Spinach And Celery Salad With Lemon Vinaigrette Food

SPINACH AND CELERY SALAD WITH LEMON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine celery and spinach in large bowl. Drizzle olive oil and lemon juice over; sprinkle generously with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Divide among 6 plates. Top each with 2 Asiago-Pepper Frico.

CELERY AND PARMESAN SALAD

Steps:

• At least 1 hour before you plan to serve the salad, whisk together the olive oil, lemon zest, 1/4 cup of lemon juice, the shallots, celery seed, celery salt, anchovy paste, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Place the celery in a mixing bowl and toss it with the remaining 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. (Even though these ingredients are in the dressing, believe me-this step makes a difference.) Add enough dressing to moisten well. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour to allow the celery to crisp and the flavors to develop.
• When ready to serve, arrange the celery on a platter, shave the Parmesan onto the celery with a vegetable peeler, then sprinkle with walnuts, parsley leaves, salt, and pepper and serve immediately.

PEAR, SPINACH, WALNUT & CELERY SALAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients for mustard dressing in a screw-top jar and shake well.
• Place pear, spinach, nuts and celery in medium bowl and toss gently to combine.
• Serve salad drizzled with dressing.

BABY SPINACH SALAD WITH LEMON AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Place the lemon juice in a small bowl; whisking constantly, slowly add the oil in a steady stream, whisking until the vinaigrette is creamy; set aside.
• Rub the inside of a large bowl with the cut sides of the garlic halves; add the spinach; drizzle with the reserved lemon vinaigrette; toss gently to coat.
• Divide the salad among 4 plates.
• Shave the cheese in wide sheets over each salad with a vegetable peeler.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve.

BASIL SPINACH SALAD WITH LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Hard boil eggs, peel and set aside.
• Wash spinach, removing tough ends, and tear into bite size pieces and place in large salad bowl.
• Add chiffonade of basil to spinach.
• Wash the mushrooms and slice thin, add to salad bowl.
• Wash tomato, dice; adding to salad bowl.
• Peel, pit and slice avocado, lengthwise, place in salad bowl along with feta cheese.
• Remove about 1 teaspoon of lime zest, cut lime in half and juice.
• In a blender jar, combine the lime zest and juice with remaining ingredients for the vinaigrette, pulse until thoroughly blended, pour over salad ingredients tossing to coat.
• Divide salad mixture into 4 equal portions and place on chilled salad plates.
• Thinly slice egg and garnish each salad with egg slices.
• Add a few grinds of fresh black pepper and serve.

SPINACH SALAD WITH CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients for the Citrus Vinaigrette in a jar or a tight-sealing plastic container. Shake to blend.
• Combine the spinach, orange segments, almonds, red onion, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Toss with the Citrus Vinaigrette. Serve on individual plates, topped with 1 or 2 Parmesan Frico.
• Note
• To cut orange segments, first use a small sharp knife to cut off the top and bottom of the orange. Stand the orange on one of the cut ends and make long, straight cuts to slice away all of the peel and white pith. Hold the peeled orange in your palm and cut on each side of the membranes to free the segments.