I Miss Salads

[iggychic 1,405]

You should do fine with salad' date=' I was ok to have raw veggies 6 weeks out. But on another note....would you mind sharing your cesear salad dressing recipe? [/quote']

I had serious complications so I am sticking to my docs six months out limit I don't want to spend any more time in the hospital!

And I shall whip off and see if I can link my recipe from my pins for you...I'm on an Ipad so it may take a sec.....

[iggychic 1,405]

Ok before I attempt to paste a link (I can't find it in my pin's but I knew where I got it....mine is all hand scribbled from the class LOL). This recipe is truly the best Caesar salad in the world IMO. But....when Van makes it (he's a friend of ours) he does NOT use 1 tbsp of parmesan cheese....for this recipe he uses between a 1/4 and half a cup. So when you make it be sure to use more. The salad should be nice and cheesy (is that possible LOL).

I make my own croutons but you can use good store bought. Use the best quality balsamic and olive oil you can afford. The better the quality the better the salad.

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[Tbrendon 36]

Ok before I attempt to paste a link (I can't find it in my pin's but I knew where I got it....mine is all hand scribbled from the class LOL). This recipe is truly the best Caesar salad in the world IMO. But....when Van makes it (he's a friend of ours) he does NOT use 1 tbsp of parmesan cheese....for this recipe he uses between a 1/4 and half a cup. So when you make it be sure to use more. The salad should be nice and cheesy (is that possible LOL).

I make my own croutons but you can use good store bought. Use the best quality balsamic and olive oil you can afford. The better the quality the better the salad.

http://www.alaskabites.com/?p=546

Thank you so much. I'm definitely going to try this

And so sorry about your complications, that explains they longer wait on some foods. I hope things are much better for you now.

[iggychic 1,405]

Thanks Things are much better. I'm out of the woods and ready to go on with life without worrying I'll lose a stomach! I'm rather low on those so that was a concern heh heh

DH wanted to add an important tip on that salad I left out (because I just do it and don't think). The romain should be washed and dried well prior to mixing in the dressing. If not it does not coat the lettuce well and you end up having a sad little salad with a puddle at the bottom of your plate. You really want to see each piece coated nicely with dressing as in the picture.

I also make this and serve it immediately. It is a heavy dressing due to the egg and it gets limp fairly quickly (not a good buffet item). I normally make it tableside as Van does at the restaurant, or of course if I'm the one eating it I just whip it up in the kitchen and serve it right away

Oh and I never coddle my egg. We don't have salmonella issues here in PNW and we store our eggs at the right temp...then of course as above we serve it right away. Van has to do it because it's served in a restaurant.

[Ima Loser 197]

I hope I am ok with Salads post-op... I love them and we eat a lot in the summer months. They are the best quick meal on a hot summer night. We just grill all different tyoes if meat and make different salads with them... I am having surgery on 12.12... Hopefully by late spring/early summer I will be able to tolerate salad.< /p>

[takroom 192]

Mmm, I miss salad. My Dr says 4 mos out so I'm going to wait. I was at Applebee's the other night & was going to try Soup & salad but went with just the soup.

[OneWritersSoul 353]

Hallelujah!!! My doctor gave me the green light for salad today at my one month follow-up! He said no broccoli or cauliflower or iceberg but salad was a go!

Guess what I'm trying for dinner?