6 salad merlot Recipes

mild red onion, thinly sliced, lemon juice, mixed salad greens, rinsed & crisped, in bite-size pieces or 3 quarts mesclun, radicchio, rinsed and crisped, in bite-size pieces, dark sweet cherry, pitted, merlot, extra virgin olive oil (a fruity variety), raspberry vinegar, honey, dijon mustard, blue cheese, packed, coarsely crumbled (1/4 lb.), salt & pepper

portabella mushrooms, stemmed , wiped clean and cut into bite-size pieces, red onion, sliced, garlic clove, minced, asparagus spears , cut into 1-inch sections, merlot or 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, blue cheese, crumbled, balsamic vinegar, water, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, red bibb lettuce , torn into bite sized pieces, roasted red peppers , 2 whole peppers-sliced (i used a jar of trader joe s), crouton (i used herb and garlic)

shallot, finely minced, light red wine, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, garlic clove, minced, dijon mustard, olive oil, salt and pepper, to taste, gorgonzola, crumbled, walnuts, toasted and chopped, smoked bacon, cooked and crumbled (omit for vegetarian version), pear, cored, and chopped (can peel if desired)

brown rice, cooked, red seedless grapes, cut in half, green seedless grape, cut in half, celery ribs, fine diced (save the leaves and chop those too), scallions, fine diced (white and green parts ), walnuts, toasted and chopped, fresh mint, fine chopped, vinaigrette (see recipe below ), orange marmalade, salt, pepper, olive oil, red wine vinegar, red wine (cabernet, merlot or chianti all will work fine), shallot, minced, orange juice, honey, salt, pepper