Dressing up your salad?

Question

Does anyone know of some embellishing ideas for a salad? I want to make it fun and interesting..... I thought maybe a tomatoe rose would be interesting, but I don't have any other ideas. Does anyone have any other suggestions or sites I could look at?

Answer 1

Thinly sliced sun-dried tomatoes,
Strawberry Crasins (sorry if I spelled it wrong),
Fresh pomegranate seeds,
Hard-boiled egg quarters and crumbled bacon,
Sauteed sliced portabello mushrooms with crumbled goats-milk cheese,
Black olive slices and sliced pimentos
Any sliced or whole fruit - sliced strawberries, sliced seedless, peeled oranges, fresh raspberries, mulberries,etc. sprinkled with finely chopped Cilantro,
Whole blanched green beans, in a nice design (like the number sign), and roasted slivered almonds,
crushed unsalted peanuts with a sprinkle of chopped green chili, lime juice, and sour cream

Sorry - I could go on and on - use your imagination - anything is okay in a salad!

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Here's a really pretty looking and great tasting salad, also very easy: Romaine lettuce, I like the red leaf because it's prettier,
One large can of pears, with syrup, drained
8 oz. cream cheese
3 Tablespoons milk
2 Tablespoons lemon juice.


Wash the lettuce and arrange in a bed on a salad plate, top with pear halves, two per plate,

In a food processor blend remaing ingredients until smooth. Add a pinch more milk if necessary. Add a healthy dollop to the tops of the pears, Chill and serve. Enjoy

Answer 3

For the middle of the summer, try topping your greens with some dried cranberries, a chopped apple, orange slices and very thinly sliced red onion. Dress it with a raspberry vinaigrette and decorate with a few colorful pansies (yes, they are edible, and they look SOOO pretty).

Answer 4

try radish roses, also you can use lemon or orange zest for color and flavor. using a mix of fresh veggies of all colors make it pretty. also good is cmall pieces og fried chicken ( like chicken tenders) with honey mustard dressing. If you want more try www.foodnetwork.com for a lot of salad ideas from the pros.

Answer 5

Sometimes dressing it up abit of fruit is nice..also some cashews or any other nuts you like.

Here's a site where you might get some idea's.

http://www.recipezaar.com/r/90

Answer 6

Use small metal cookie cutters to add shapes to your vegetables.
Then you can add dried cranberries / blueberries, nuts, crumbled asst cheeses.

Answer 7

how about shut up dressing