19 dressy Recipes

red bliss potatoes,cubed, chickpeas-garbanzos,drained, garlic,minced, fresh lemon juice, mayo, greek style yogurt ,or sour cream., siracha ,harissa or chipolte adobo sauce (or more to taste), ground cumin, paprika, stalk celery,chopped, chopped onion,red or sweet type such as vidalia, roasted red pepper,chopped, fresh cilantro,chopped, salt & pepper to taste, crumbled feta cheese

orange juice, extra-virgin olive oil, pitted kalamata or other brine-cured black olives, coarsely chopped, garlic, finely chopped, sugar, salt & freshly ground pepper to taste, firm but ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and cut into thin wedges, red onion, very thinly sliced, head romaine lettuce, washed, dried and sliced into thin strips

butter leaf lettuce (or other soft lettuce - i wash mine even when it s bagged, better safe than sorry i say), an english cucumber, peeled with the flesh diced into a 1/4 inch dice, seeds tossed into the compost, avocado , cut into quarters, peeled then each quarter cut into 3 lovely slices, cook shrimp (i think they actually call these cocktail or salad shrimp found at your fish stand), white balsamic or champagne vinegar (so very mild, if you use a regular white wine vinegar, add a pinch of salt to round it out), dijon musard, minced fresh tarragon, minced fresh basil, minced fresh thyme, salt and pepper, to your taste, good quality extra virgin olive oil (when you are adding the olive oil, taste after 1/4 cup, if it seems to acidic then add some more until you like the balance of vinegar to oil)

kalamata olive, pitted and chopped (can use canned olives in place of kalamata), mayonnaise (use mayo not salad dressing, i use hellman s mayo), fresh minced garlic, dried oregano, crumbled feta cheese (can use more ), black pepper (or use cayenne pepper), fresh lemon juice

mushroom, sliced, butter, frozen baby english peas, cocktail onions, drained, chopped pimiento, drained, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, sugar

all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, at room temperature, sugar, eggs, sour cream, raspberry jam or 1/3 cup cherry jam, best quality, water, semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped, sour cream, at room temperature

shredded meat from 1 roasted chicken, good-quality purchased vinaigrette (or blend 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, 2 tsp red wine vinegar, and 1 crushed garlic clove), drained and chopped marinated artichoke hearts, cubed fresh mozzarella or crumbled fresh goat cheese, washed baby greens (2 bags should be enough ), freshly ground black pepper

dressing, crumbled blue cheese, buttermilk, evoo, lemon juice, salt and pepper, fresh chives, minced, yellow cherry tomatoes , and red grape tomatoes, salt and pepper

hearts of romaine lettuce cleaned, dried, and broken into bite size pieces, grape tomatoes cut in half, rashers of bacon , cit into 1/4 strips and fried until crisp, drain, chevre goat cheese (i use plain but herbed would be good too), skim milk (any milk including buttermilk will work), teas white wine vinegar, teas freshly ground black pepper, kosher salt to taste

bacon, chopped pecans, torn romaine, chopped apple, shredded rotisserie chicken, red onion thinly sliced, crumbled blue cheese, dressing, buttermilk, crumbled blue cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, dijon mustard, lemon juice, garlic chopped, freshly ground black pepper

parsnips peeled and grated, carrots peeled and grated, orange juiced, lime juiced, granulated sugar, salt, freshly ground black pepper

fresh spinach torn into bite size pieces, bacon, cubed roasted chicken, zucchini cut into julienne strips, chopped green onions, dressing, water, cider vinegar, granulated sugar, all purpose flour, dijon mustard, celery seed

walnut halves (2 cups), extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lime juice, salt and freshly ground pepper, peeled roasted beets, cut into 1/3-inch cubes (see note ), fuji apple, cut into 1/3-inch cubes, hass avocado, cubed, fennel bulb, cored and thinly sliced, manchego cheese, thinly shaved (1 cup), mesclun greens, tortilla chips, lightly crushed

thick slice peeled fresh ginger, asian sesame paste, asian sesame oil, rice vinegar, sugar, water, asian chili paste with garlic, salt, salad, asian pears, trimmed watercress sprigs, carrot finely shredded

asparagus, extra virgin olive oil, sliced mushrooms, garlic, minced, sweet red pepper, thinly sliced, chopped fresh dill, goat cheese, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper

baby spinach, whole cucumber, sliced, fennel bulb, thinly sliced, tomatoes, eggs, hard boiled and sliced, feta cheese, crumbled, light mayonnaise, juice of half a lemon, asian fish sauce, scallions roughly chopped whites and greens, fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped, garlic, pepper, nonfat plain yogurt

white chocolate , tempered, bittersweet chocolate , tempered, milk chocolate , tempered, cocoa butter, powdered food coloring as desired, modeling chocolate, white