6 dish salad with vinaigrette and Recipes

head chinese cabbage , cut in shreds (nappa), ham, diced, apples, diced, chopped walnuts, stalk celery, thinly sliced, mozzarella cheese, cubed (optional), green pepper, chopped (optional), balsamic vinaigrette (i suggest basic vinaigrette dressing with 8 variations without the optional italian seasoning)

vinaigrette, champagne vinegar, mild honey, meyer lemon juice (a tad less regular lemon juice if meyers are not available), salt, coarsely ground black pepper, high-quality extra virgin olive oil (probably not the kind you cook with but the 1 you save to finish off special dishes), sliced (or tiny diced ) pancetta, olive oil (for cooking pancetta), firm, but ripe, pears, baby arugula or regular arugula torn into smaller pieces, ricotta salata or fresh parmesan (or percorino or other sharp, nutty hard cheese)

jalapeno peppers, ground black pepper, boneless beef top loin (strip) steaks, cut 3/4-inch thick (about 8 oz each), fresh lime juice, coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves, water, salt, extra-virgin olive oil, mixed salad greens, mango , cut into 1/4-inch slices, avocado , cut lengthwise into 8 slices, salt, shallot, very thinly sliced and separated into rings, shaved firm cotija cheese or parmesan

black beans, rinsed and drained, diced herb-seasoned tomatoes, drained, eggs, hard-cooked, peeled, sliced, corn with bell peppers, drained, avocados, peeled, pit removed, sliced, lime , juice of, shredded monterey jack cheese, chopped fresh cilantro or 1/4 cup parsley, black pepper , to taste, sun-dried tomato , low-fat vinaigrette