Raspberry Spinach Salad

Salad:
Spinach
2-3 chicken breasts, seasoned with salt and pepper, and cooked on the BBQ
Croutons ( sorry, none for you anymore, my gluten-free gal)
1 pkg. raspberries, fresh
1/2 c. candied pecans (I made these wrong, I looked up a picture today.  Ooooooooopssssssssssssssssssss)
1 pkg feta cheese (or monterey jack seems to be a good substitute)
1 medium red onion, sliced (Optional, I opted to not)

Dressing:
1/2 cup raspberries, fresh or frozen
3/4 cup raspberry jam
1/4 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
1/2-3/4 cup sugar, depending on how sweet you like it (I did 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup vegetable oil, pour in slowly to emulsify
1 garlic clove (I ran my garlic through the zoomer before blending it with the other ingredients)
1 tsp salt

Blend the dressing up until it's smooth. Assemble your salad.

Pretty Winter Salad

I haven't made this for you yet, but it's a good one. 

1/2 head each of romaine, ice berg and spinach (I never bother with the iceberg, just do the others)
1 red apple, sliced
1 pear, sliced
1/2-1 cup cashews
1/4 cup craisins
1 cup grated jack cheese

Dressing:
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 T. red wine vinegar
1 T. lemon juice
1 T. chopped onion
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cup oil

Blend together, then add 1 T. poppyseeds.

Pour dressing over salad just before serving.

Honey Lime Fruit Salad

I have never made this for you, but it is good. And basically with whatever fruit you want to use.

1 20 oz. can pineapple chunks, drained well
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
2-3 kiwi, peeled and sliced
1 cup grapes, halved
1 cup strawberries, quartered
Zest from one lime, about 1 T.
2 T. honey
1 T. poppyseeds

Combine the fruit in a medium-large serving bowl. Add the lime zest and poppy seeds, if using, and gently toss. Drizzle the honey over the fruit and again, mix gently until everything is evenly coated.

BLT Chicken Salad

Dressing:
1/2 cup ranch dressing
3-4 T BBQ sauce
2 T. onion, chopped
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. pepper

Mix well and refrigerate until serving

Salad:
8 cups torn salad greens
2 large tomatoes, chopped
1 1/2 lb. boneless chicken breats, cooked and sliced
10 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
2 eggs, boiled and sliced
1 avacado, diced

Assemble yer salad.

Taco Salad with Cilantro & Lime Dressing

Taco Meat:
1 lb. lean ground beef
2 8-oz cans tomato sauce
1 pkg. taco seasoning
3 T. brown sugar
3 T. sour cream

Brown the ground beef and drain off grease. Add tomato sauce, taco seasoning, and brown sugar. Simmer 10 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Remove from heat.

Taco Salad:
lettuce, tomato, beans, greeon onion, tortilla chips, avocado, whatever sounds good to you.

Dressing:
2 cups ranch
1/2 cup cilantro
1 sprig green onion
2 limes juiced ( or use bottled lime juice)
salt & pepper
1/2 cup salsa

Blend above ingredients until smooth and serve over taco salad

Strawberry Spinach Salad

1 bag fresh spinach, broken into bite sized pieces
1 pint strawberries, thinly sliced
1 T. sliced almonds

Dressing:
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup strawberry jam
2 T. sesame seeds (I left out)
2 T. poppy seeds
1 1/2 tsp. minced onion
1 1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp. paprika
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup vinegar

Mix well. Add poppy seeds very last. Combine spinach, strawberries and almonds together in bowl. Pour dressing over salad when ready to serve.