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Easy salad bar ideas for party

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BoomChickaPop

Sat, Jan 07 2012, 11:48 pm

what can I include in a salad bar, I'm looking for prep time to be as quick as possible. some ideas I thought of: romain lettuce (packaged), shredded carrots, grape tomatoes, craisins, mandarine oranges, croutons. also, which salad dressings (bottles) or recipes should I use...

ra_mom

Sat, Jan 07 2012, 11:55 pm

canned cut baby corn, cut hearts of palm, olives, chickpeas...

any bottled dressing. popular choices are caesar and italian.

lovemywig

Sun, Jan 08 2012, 12:23 am

Bag frozen broccoli, craisons, cashews, sliced red onion, mayo and sugar.

elmos

Sun, Jan 08 2012, 12:50 am

croutons, cut up kirbys, peppers, grape tomato, shredded cabbage, pickles, pickled pepper, kidney beans, red onion, corn niblets, chow mein noodles, shredded cheese or feta crumbles, imitation bacon bits

FASMA

Sun, Jan 08 2012, 1:31 am

Croutons, onion, shredded beets, mushrooms, nuts, cucumbers, peppers, sesame seeds…
For dressings I would use a vinaigrette and a mayo one so maybe a thousand island (which is very simple) and an Italian or something like that
Good luck

culinaryk

Sun, Jan 08 2012, 6:18 am

I actually just made this salad for my daughter's birthday party. It was such a hit that I had to refill it 3 times. It makes a beautiful presentation.

Dressing
1 Medium Avocado Peeled And Cubed
1/2 cup/s Mayonnaise
1/3 cup/s Oil
1/3 cup/s Water
3 tablespoon/s Lemon Juice
2 Cloves Garlic
1/2 teaspoon/s Salt
Salad
1 box Romaine Lettuce
1 box Grape Tomatoes Sliced
1 cup/s Chinese Noodles
1 can/s Black Olives Sliced
2 Scallions Chopped
1 Bag Corn Chips Small

Preparation
Dressing: Blend the avocado, mayonnaise, oil, lemon juice, garlic and salt until smooth. On a large plate put the chinese noodles in the middle. Put lettuce all around and then a row of olives then a row of tomatoes. Put the corn chips around the edges. Pour the dressing around the salad and serve the rest along side it.

http://culinarykosher.com/reci.....XrrBs

shoemaker

Sun, Jan 08 2012, 8:29 am

potatoe salad, carrot & pineapple salad,walldorf salad,pasta salad.

lollygirl ↓

Sun, Jan 08 2012, 2:49 pm

I did this for a friend's sheva brachos.
We had:
-Bagged romaine and bagged spinach
-Sliced egg
-Cucumbers
-Peppers (assorted colors)
-Olives
-Hearts of palm
-Baby corn
-Cubed avocado
-Sliced red onion
-Mushrooms
-Carrots
-Chick peas
-Craisins
-Toasted almonds
-Feta cheese
-Tuna salad and salmon salad

Dressing choices were:
-Caesar
-Greek
-Italian
-Poppyseed vinaigrette

If you want to get really fancy, I made edible tortilla bowls to put the salad in. Everyone was raving about this party and it literally took no time at all to prepare!

muss

Sun, Jan 08 2012, 3:07 pm

If you want to get really fancy, I made edible tortilla bowls to put the salad in. Everyone was raving about this party and it literally took no time at all to prepare![/quote]

Can you tell me how you make the edible tortilla bowls? thanks

↑ lollygirl

Sun, Jan 08 2012, 5:37 pm

Run medium sized flour tortillas under water then spray with cooking spray or brush with olive oil. Place an ovenproof bowl or small ramekins upside down on a sheet pan, and drape the lightly oiled tortilla over the bowl. Bake for five to 7 minutes--keep your eye on the tortillas as they bake! Remove the pan from the oven when the tortilla looks lightly toasted on the edges. Use oven mitts or tongs and carefully lift the tortilla off the bowl and place right-side-up on a cookie sheet. Bake for another few minutes until insides get browned.

I used to do this until I got smart and bought these:
http://www.amazon.com/Non-Stic.....tle_2

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