Dixies Chopped Vegetable Salad Recipes

DIXIE'S CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare an ice bath (a large bowl filled with ice water and ice cubes).
• Add green beans to boiling water.
• Blanch until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon remove from water and immediately plunge into the ice bath.
• When beans are thoroughly cooled, drain and pat dry.
• Repeat the process with the carrots.
• Add all ingredients except cheese and dressing to a large bowl.
• Stir to combine.
• Add cheese.
• Begin by adding 1/4 cup of vinaigrette dressing and stir to combine.
• Chill, stirring occasionally, and add more dressing if needed.
• The vegetables will give off their juices also.
• Best if chilled overnight so that all of the flavors marry.

GRILLED CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat; prepare a bowl of ice water. Season the boiling water with salt. Add the carrots and cook for 1 minute. Add the green beans to the pot with the carrots and continue cooking both for 3 minutes. Drain the vegetables in a colander, then immediately transfer to the bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Remove from the water and pat dry.
• Preheat a large (2-burner) grill pan over medium-high heat.
• Put the carrots and green beans on a baking sheet with the mushrooms, zucchini, squash and radicchio. Drizzle 3 tablespoons of the olive oil on the vegetables and toss to coat. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Grill the vegetables, in batches if necessary, until tender and well-marked, turning them over halfway (about 3 minutes for the green beans and carrots and 8 minutes for the mushrooms, radicchio, zucchini and squash). Transfer the vegetables to a cutting board and chop into bite-size pieces. Slice the radicchio crosswise into shredded pieces.
• Add the smaller, whole leaves of Bibb lettuce to a large serving bowl. Top with the chopped vegetables.
• Whisk together the shallot, lemon zest and juice and some salt and pepper in a small bowl. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and whisk until emulsified. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad. Top with grated cheese. Serve warm or at room temperature.

VEGGIE CHOPPED SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, sugar, cheese, vinegar and salt until blended. Add to salad and toss to coat. Just before serving, stir in peanuts. Refrigerate leftovers.

DIXIE SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Whip cream with sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
• 2. Combine pomegranates, apples, pecans (and any additional desired fruit). Gently fold in whipped cream. Garnish with a few pomegranate seeds.
• 3. NOTE: To seed the pomegranate (with as little mess as possible), cut a cross in the base of the pomegranate down to but not into the seeds. Carefully pull the cross open, breaking the pomegranate in half. Gently break sections away from each half, pulling the skin back and turning the pomegranate inside out; gently nudge the seeds from the exposed section. Work over or in water, dropping the seeds into the water as you go. The pithy membrane and bits of skin will float to the surface of the water and can easily be skimmed away leaving intact the juicy kernels. Later in the pomegranate season, the skin becomes dry and the fruit is hard to break open. Place the pomegranate in water to soak before following the directions above.

ALEXIS'S CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare an ice-water bath. Set aside. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add corn and sugar. Blanch until tender about 6 minutes. Remove from water and plunge immediately into ice bath. When the corn is thoroughly cool, remove from ice bath. Using a large knife, remove kernels from cobs. Transfer to a large bowl. Add beans to boiling water. Blanch until tender about 1 minute. With a slotted spoon, remove from water and plunge immediately into ice bath. When beans are thoroughly cooled, transfer to a colander to drain.
• Add wax and green beans, tomatoes, red and yellow pepper, onion, cucumber, cilantro, and jalapeno to corn. Stir to combine. Add olive oil, vinegar, 2 teaspoons salt, and pepper. Stir to combine. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Serve immediately.