Just for the Salad Happy Thanksgiving

Hello to all my foodie friends out in web land hope all is well.  The holidays are approaching faster then I think!  I will at least try to post a holiday recipe for you all to try.  This is on the lighter side of the food chain because I was catering and a friend asked me to post so I'm.  Lighter side dishes are nice to have as well to add to your holiday plans.  Plus I have like about twenty more pounds to lose so I've been cooking on the light sies for the last few months.  I've also been walking over 10,000 steps a day which helps and I feel so much better then I did.  You can also lighten up your dishes by cutting back on how you cook like use a spray oil or just a tablespoon of Olive Oil when you stir fry.  Chicken and Turkey we eat a bunch of at the Hutson house these days.  I do treat myself a day or two a week on some other foods however I'm staying away from sweets and eating less crab's if its white stay away!    Any who here is the salad I made for catering with a dressing for you to try. One thing about Salad's is you can put any kind of vegetables that are to your liking and change it up  Just remember to add a protean with it so it last in your tummy a little longer.  Sometimes I eat a Protein and a carb together for a snack.

MadJon’s Salad

1 Bunch Greens. Cleaned and torn

¾ cup dried Cranberries or grapes, whole

1 cup Cheese

1 Cucumber, sliced

Cherry Tomatoes, whole

1 cup Bacon Bits or small package

½ cup Carrot Sticks or baby carrots

Place your greens in a salad bowl large enough to toss salad.  Add your tomatoes, cranberries, carrot sticks, cukes, or any other vegetables you’d like to add to the mix, to your taste.   Top with cranberries, cheese and bacon bits.

Dressing

¼ cup Wine vinegar or any flavor will do

¾ cup Oil

1 tsp  Seasoned salt

½ tsp. Black Pepper

3 T. Sugar or Honey

1 tsp. Onion and Garlic Powders

Mix all your sugar and spices with the vinegar and blend well.  Then add the oil and mix the two together until it looks like one.  Serve room temperature.  

Bona' Y'all and I hope you enjoy this salad recipe and also remember when your mixing your dressing to make sure the spices are blended with the wine vinegar and then you add the oil.  Happy Trails to you until we meet again.  Come follow this blog and like my face book page Cooking With MadJon & Friends.