9 crisp good dressing Recipes

good chicken stock or 2 cups vegetable stock, cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cumin, turmeric, couscous, carrot, cut into 1/4 inch dice, red onion, cut into 1/4 inch dice, red bell pepper, cut into 1/4 inch dice, cucumbers or 1 small zucchini, cut into 1/4 inch dice, sweet crisp apple, cut into 1/4 inch dice, currants (optional) or 1/3 cup raisins (optional), canned chick-peas, rinsed and drained, lemon , juice of, fresh, salt, fresh ground black pepper, bottled vinaigrette dressing (i like a greek vinaigrette) or oil and vinegar, to taste

apples , firm sweet eating , unpeeled, chopped into bite-size chunks, granny smith apples , ditto, blue cheese, crumbled, stalks celery, chopped, golden raisin, seedless, walnuts , pref. toasted (see note below), walnut oil, apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt

head iceberg lettuce, washed and dried, head romaine lettuce, washed and dried, frozen artichoke hearts (in brine, not marinated, about 12 oz drained) or 10 -12 canned artichoke hearts (in brine, not marinated, about 12 oz drained), hearts of palm (about 12 oz drained ), avocado, blue cheese , such as saga, maytag (1 cup) or 6 oz gorgonzola, crumbled (1 cup), cooked bacon, slices (crumbled , crisp-cooked bacon strips or equivalent amount of crisp real-bacon bits), chopped hard-cooked egg (2 large eggs, see note), minced red onion, seeded chopped plum tomato, white balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, italian salad dressing mix, such as good seasons (see note ), extra virgin olive oil

potatoes, washed and cubed, unsalted butter (smart balance works great, with or without olive oil), kosher salt, coarse, ground black pepper (add a little cayenne if you want some heat), shredded cheddar cheese , sharp (more if you like it cheesy), bacon , cooked crisp & crumbled, ranch dressing , i use hidden valley

penne pasta, half pint red cherry tomatoes, halved, half pint yellow cherry tomatoes, halved, i don tsp always have both colors, all red is fine, baby spinach leaves - stems chopped off, jumbo ripe olives, drained , slice olives in half lengthwise, chopped roasted red pepper, red onion, chopped fine, about 1/2 a keilebasa, diced small, half lb thick cut bacon, cut into small pieces and fried crisp, mozzerella cheese, cut into small cubes , or, bite size balls, halved, good italian dressing (i use ken s 3 cheese northern italian, parmesan, garlic pepper, salad supreme seasoning

focaccia bread (or other rust-style italian bread, ciabatta is good), prepared ranch dressing, boneless skinless chicken breast halves, grilled and thinly sliced, fresh tomatoes (sliced thin), bacon , fried crisp and drained, monterey jack cheese (or enough to completely cover the sandwiches), extra virgin olive oil

boneless skinless chicken breasts (6 oz each), olive oil, sherry wine vinegar, cayenne pepper, fresh coarse ground black pepper, sea salt, olive oil, sherry wine vinegar, garlic cloves, minced, herbes de provence, chopped fresh parsley, dijon mustard, good quality, cayenne , dressing, coarsely groung black pepper, sea salt , to taste, fresh green beans, snipped, bacon, coarsely chopped , fried crisp and drained, red onion, thinly sliced, green onions, thinly sliced, cayenne pepper, fresh coarse ground black pepper, sea salt