in wedges, yellow pepper, sliced in rings, sweet onion, sliced in rings, kalamata olives, feta cheese, crumbled, extra virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, dried oregano, lemon peel, grated, lemon juice

heads fresh cauliflower, washed and cut into bite-size pieces (or 1 head cauliflower and 1 head broccoli, if desired), grape tomatoes or 1 pint cherry tomatoes, washed, button mushrooms, drained, baby carrots, washed (and scraped , if necessary), pitted california black olives (kalamata olives can also be used) (optional), red onion, sliced, italian salad dressing (or your favourite bottled vinaigrette salad dressing), cooked shrimp, peeled but with tails left on, hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved, fresh ground black pepper , to taste

frozen artichoke hearts, thawed, cucumbers, peeled , halved lengthwise, seeded, sliced crosswise, tomatoes, cut into wedges, yellow bell pepper, sliced into rings, sweet onion, sliced into rings, kalamata olives, extra-virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, dried oregano, grated lemon peel, crumbled feta cheese (about 4 oz)

extra-virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, salt , pepper, to taste, asparagus tips, julienned celery root, head boston lettuce leaves, washed, drained and dried, artichoke hearts, quartered, minced fines herbs (parsley, chives, chevril, thyme)

top grade tuna, wasabi powder, rice wine vinegar, in all, light oil, sesame oil, sliced pickled ginger, cucumber slices, peeled, soy sauce, seaweed salad, toasted sesame seeds, salt and pepper

comice pears, light brown sugar, grated fresh ginger, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste, fennel bulbs, trimmed, heads red oak leaf lettuce or other soft buttery lettuce, leaves separated, well washed, and dried, toasted walnut pieces (black walnuts add an interesting touch), maytag blue cheese or other blue cheese