1st course...

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Im having a big supper tomorrow with my in laws and bils and sils so I'm looking to serve something for 1st course I usually do a soup but its way too hot... any ideas? I'm doin fleishigs btw...

Posted: Tue, Aug 31 2010, 1:11 pm Post subject: re: 1st course...

Cut up fresh fruit
Veggie salad with crackers/breadsticks, dressing on the side
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Posted: Tue, Aug 31 2010, 2:10 pm Post subject: re: 1st course...

How about a plated salad? Any nice romaine salad, especially if you add some fun additions like croutons, craisins, candied nuts, portabella mushrooms, sliced deli or chicken breast etc.

This salad makes a great first course:

Grilled Chicken Breast Salad

Marinate chicken breasts:
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 T. brown sugar
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 cup ketchup

Cut each chicken cutlet into 3 or 4 strips. Combine above ingredients & pour over chicken cutlets. Refrigerate several hours or overnight, if you have the time. Grill or bake chicken breasts (I always bake them, covered with aluminum foil, at 350 degrees for about 1/2 hour-40 minutes. I bake them in the marinade.) When the chicken is cool, cut into strips.

Salad Dressing:
1/2 cup low fat mayo
1 tsp. garlic powder
few shakes black pepper
3-4 T. water

Salad:
romaine lettuce
craisins
grape tomatoes

Mix salad with dressing and top with the chicken.

(To give credit where credit is due, this recipe is from the cookbook Simple Pleasures.)

Another really nice salad for a first course:

Salad with Breaded Salmon Cubes:

Marinade: (make a double batch of the marinade & put 1/2 of it aside to use as salad dressing)
1/4 cup mustard
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup oil (I reduce the oil)
2 T. lemon juice

Cut salmon into cubes & marinate in the marinade. Dip the salmon cubes in cornflake crumbs, spread in a single layer on a cookie sheet, spray with pam, & bake at 350 or 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Make a lettuce based vegetable salad with veggies of your choice. Top with cooled salmon cubes & drizzle with honey mustard dressing. The salmon is especially delicious if served pretty soon after you bake it, rather than refrigerating it & using it later. Delicious!

Other ideas: fruit soup, a pretty fresh fruit salad using a variety of summer fruit (mango, blueberries, kiwi, canteloupe, peaches etc. & I like to squeeze some fresh lime juice over the fruit which adds a great flavor)

Posted: Tue, Aug 31 2010, 2:14 pm Post subject: re: 1st course...

avocado dressing salad is delicious and very pretty
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Posted: Tue, Aug 31 2010, 2:55 pm Post subject:

A cold soup

Melon with smoked meat
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The salmon salad really looks delish! Thanks for posting the recipe! What kind of vegtables do u put besides lettuce? Also what kind of soups are good cold? Any recipe ideas?

Posted: Tue, Aug 31 2010, 3:13 pm Post subject: re: 1st course...

I usually put in romaine lettuce, grape or cherry tomatoes, different colored peppers, & sliced cucumber, but you can totally use whatever veggies you like.

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