Fiesta Salad

Salad is a mixture of cold or hot foods, usually including vegetables and/or fruits, often with a dressing and sometimes with the addition of meat, fish, pasta, cheese, eggs, or whole grains. Salad is often served as an appetizer before a larger meal.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups potatoes, boiled and cubed
• 1 cup cabbage, shredded and blanched
• 1 cup pineapple tidbits
• 1 cup shrimp, boiled and sliced
• 1/4 cup carrot, cut into strips
• 1/3 cup sweet pickles, chopped
• 1/4 cup roasted peanut, chopped
• 2/3 cup mayonnaise, light
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper, ground native lettuce
• 1/2 cup green peas, frozen
• 2 pcs egg whites, boiled and chopped

PROCEDURE:

1. Mix the first 7 ingredients.
2. Add in mayonnaise.
3. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Arrange attractively on a bed of lettuce.
5. Top with sweet peas and egg.
6. Chill and serve.

Cheesy Corn Salad

Salads are wonderful treats for everyday meals and for every occasion. Aside from their cool and refreshing qualities, they also give color and appetite appeal even to the simplest meals.

Salad originated from the Latin word “sal” which means “salt”. Hence, from the “sal” came “salad”. It is a dish made of salad plants or greens or in combination with other foods plus dressing.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup carrots, blanched and diced
• 1 cup green peas, frozen, blanched
• 1 cup corn, whole kernel
• 3 tbsps margarine
• 2 slices cheese, low-fat, cut into small squares

Procedure:

1. Stir-fry vegetables in margarine.
2. Top with cheese.