8 green bean salad dated Recipes

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

israeli couscous, vegetable broth (unsalted ) or 14 oz chicken broth (unsalted), garbanzo beans, cooked and drained, green onions, sliced, red onions, diced small (my addition), prune, pitted and diced small (can substitute dried dates or dried figs if you prefer), baby spinach, washed and spun dried, valencia oranges (original recipe specified navel oranges), sliced almonds, toasted, fresh parsley, minced (my addition), extra virgin olive oil, freshly squeezed orange juice, agave nectar (sugar or honey can be used instead), balsamic vinegar (i used 2 tbsp white balsamic and 2 tbsp dark aged balsamic), spanish smoked paprika (optional and my addition), dijon mustard, salt, fresh ground black pepper, water

lime zest, finely chopped, limes or 1 lemon, juiced, miso, toasted sesame oil, grated fresh ginger, nam pla (fish sauce) or 2 tbsp soy sauce, garlic, pressed, date sugar or 2 tbsp brown sugar, coarsely chopped serranos or 1 dried red thai chile, chopped (for milder flavor, remove ribs and seeds), broccoli florets, lightly blanched and coarsely chopped, shredded green cabbage, mung bean sprouts, chopped fresh cilantro, chopped fresh mint, toasted crushed peanuts or 3 tbsp sesame seeds, diced roasted red bell pepper

fresh green beans, salt, olive oil, lemon juice, sliced green onions, pepper, ground cumin, lettuce leaves, shredded cheddar or pepper jack cheese

water, dates, pitted and finely chopped (about 4 oz), fresh lime juice (i ve used lemon juice, too), olive oil, dried oregano, honey, ground cumin, ground coriander (i omit), black beans, drained and rinsed, chopped red bell pepper, chopped yellow bell pepper, chopped green bell pepper, chopped red onion, chopped fresh parsley

water, salt, couscous, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, generous ) grated lemon peel, ground cardamom, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained, chopped pitted dates, almonds, toasted, minced fresh cilantro, minced green onions, fresh cilantro sprigs