Alexis Chopped Vegetable Salad Food

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.

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.

ALEXIS'S EGG-SALAD SANDWICH

Steps:

• Stir together eggs, mayonnaise, celery, dry mustard, and curry, if desired, in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spread one side of each slice of bread with mayonnaise. Top half of slices with radicchio, and arugula, if desired; spread with egg salad. Top with remaining bread.

ALEXIS CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• . Prepare and ice bath; set aside. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add corn and blanch until tender, about 6 minutes. Remove the corn from the water and plunge into ice bath. When the corn is thoroughly cooled, remove from the ice bath. 2 Using a large knife, remove the kernels from the cobs. Transfer the kernels to a large bowl. 3 Add the green and wax beans to the boiling water. Blanch until tender, about 1 minute. Remove the beans with a slotted spoon and plunge into the ice bath. When the beans are cooled, drain in a colander. 4 Add the wax and green beans, tomatoes, red and yellow peppers, onion, cucumber, cilantro, and jalepeño to the corn. Stir to combine. Add the olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine. Adjust the seasonings. Serve immediately

BEVERLY HILLS CHOPPED SALAD

Steps:

• Add the tomatoes, iceberg, romaine, chickpeas, salami and mozzarella to a large salad bowl.
• Add the olive oil, Parmesan, vinegar, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper to a measuring cup or mason jar. Whisk to combine.
• Add the dressing to the salad and toss to combine. Serve immediately.

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.

MARTHA'S DAUGHTER'S CHOPPED SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a pot with salted water and bring to a boil.
• Make an ice bath and set aside.
• Blanch corn in salted water for 6 minutes then plunge into ice bath.
• Blanch green and wax beans for about a minute and plunge into ice bath.
• Drain well, cut corn off cobs and put into a large bowl.
• Add all remaining ingredients and chill until ready to serve.
• Toss with oil, pepper, salt & vineger when ready to eat!
• Enjoy.

CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine the chopped broccoli, chopped cauliflower, diced celery, tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, olives, and bacon. Gently toss.
• In another bowl combine all of the dressing ingredients. Stir until sugar is dissolved and all is mixed well.
• Pour over the vegetable mixture and stir in well.
• Stir in the Craisins and sunflower seeds, reserving a few to sprinkle on top of the salad for serving.
• Chill for an hour before serving.