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Hi Everyone!!

Im looking for some yummy (preferable low fat) salad recipes, either hot or cold that dont include sea food (allergic!)

Thanks heaps and heaps if you can help!!! :D

lanii1 - 2011-01-21 16:09:00
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This is my current favourite:

Beetroot Salad

1 can chickpeas drained
1 large beetroot grated
2 carrots grated
1 thumb fresh ginger grated
4 spring onions finely chopped
2 stalks of celery finely sliced
½ cup finely chopped parsley
1 cup coriander leaves

Mix well

Roast until golden 2 cups of a mixture of cashews, sesame seeds, pumpkin kernels, sunflower seeds
Add ground half a teaspoon each of cumin, coriander and chilli to nuts while roasting

Mix into salad

Mix dressing made up of:

3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup flavourless oil
½ tsp brown sugar
Black pepper and salt.

Shake and mix well into salad

Optional

Crumbled feta stirred through at end

gemini007 - 2011-01-21 18:09:00
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I take it you will be happy to have sugar in your salads.

If so why not visit the Fridge Salads and More Tomatoes and Cucumbers threads.

Otherwise just do a search there are hundreds of threads with 'Salad' in the title.

Edited by buzzy110 at 6:18 pm, Fri 21 Jan

buzzy110 - 2011-01-21 18:18:00
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yummy potato salad
can of minted peas drained
potatoes cubed and cooked
spring onions
crispy bacon cooked and chopped

dressing: mayonaise and whole grain mustard mixed to taste

robyn35 - 2011-01-21 18:33:00
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I make up a 'basic' salad with whatever is in my fridge or garden (capsicum, spring onion, tomatoes, cucumber etc) with a dijon mustard dressing. Olive oil and a bit of balsamic vinegar mixed together is very nice too. Not fancy, but always very nice.

jaz8 - 2011-01-21 18:40:00
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momma1 - 2011-01-22 11:20:00
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Hot chicken Salad with Balsemic/Ginger gravy

Use your lightly salted vege water to make this gravy and use on a hot vege salad. I usually use Kumera, Red capsicums and Beans. To your vege water add finely diced FRESH ginger, (start with a thumbnails worth for gravy for two). I also like to add a bit of Massel chicken and vege dried stocks. (In the Gluten Free aisle). Simmer for 5 mins then add a dash of balsamic vinegar ½ a dash of light soya sauce and finely chopped fresh herbs, (I use coriander and basil) thicken with corn-flour and water. Make sure you use a larger than normal jug for the gravy. Everyone comes back for more. Goes great with either chicken or pork. So I usually stack the veges on a plate, the lay the thickly sliced grilled chicken breast over it and POUR on the gravy. lol
gingerlime

gingerlime - 2011-01-22 17:39:00
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This rice salad is really good.

2 Cups Cooked Rice
1 tsp Curry Powder
2 tbls Oil
1 tbl Vinegar
Peas
Green Pepper
Celery
Spring Onion
3 Hard Boiled Eggs
Tomatos
Walnuts
1/2 - 1 Cup Salad Dressing (to taste)

1) Mix rice, curry powder, oil and vinegar - refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
2) Add all remaining ingredients

The dressing we use is the good old condensed milk one

dinkydmc - 2011-01-23 11:05:00
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Curried Chickpea Salad.

Can chickpeas drained or 2 cups cooked chickpeas, 1/2 red onion or 1 spring onion finely chopped , 1/2 red pepper finely diced, 1 garlic clove finely chopped, salt & pepper to taste, 2 tablsp mayonnaise, 2 tablsp sour cream, 1 teasp curry powder, 1/2 teasp gd cumin, 1 tablsp fresh coriander chopped. Mix all ingredients together and put in dish and chill until required. Also good to do day before & chill overnight.

This is a favourite with family and friends

nauru - 2011-01-23 12:16:00
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bump for more nice ones.

shellz596 - 2011-02-16 14:33:00
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I made the raw silverbeet one on the weekend and it was a great hit. I thinly sliced onion, red capsicum, chopped an orange and thinly sliced silverbeet (just the green leaf), dressing 1 tsp honey 1tsp djon mustard and some balsamic vinegar mix and pour over salad stuff toss. You could add other stuff like tomato, cucumber etc.

margyr - 2011-02-16 14:38:00
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Finely chopped silverbeet or spinach, red onion sliced, sun blush toms chopped and feta, you can add peppers if liked-no dressing as the oil from toms and feta create the dressing. Really yummy

vtired - 2011-02-17 10:48:00
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This is yummy

Orzo, Sun Dried Tomato & Hazelnut Salad
Dressing:
2 tsp minced garlic
¼ cup toasted hazelnuts
¼ cup tightly packed Italian parsley leaves (could try basil)
2 tabs white wine vinegar
¼ cup oil
1 tab brown sugar
Place all ingreds into a processor & blend until it forms a paste.
8-10 sundried tomato pieces
¼ cup black olives, halved
1 cup orzo pasta
70gr feta, crumbled
¼ cup toasted hazelnuts whole
Sea salt & freshly ground pepper
Cook orzo then drain, rinse & set aside to cool. Place orzo pasta, tomatoes, olives, hazelnuts & feta into a bowl. Add dressing & fold through lightly to combine. Just before serving sprinkle over chopped hazelnuts, rock salt & freshly ground pepper.

macandrosie - 2011-02-19 20:08:00
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fourteen day salad
1 1/4 cup white vinegar
1 small cup sugar
1 teas celery salt
1 1/2 tea mustard seeds
1 1/2 salt
1/2 turmeric

boil all ingredients and alow to cool

cut cabbage, carrots and onion just like a coldslaw mix
pour cooled mixture over this and toss
place in jars and store in fridge
great to make ahead of time handy when invited to BBQ at last minute

slimgym - 2011-02-20 11:27:00
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I always add 1 of or a few of these and its always a winner to lettuce salads:)
sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chopped nuts of your choice, chopped dried fruit of your choice. Then Don't forget your radishes, celery, silverbeet and fresh herbs!!

lx4000 - 2011-02-20 11:42:00
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What is a "small cup" of sugar?
Our cups in NZ are 250ml usually.

uli - 2011-02-20 13:24:00
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smoked chicken and mango salad
1 smoked chicken torn into bite size pieces.
mixed salad leaves enough for 4-5 people
3 spring onions diced
1 large carrott cut into match sticks
1 punnett of cherry tomatoes
peppers sliced thin
1-2 mango cubed
dressing of any kind
1 pck fried noodles
make up salad on a large platter, add chicken and mango then dressing just before serving.

teddy147 - 2011-02-20 15:23:00
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elliehen - 2011-02-20 16:19:00
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Revved up Coleslaw...

I buy the coleslaw at the deli in the supermarket and get them to drain it as I don't like all the water that comes with it (also makes it cheaper as not weighing and paying for all that liquid that just goes down the drain!!). When I get it home, I drain it again, put into a large bowl and add chopped granny smith apples, chopped red onion, dried cranberries, cashews or pinenuts and a generous amount of chopped bacon that has been fried until crispy. This is so yummy and reasonably healthy, gets lots of comments when you share it with friends and makes a quick easy dinner on "can't be bothered" nights. Enjoy!!

petal-pickle - 2011-02-21 09:33:00
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tarshlove - 2011-02-21 10:46:00
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garfeild101 - 2011-02-23 12:20:00
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Corn Salad

1 can kernel corn, 1/2 red onion finely chopped, 1/2 capsicum (any colour) finely chopped, grated cheese.

Mix together with mayo until coated. Eat on same night as it tends to go soggy.

norton - 2011-02-24 21:09:00
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Broccoli Salad

1 head broccoli (broken into trees), 3/4 raisins, 1/2 red onion finely chopped, bacon chopped and cooked to crispy, 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds, 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds.

Dressing:
3/4 cup mayo, 2Tbsp Cider Vinegar, 1 1/2Tbsp Sugar - mix together and mix with above ingredients. Serve chilled

norton - 2011-02-24 21:11:00
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Tomato & Cucumber Pasta Salad

2 cups cooked pasta (any shape)
chopped tomatoes
chopped cucumber
chopped red onion

Dressing:
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil (I use Bran Oil)
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup Tomato Sauce
1/4 Vinegar
Pepper
Pinch Paprika

Mix all together - If dressing too sweet add more vinegar.

I add pumpkin seeds and pinenuts as well.

Dressing keeps well in fridge

norton - 2011-02-24 21:15:00
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bump for more summer salad recipes

uli - 2012-02-24 09:27:00
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Salads area favorite in our house, I just use what is available seasonally. Cucumber salad; finely sliced cucumber and onion rings with, a dressing of olive oil, apple cider vinegar, pinch of sugar/salt and lots of dill or a dressing made with finely chopped onion, salt/pepper/dill/lemon juice and cream. We also often have greek salad, chunky pieces of tomato & cucumber, red onion, olives, feta - dressed with lemon juice/olive oil, salt/pepper and oregano. Coleslaw is easy and always nice over the BBQ season. I use cabbage/carrot/onion and lots of fresh parsley and make own dressing. One of our favorite dinners is a massive caesar style salad, cos lettuce, crispy fried bacon, loads of parmesan shavings, make your own dressing, its so much better and you can make it to your own tastes...serve with a poached egg on top and croutons if you like. Spinach or silver beet and roasted mushroom makes a nice combination, add finely sliced onion and crumbed feta or a nice blue cheese. Drizzle with lemon juice and a good fruity olive oil. Add fresh herbs if available. I sometimes add orange segments also or mandarin when seasonal. When abundant with courgettes, I slice them using a veggie peeler, a whole bowl full in long thin strips, do the same with a couple of carrots, finely chopped spring onion, fresh roughly torn parsley, lemon juice and lot of olive oil, salt/pepper.Simple but very nice with a juicy steak from the BBQ.

ant_sonja - 2012-02-24 09:52:00
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This pasta salad is delicious! http://aftertasteblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/soya-sauce-an
d-roasted-peanut-pasta-salad/

bridget107 - 2012-02-24 21:27:00
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Orange & Onion Salad,
peel an onion, pref a red one, or any will do , slice not too thickly across the onion, so it will be in rings, then take an orange, peel it & then slice it across , & it will be in rings as well. Put layers of the onion & orange into a jar, or small bowl, For the dressing- - into a cup put 1 teaspoon salt, a few shakes of pepper,& fill it up to 1/4 of the cup with sugar,, then up to 1/2 a cup with boiling water, & stir 'til the sugar is dissolved, then fill the cup to the top with vinegar, stir & then pour over the onion & orange ,...... this is so nice & I have been making it for years, This same dressing is lovely over tomato, cucumber & onion. If not enough dressing- mix up another lot,takes only a few minutes.

raebea - 2012-02-24 22:13:00
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Grated raw beetroot, grated carrot, loads of finely chopped mint and parsley, finely shredded beet leaves (when we pull our own beetroot) good squeeze of lemon juice and dress with oil and balsamic vinaigrette! simple but fresh tasty and very healthy!! you could of course add xtras toasted sunflower seeds are good......

spot20 - 2012-02-25 09:19:00
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norton wrote:

Broccoli Salad

1 head broccoli (broken into trees), 3/4 raisins, 1/2 red onion finely chopped, bacon chopped and cooked to crispy, 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds, 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds.

Dressing:
3/4 cup mayo, 2Tbsp Cider Vinegar, 1 1/2Tbsp Sugar - mix together and mix with above ingredients. Serve chilled

I make this one too! But use pine nuts instead of pumpkin and Balsamic vinagar instead of Cider... Might try it wif cider next time see what I think

lisa2211 - 2012-02-25 11:45:00
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This is what I do often once I have already done the pickling and fermenting and more cucumbers show up:

It is a fresh salad that keeps in the fridge for 6 weeks or more.

7- 8 cups unpeeled pickling cucumbers sliced thin,
1- 2 cups sliced onions (red looks prettier),
1- 2 cups sliced red or green peppers,
2 tbsp salt,
1cup white vinegar (I use cider),
1 - 2 cups sugar (depending on how sweet you want it),
1tsp celery seed,
1tsp mustard seed,
2 tsp chopped dill or dry dill weed.

Mix cucumbers, onions, peppers, dill and salt and set aside.
Put vinegar, sugar, celery seed and mustard seed in a pot and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Pour mixture over cucumbers.
Put in jars and store in refrigerator.

Will keep up to 2 months

uli - 2013-02-22 18:50:00
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keeping alive for salad days

bev00 - 2014-02-23 00:04:00
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Just had to tell you my favourite salady thing that I do at bbqs.
You need a largish bowl then starting at the bottom and do layers of:
Spicy red kidney beans (I do mild)
Sliced red onion (just enough to cover beans)
Sliced celery
Sliced tomatoes
Grated cheese (I use tasty)
Topped with a thin layer of sour cream
This always goes down well and so easy to do.

my_savannah - 2014-02-25 08:08:00
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my_savannah wrote:

Just had to tell you my favourite salady thing that I do at bbqs.
You need a largish bowl then starting at the bottom and do layers of:
Spicy red kidney beans (I do mild)
Sliced red onion (just enough to cover beans)
Sliced celery

Sliced tomatoes
Grated cheese (I use tasty)
Topped with a thin layer of sour cream
This always goes down well and so easy to do.

Do you mean "spicy mild chilli beans'? I haven't seen any spicy red kidney beans.

nanee2jlp - 2014-02-27 18:43:00
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summer days ideas

bev00 - 2015-02-28 00:08:00
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macandrosie wrote:

This is yummy

Orzo, Sun Dried Tomato & Hazelnut Salad
Dressing:
2 tsp minced garlic
¼ cup toasted hazelnuts
¼ cup tightly packed Italian parsley leaves (could try basil)
2 tabs white wine vinegar
¼ cup oil
1 tab brown sugar
Place all ingreds into a processor & blend until it forms a paste.
8-10 sundried tomato pieces
¼ cup black olives, halved
1 cup orzo pasta
70gr feta, crumbled
¼ cup toasted hazelnuts whole
Sea salt & freshly ground pepper
Cook orzo then drain, rinse & set aside to cool. Place orzo pasta, tomatoes, olives, hazelnuts & feta into a bowl. Add dressing & fold through lightly to combine. Just before serving sprinkle over chopped hazelnuts, rock salt & freshly ground pepper.

Boy that sounds good....thanks, I'm off to make it right now

rainrain1 - 2015-02-28 08:11:00
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melford wrote:

Do you mean "spicy mild chilli beans'? I haven't seen any spicy red kidney beans.

I think these maybe those
http://www.countdown.co.nz/search-results?topsearch_query=Sp
icy%20beans&tab=PRODUCTS&sort=DEFAULT

wheelz - 2015-02-28 19:19:00
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bump for salads

uli - 2016-02-18 20:26:00
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bump

bev00 - 2017-02-17 23:23:00
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bump for salads

angel361 - 2017-02-18 17:28:00
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bump

bev00 - 2018-02-19 02:08:00
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uli wrote:

This is what I do often once I have already done the pickling and fermenting and more cucumbers show up:

It is a fresh salad that keeps in the fridge for 6 weeks or more.

7- 8 cups unpeeled pickling cucumbers sliced thin,
1- 2 cups sliced onions (red looks prettier),
1- 2 cups sliced red or green peppers,
2 tbsp salt,
1cup white vinegar (I use cider),
1 - 2 cups sugar (depending on how sweet you want it),
1tsp celery seed,
1tsp mustard seed,
2 tsp chopped dill or dry dill weed.

Mix cucumbers, onions, peppers, dill and salt and set aside.
Put vinegar, sugar, celery seed and mustard seed in a pot and bring to a boil.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Pour mixture over cucumbers.
Put in jars and store in refrigerator.

Will keep up to 2 months

Sorry, but what is a pickling cucumber? Do you mean a gherkin?

cottagerose - 2018-02-19 21:27:00
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Apparently a "pickling cucumber" is in NZ a small cucumber. Yes you could call it a gherkin too. However it is not a special cucumber at all - just a small one with not too many seeds. Hope that helps.

uli - 2018-02-23 19:03:00
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bump

bev00 - 2019-02-24 01:46:00
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