California Dreaming House Salad Recipes

CLASSIC HOUSE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large serving bowl, toss together lettuce, half of the croutons, about two-thirds of the cheese, tomatoes, cucumber and red onion. Add the dressing of your choice and toss to coat. Top with remaining croutons, cheese, and bacon and serve right away.
• Serves 4

CALIFORNIA-STYLE CHOPPED SALAD WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• For the salad: Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. In a large bowl add the romaine lettuce, corn, zucchini, and shrimp and drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Grill the romaine lettuce, turning occasionally, until crisp-tender and browned in spots, about 2 minutes. Coarsely chop the grilled lettuce and add it to a large salad bowl. Grill the corn and zucchini for 2 minutes on all sides until crisp-tender. Remove the kernels from the corn and add to the salad bowl. Chop the zucchini into 1/2-inch pieces and add to the bowl. Grill the shrimp until the meat is opaque and cooked through, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Cool slightly and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Add the chopped shrimp, butter lettuce, tomatoes, and avocado to the bowl.
• For the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil and agave nectar until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and toss until all the ingredients are coated. Garnish the salad with tortilla strips and serve.

CALIFORNIA SALAD AND DRESSING

Steps:

• To make dressing:.
• To a food processor or blender add all dressing ingredients except oil.
• Whiz together.
• With processor running, slowly add oil to dressing ingredients. Whiz until dressing emulsifies.
• Store in refrigerator until needed.
• To make salad:.
• Place greens in a large salad bowl.
• Thinly slice onion and separate into rings, add to bowl.
• Peel, pit and slice avocadoes. Add to bowl.
• Peel oranges and cut into bite sized pieces. Add to bowl. You may use one can of mandarin oranges, drained, if you don't have fresh oranges.
• Toss all salad ingredients together.
• Add dressing just before serving and toss again.
• Makes 3/4 cup dressing and 6 servings of salad.

CALIFORNIA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; Drain and rinse in cold water. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the vegetables and olives. , In a large bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over spaghetti mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve with a slotted spoon.

HOT BACON-MUSTARD DRESSING

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Drain, reserving 3 tablespoons drippings; set bacon aside. To the drippings, add Dijon mustard, sugar, orange juice, vinegar and ground mustard; bring to a boil. Stir in honey and bacon. Serve warm over salad greens or spinach. Refrigerate leftovers; reheat before serving.