How To Make A Warm Salad Recipe

Warm salads make delicious appetizers, lunches or dinners and the contrast of a warm topping with a chilled salad base is really good. If you want to make something unusual, what about starting the day with a poached egg breakfast salad? Simply poach an egg in a pan of water and broil a couple of halved tomatoes. Top some baby leaf spinach with a couple of chopped slices of lean ham and the egg and tomatoes.

The baby leaf spinach is a nice alternative to lettuce and the egg, tomato and ham topping might be simple but the flavors are well balanced and this is a hearty yet delicious breakfast. You can make it in ten minutes and it only contains about one hundred and sixty calories, which is less than half of the calories in a bowl of cereal.

Hot Chicken Salad

Chicken is a popular salad ingredient and you can make a really nice warm chicken salad with ingredients like almonds, celery, and bell peppers. Dice a pair of skinless, boneless chicken breast fillets and finely chop two onions and two bell peppers. Melt a pat of butter in a skillet and saute the chicken over a moderate heat. Shred a handful of lettuce and chop a couple of stalks of celery.

Add the onions and bell peppers to the skillet with the chicken and keep cooking until the vegetables are crisp-tender and the chicken is cooked through. Toss the lettuce and celery with two tablespoons of sultanas and an ounce of toasted almonds. Toss in the cooked chicken and vegetables. Divide the mixture between two plates and drizzle some tomato-flavored salad dressing over it.

Warm Roasted Vegetable Salad

This recipe is simple to follow and it is hearty as well as healthy. Vegetables are a great choice whether you are vegetarian or simply looking for healthy recipes. The following recipe contains potatoes, garlic, pine nuts, mustard, and lots more.
What You Will Need:

• 1 lb peeled sweet potatoes, in 1 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 lb peeled potatoes, in 1 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 red onion, in wedges
• 1 red bell pepper, in thick slices
• 3 oz baby arugula leaves
• 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 peeled garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons wholegrain mustard
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano leaves
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

How To Make It:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Put the sweet potato, potato and 2 tablespoons of the oil in a bowl and toss well. Arrange this mixture in a single layer on a baking sheet and season with salt and pepper. Bake for 20 minutes. Turn the potato cubes over and add the red onion, pine nuts, and bell pepper. Roast for about 20 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and golden brown.

Make the dressing while the vegetables cool. Put the remaining oil in a screw-top jar with the mustard, oil, oregano, and lemon juice. Screw the lid on tightly and shake well to combine. Toss the arugula, vegetables, and pine nuts with the dressing and serve.

Warm salads are great for when the weather is cool but you still want something healthy and light. You can even make a warm crab salad recipe by using freshly cooked crab. A salad with crab is wonderful as an appetizer and entree and there are many different varieties of crab pasta salad to choose from.
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