Salad Recipes: Homemade Roquefort Salad Dressing, Middle East Pear Salad, Italian Tortellini Salad

If you love salads and homemade salad dressings, this article is for you.    Select from recipes for your own Homemade Roquefort Salad Dressing, which can be stored in the refrigerator in a covered jar, Middle East Pear Salad, using fruit and yogurt, or Tortellini Broccoli Salad.  Now how’s that for variety?

ROQUEFORT SALAD DRESSING

1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp vinegar
2 tbsp lemon juice
3-oz crumbled Roquefort cheese

Place all ingredients in blender container. Blend together for 1 minute. Stir mixture well. Store in the refrigerator in a covered container or jar.

MIDDLE EAST PEAR SALAD

1 can (29-ounce) pear halves, chilled & drained
1 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup sugar
Ground cinnamon for garnish
Lettuce leaves

Place lettuce leaves on serving plate and top with pear halves, cut side up. Combine the yogurt and sugar together in a small bowl; mix well. Spoon yogurt mixture into the pear cavities. Sprinkle cinnamon over the top.

ITALIAN TORTELLINI SALAD

1 pkg (7-oz) cheese filled spinach tortellini
8 oz provolone cheese, cubed
1 small tomato, coarsely chopped
1/2 small green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1/2 cup sliced pitted ripe olives, drained
4 green onions, sliced
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Cook tortellini according to package directions. Drain tortellini in a colander. Place colander in a massive bowl of cover cold water. Let stand for 5 minutes. Drain well. Transfer tortellini to a serving bowl. Add cubed provolone cheese, tomato, pepper strips, olives, and green onions. Pour dressing over the mixture. Toss gently to coat. Top with grated Parmesan and toss lightly.

Enjoy!

Salad Recipes: Homemade Roquefort Salad Dressing, Middle East Pear Salad, Italian Tortellini Salad

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The Most Delectable Seafood Salad Recipes

Seafood salads are well-loved, especially those conscious of their diet. There are many delectable and nutritious seafood salad recipes you can try at home.

Seafood salads are not only delectable but also delicious. Here are some of the most loved seafood salads:
1.Waldorf Tuna Salad
Ingredients:
?1 massive red apple ( chopped)
?2 six oz cans albacore tuna (light water-packed, flaked, drained)
?1/3 c celery (chopped)
?1/3 c dates (chopped)
?1/3 c raisins
?¼ c walnuts (chopped)
?¼ c mayonnaise (reduced-fat)
?½ c yogurt (plain, fat-free)
?¼ c Monterey Jack cheese (reduced-fat, shredded)

Procedure:
1.In a huge bowl, mix together apples, tuna, raisins, celery, walnuts and dates.
2.Combine mayonnaise with yogurt.
3.Add this to the tuna mixture.
4.Toss everything to coat.
5.Line up your plates with lettuce and place the salad on top.
6.Sprinkle cheese onto the salad.
Servings: This is good for 4 servings.

2.Seafood Pea-Asta Salad
Ingredients:
?¼ c salad dressing (Italian style)
?½ c mayonnaise
?2 tbsp Parmesan cheese (grated)
?8 oz Fusilli pasta
?2 c black-eyed peas (drained, rinsed)
?1 c crabmeat
?½ c green bell pepper (chopped)
?1 c broccoli florets (par-boiled)
?¼ c green onions (chopped)
?½ c tomatoes (chopped)

Procedure:
1.Use a huge pot with salted water and bring it to a boil.
2.Add the pasta.
3.Cook as indicated on the package.
4.Rinse, drain and set aside.
5.Using a huge bowl, mix in the Italian dressing, mayonnaise and cheese.
6.Mix thoroughly.
7.Add pasta, peas, broccoli, crabmeat, onions and tomato.
8.Toss everything gently until well blended.
9.Cover the salad and refrigerate it for about 2 hours.
Servings: This is good for 6 servings.

3.Tuna Fish Special
Ingredients:
?1 c peas (frozen, thawed)
?1 six oz can tuna (flaked, drained)
?½ c celery (chopped)
?1/3 c mayonnaise
?¼ c green onions (sliced)
?1 tsp lemon juice
?1/8 tsp curry powder
?½ tsp soy sauce
?2 tbsp almonds (slivered, toasted)
?1 dash of garlic powder
?Lettuce leaves
?1 c Chow Mein noodles

Procedure:
1.In a bowl, mix in peas, tuna, onions and celery.
2.In another bowl, mix in lemon juice, mayonnaise, garlic powder, curry powder and soy sauce.
3.Stir the second mixture with the tuna mixture.
4.Add almonds and have top with the noodles.
5.You can serve this with lettuce.
Servings: This is good for 2 servings.

4.Shrimp Linguine Salad
Ingredients:
? 1 lbs medium shrimps (cooked, deveined and peeled)
? 8 oz linguine pasta (uncooked, cut in half)
? 3 c broccoli florets (fresh)
? ½ lbs mushrooms (fresh, sliced)
? 1/14 oz can Artichoke hearts (water-packed, chopped and drained)
? 12 pcs Cherry tomatoes (should be halved)
? ½ c green onions (sliced)
? ¾ c carrots (shredded)
? 1/3 c soy sauce (reduced-sodium)
? 1/3 c canola oil or olive oil
? 1 tbsp lemon juice
? ½ tsp hot pepper sauce
? 1 clove of garlic (minced)
? 2 tbsp sesame seeds (should be toasted)

Procedure:
1. Cook the linguine pasta according to the directions on the package.
2. Rinse using cold water and drain.
3. Place inside a bowl.
4. Mix together broccoli, shrimp, mushrooms, artichokes, carrots, onions and tomatoes.
5. In a jar, mix together soy sauce, oil, hot pepper sauce, garlic, and lemon juice.
6. Shake everything and place in the salad.
7. To coat, toss everything.
8. Cover the salad.
9. Refrigerate it for about 1 hour.
10. Sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving.
Servings: This is good for 9 servings.

The Most Delectable Seafood Salad Recipes

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Three Amigos Mexican Restaurant

With locations in Gibsonia and Beaver Valley Mall, the Three Amigos restaurant is a welcome addition to the Pittsburgh dining scene. The locally-owned Mexican restaurant is far superior and more trusty than any of the major national Mexican restaurant chains. Apparently relying on recipes from the chef’s grandmother, the Three Amigos has a nice variety of food at good prices.

The Scene

The walls at the Three Amigos are brightly colored and are decorated with a few Mexican items or paintings.

The Food

The owners of the Three Amigos describe their operation as being based on the recipes of the family grandmother whose cooking was well-known in her region of Mexico. Everything containing cheese is made with traditional Mexican queso blanco instead of the usual yellow cheddar used everywhere else; this helps add to the trusty tastes. There is an unusually massive vegetarian selection, too.

How Hot is It?
That’s a common question asked about Mexican food, and most dishes at the Three Amigos aren’t too spicy in comparison to most Mexican restaurants. A few are quite spicy – surprisingly so, in fact. Most places where I’ve had Chile Relleno it’s been very mild; here it was very hot (it also claims to be made with a bell pepper, not a chile pepper). The Chile Poblano was similarly hot.

Salsa & Guacamole
Every Mexican restaurant serves chips and salsa before the meal, but none serve a salsa like the Three Amigos. The cilantro is prominent, but not overbearing. It’s heavy on the onions, but not very spicy. It’s homemade and the fresh taste is far superior to what you typically get in chain restaurants. Three Amigos salsa can be bought in small tubs to take home. The guacamole, on the other hand, tasted fine but was heavily blended with sour cream – an uncommon decision that detracts from the flavor.

Appetizers & Munchies
We split the Nachos with the Works – beef, chicken, beans, guacamole, sour cream and cheese. It compares very favorably with the nachos you can get elsewhere and is probably superior than most. The use of queso blanco helps make the flavor stand out above most nachos we’ve had. Like most things we tried from the menu, the spice in the nachos was very mild.

Drinks

When we ate at the Three Amigos, they didn’t have a liquor license yet so there were no margaritas, beers, or anything of the sort. There is a massive bar area, however, so we can anticipate such drinks to come soon. Fountain drinks and teas come in massive glasses with free refills on most. There are also a number of speciality Mexican sodas, juices, and something called an Orchata – a rice drink made with cinnamon, vanilla, and sugar. It’s a bit sweet and very different tasting.

Combos & Deals

There are more than a dozen different combo deals offering three main items (enchiladas, burritos, tacos, chalupas, tamales, quesadilas, etc.) plus beans and rice. The beans are creamier than is commonly the case and the rice milder. These combos are priced well and wage a very good value because what you get is quite filling for usually less then .

Service

The staff at the Three Amigos was friendly and helpful. The waitress was knowledgable about the food and could answer questions about what was in the dishes and what they tasted like.

Dining at the Three Amigos Mexican Restaurant

The Three Amigos can be found near the JC Penney’s at Beaver Valley Mall. The original Three Amigos is in Gibsonia and the new location is a welcome addition to dining in the Beaver Valley Mall area. They are far superior and more trusty than Chi-Chi’s ever was. In the past I enjoyed intake at Don Pablo’s, but recently the calibre of the menu has declined and I haven’t enjoyed intake there as much as before.

Now, though, I won’t feel the loss of either restaurant almost as much. There are several more things I’d like to try on the Three Amigos menu and I look forward to intake there again.

The Three Amigos restaurants appear to be affiliated with the La Casa Narcisi winery in Gibsonia.

Location & Contact Information

Three Amigos
600 Beaver Valley Mall
Monaca, PA 15061
724-728-9133

Three Amigos
5378 Route 8
Gibsonia, PA 15044
724-444-1313

Three Amigos Mexican Restaurant

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