Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Quick And Easy Summer Salads

Everyone wants minimum prep time now that's it;s the hot weather. The easiest dish is a salad. It's just mix or toss then serve. Just that simple What's great is that there are a variety of different salads from tuna to Cobb to choose from.

For an easy eat at home or pack for the beach salad stick to tuna chicken or egg. You can just open a can of tuna, dice up last night;s grilled chicken or hard boil a few eggs and add some mayonnaise and a little tarragon. This is a great easy lunch spread too. if you have any left over ha you cana do th e same and have a ham salad to spread on pumpernickel rolls or even rye bread. A more elegant stay at home salad is a Nicoise which also uses tuna ,egg or for a different spin chicken. Just throw these in along with some olives, tomatoes, tomatoes over some field grins. use a good virgin olive oil and some red wine vinegar as a dressing and you're good to go.


Salads that involve meats are also a snap to assemble. You can buy precooked bacon and pregrilled chicken to make a good Cobb salad. Another one is taking deli meats roll and then cut them. Serve over a bed of Romaine with some bacon bits and croutons tossed in . Another easy one is a tomato and mozzarella where it's just sliced tomatoes and shredded cheese with a oregano infused vinaigrette. If you want you can add salami to it to give it more body and served with sliced Italian bread.

make it easy on yourself by preparing a simple salad. It's easy to do and just as satisfying as an elaborately made meal. It's what to serve during these hot summer days.

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