Dressing Up a Salad

Salads consisting of organic mixed baby greens, and the above pictured items, make up most of our week day dinners lately. Both my husband and I thoroughly enjoy a nice hearty salad as our meal. At this point you are probably thinking to yourself,"well, how nice of her to share their dinner menu with us." The reason I did, is to share a salad dressing is one of our favorites. Three separate times I was served salads with this dressing and requested the recipe, only to find out that it was the same recipe each time.


The recipe is quite simple to whip up.

Robin's Poppy Seed Dressing
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup cider vinegar
4 T. lemon juice
2 T. dried onion
1 t. salt
1 1/3 cups canola oil
3 t. poppy seeds

Put everything in a quart jar with a good lid, and shake very hard. Pour into a salad dressing bottle or a small glass pitcher when serving.(I did not have poppy seeds on hand so I added a teaspoon of fine herbs)
It is a delicious dressing!
My friend gave me a good idea when she served salads at a luncheon. She put the desired amount of dressing in the bottom of a big bowl, then added the salad and tossed it together, instead of pouring the dressing over the top and tossing. She said it takes less dressing to do it that way.
This can be stored in the refrigerator for a few weeks(if it lasts that long).

Since we eat so many salads I am always looking for good toppings. Here are a few I buy to keep in my freezer and use as needed. We think each of these used individually, up the salad a few notches. Of course, Paula knows just how to do that, doesn't she?

Sometimes we choose this topping package in the refrigerated salad section of the grocery store. The new packaged salad finishers from Sargento. They can be used to complete two to four salads in each package. There are a variety of packages, but this is the one we choose.

Sometimes we add thinly slices grilled chicken to our salads. Sometimes breaded chicken tenders, baked and thinly sliced, and sometimes chunks of grilled salmon.

Any and all of these create a wonderful, light, healthy dinner or luncheon completed quickly.

And then, if your daughter has baked some tiny cupcakes...they might just be a perfect way to finish the meal, with a cup of decaf coffee.

It's Friday...the weekend will soon be here!