Does anyone have a really really good original salad recipe?

We are trying to make a delicious salad for mothers day and my moms favorite food is a good salad with meat/chicken and something crunchy inside. Please make it original, not like a ceaser salad or anything and a good homemede dressing would really be great. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME!!Does anyone have a really really good original salad recipe?
Here are four salads. They are all different from eachother. Have fun on mothers day.





Steak Salad





Cook Time: 5 Minutes Ready In: 35 Minutes


4 servings





';Interesting twist on the typical steak salad. Broiled sirloin on Romaine lettuce with roma tomatoes, mushrooms, walnuts, and blue cheese with a smoky dressing.';


INGREDIENTS:


1 1/2 pounds beef sirloin steak


8 cups romaine lettuce, torn


into bite-size pieces


6 roma (plum) tomatoes, sliced


1/2 cup sliced fresh


mushrooms


3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese


1/4 cup walnuts


1/3 cup vegetable oil


3 tablespoons red wine vinegar


2 tablespoons lemon juice


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/8 teaspoon ground black


pepper


3 teaspoons Worcestershire


sauce


1/8 teaspoon liquid smoke


flavoring





DIRECTIONS:


1. Preheat oven on broiler setting. Broil steaks for 3 to 5 minutes per side, or to desired doneness. Allow to cool, then slice into bite-size pieces.


2. On chilled plates, arrange lettuce, tomatoes, and mushrooms. Sprinkle with blue cheese and walnuts. Top with steak slices.


3. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and smoke flavoring. Drizzle over salad.








Fresh Broccoli Salad


Prep Time: 15 Minutes


Cook Time: 15 Minutes Ready In: 30 Minutes





Serves 8


INGREDIENTS:


2 heads fresh broccoli


1 red onion


1/2 pound bacon


3/4 cup raisins 3/4 cup sliced almonds


1 cup mayonnaise


1/2 cup white sugar


2 tablespoons white wine


vinegar





DIRECTIONS:


1. Place bacon in a deep skillet and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Cool and crumble.


2. Cut the broccoli into bite-size pieces and cut the onion into thin bite-size slices. Combine with the bacon, raisins, your favorite nuts and mix well.


3. To prepare the dressing, mix the mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar together until smooth. Stir into the salad, let chill and serve.





Cucumber Salad


Yields: 8 servings





';A cool delicious cucumber salad marinated with a sweet vinegar mixture and flavored with dill.';


INGREDIENTS:


cucumbers, thinly sliced


1 small white onion, thinly


sliced


1 cup white vinegar 1/2 cup water


3/4 cup white sugar


1 tablespoon dried dill, or to


taste





DIRECTIONS:


1. Toss together the cucumbers and onion in a large bowl. Combine the vinegar, water and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, and pour over the cucumber and onions. Stir in dill, cover, and refrigerate until cold. This can also be eaten at room temperature, but be sure to allow the cucumbers to marinate for at least 1 hour.





Apple-Cheddar Tossed Salad


Prep Time: 15 Minutes


Ready In: 15 Minutes


Yields: 10 servings





INGREDIENTS:


10 cups torn mixed salad


greens


1 cup chopped red apple


1 cup cubed Cheddar cheese


1 cup chopped walnuts,


toasted


HONEY DRESSING:


2/3 cup honey 2 tablespoons cider vinegar


1 teaspoon celery seed


1 teaspoon ground mustard


1 teaspoon paprika


1 teaspoon lemon juice


1 teaspoon grated onion


1/4 teaspoon salt


1 cup vegetable oil





DIRECTIONS:


1. In a large salad bowl, combine the greens, apple, cheese and walnuts. In a blender or food processor, combine the first eight dressing ingredients. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Serve with salad.Does anyone have a really really good original salad recipe?
I make something called Oriental chicken salad. It is cubed chicken, diced red peppers, bean sprouts, sliced water chestnuts, diced onions, a little cilantro, dill weed, coarse ground black pepper and seasoning salt. Mix these ingredients with mayonnaise and a little ranch dressing. We serve it with those Chicken in a Biscuit crackers.
Beet and Potato Chicken Salad





4 chicken breast halves, boneless and skinless


1 cup whole pickled beets, drained


2 cups diced, cooked potatoes


1 red onion, minced


1/4 cup chopped dill pickle


1/4 cup mayonnaise


1/4 cup sour cream


1 bunch watercress, washed and trimmed


3 strips bacon, cooked and diced


1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped


Lettuce





In medium saucepan, place chicken breasts and cover with cold water. Over medium-high heat, bring water to a simmer; cover and cook for 8 minutes, until chicken breasts are firm and opaque. Remove chicken from pan; cool.


Dice beets and place in small bowl; set aside. Chop chicken into 1 inch chunks; place in large bowl. Stir in potatoes, beets, red onion, dill pickle, mayonnaise and sour cream.


Line large serving platter or bowl with watercress. Add a large handful of lettuce in center. Top with chicken and potato salad. Toss together and drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with bacon and walnuts.





Makes 4 servings.





And now for the dressing.





Oriental Ginger Dressing





2 tablespoons cider vinegar


1/2 teaspoon sesame oil


1 tablespoon sugar


1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated


1 tablespoon soy sauce


1/2 cup pineapple juice





Combine all ingredients in a jar. Cover and shake vigorously. Or combine using food processor. Chill or serve over green salad, chicken salad or pasta salad.





I think the ginger and pinapple pair up beautifully with the beets and the soy sauce brings out the flavor of the chicken. However, if you want something more classy, try this one.





1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil


1/4 cup sherry vinegar


1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon finely chopped shallot


1/2 teaspoons finely minced garlic


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper





In small bowl, whisk all ingredients together.


Makes about 3/4 cup.





YUMMY
this recipe has been passes down in my family well 2 actually....cut up feta ripe tomatoes green onions and anything eles u prefer...use any type of lettuce u like even spinach taste good.. then sqeeze ur prefered amount of lemon over the salade. add the prefered amount of salt and about 2-3 tbsp. of oil...


for the second onee use balsamic vingear instead of oil and lemon it tastes very good and gose with just about any meal and they are very healthy for you:) enjoy ur salde:))
This is my own original salad that I have been making for years...everyone that I make it for just loves it..hope your mother does too.





Chinese Salad





2 cups cooked rice


fresh bean sprouts


fresh mushrooms about 1 cup or so


1/2 cup raisins


1 cup chopped celery


1 cup salted cashews


1 bag baby spinach or mixed greens





Combine all ingredients..add dressing just before serving





Dressing





1/2 cup soy sauce


1/2 cup vegetable oil


2 or 3 crushed garlic cloves


shake and add to salad





Shrimp or chicken would also be nice added to this.
Hot Chicken Salad





This chicken salad is baked, with a potato chip topping. Scroll down to see more chicken salad recipes.


INGREDIENTS:


2 cups cooked chicken, diced


2 cups celery, chopped


1/2 to 1 cup chopped pecans


1 cup mayonnaise


3 tablespoons chopped onion


2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce


2 tablespoons lemon juice


1/2 cup plain potato chips, crushed


1/2 cup barbecue potato chips, crushed


PREPARATION:


Combine chicken, celery, pecans, mayonnaise, onion, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice. Spoon into a lightly greased 2-quart casserole. Sprinkle potato chips over top. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes at 350掳.


Serves 8.