Julies Holiday Salad Food

JULIE'S HOLIDAY SALAD

Steps:

• To roast pears, toss with 2 T butter and 2 T sugar and roast at 500 degrees until slightly browned on both sides. Cool.
• Add all ingredients except dressing.
• Add only as much dressing as needed to toss salad. Store remainder of salad dressing in fridge.

HOLIDAY SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice, salt, pepper and olive oil. Set aside.
• Put the endive and apples into a large decorative serving bowl. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into the bowl and toss to coat the endive and apples so they don't turn brown. Add the cheese and avocado, and then add the cranberries and corn.
• Pour the dressing over the salad just before serving and toss to coat.

JULIE'S PRETTY ANTIPASTO SALAD

Steps:

• I make this in a large shallow pasta bowl with sloping sides so I can put the rolled meats and cheese all around the edge. My bowl is about 18" wide and 4" deep. If you don't have such a bowl, you'll have to arrange the meats and cheese differently.
• NOTE: I can't get prepackaged sliced provolone to roll without cracking, so I buy both the meats and the provolone fresh from the deli and have them sliced fairly thin. You want to end up with the same amount of slices for the mortadella and the provolone, so the exact ounces will vary.
• Dump the lettuce into the bowl and sprinkle the garbanzo beans over the top. Sprinkle with a dash of garlic salt and fresh ground pepper and top with tomatoes.
• Slice the provolone and mortadella in half, then roll each piece tightly, placing them around the salad at the edge of the bowl, alternating meat and cheese, cut side down. Tuck them under the salad just a bit so they stay rolled.
• Fold each slice of salami in half, then in half again and place it into the bowl of salad so that they look like rosettes. Cover tightly with saran wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Feel free to add additional ingredients, I kept the recipe simple to stay true to my childhood memories.

JULIE'S EVERYDAY SALAD

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in a large bowl.
• Toss well, taste and adjust seasonings if desired.
• Transfer to serving bowl or separate salad bowls.
• Top with additional fresh ground pepper and parmesan.