Recipe Tuesday ~ My Favorite Main Dish Salad

We're childless this week ~ yahoo! Yesterday we decided that we wanted to eat light, so I whipped up my favorite main dish salad. It's actually a modification of the house salad at a local Italian restaurant and I've loved it for years. After ordering carry out salads from them, I finally decided to make it myself. I tweak the recipe here and there, but the basics remain the same.  

I didn't put any quantities on this, just do what you like

Barb's Ferarri Salad

Chopped mixed greens or romaine lettuce

Sliced grape tomatoes

Crumbled blue or feta cheese

Toasted pecans or pine nuts

Dried cranberries or cherries

Balsamic Vinagrette (sometimes I make my own, sometimes I use Newman's Own)

Garlic croutons

Prepare salad and mix well.  Dress the salad before serving on plates.  Top with croutons. Serve with hot bread or breadsticks if you like.  Yummy!  I like this so much that I always make too much so that I can eat the leftovers.  In fact, I'm going to eat the leftovers for breakfast this morning!

Wow, we got some showers early this morning and it's really cool, almost chilly, outside! It is feeling like fall today, that's great.  Fall is my absolute favorite season, so I'm glad that it's nearly here. 

Comments

[Alice]

Hmmmm sounds really good !!! I nominated you on my blog !!!

[Jan Connair]

Great photo of the salad. I like the idea of throwing some chicken on top, too.

[leigh]

Very tasty looking and sounding salad!

[Laura]

That salad looks soo good!

[Amanda]

I like fall, but then again it also means winter is around the corner.

[Monique]

Mmm that looks yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

[Tammy]

I have GOT to come to your house for dinner. Your recipes rock! And guess what? I got a new bike. Something I have been wanting to do for along time and you inspired me even more. Now the dog and I can really get a goot workout.

Also, I read about your NFL team. At least your team won more games than my Dolphins!!!!! sheesh. I guess we both can stomach through another year. pooh

[Jaime]

This is soooooo one of my favorite salads! I've had various versions from different restaurants, but they're all so yummy! We make this at home and throw in some grilled chicken too.

[Jane]

Looks like a yummy salad. Fall is my favorite time of year too!