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Warm Shrimp Nest Salad

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This Shrimp Nest Salad is lovely shrimp served on top of spaghetti squash pancake served with Ragu sauce on a bed of baby arugula that was tossed in balsamic vinegar sprinkled with creamy goat cheese. A healthy option that tastes of a splurge.

  • 1 24oz Jar of Ragu 7 Herb Thick and Chunky
  • 1 Spaghetti Squash
  • 4 oz Parmareggio Cheese grated
  • 2 Eggs
  • 8 oz Shrimp – cleaned, deveined, butterfly
  • ¼ teaspoon of Minced Garlic
  • 4 cups Baby Arugula (2 -4oz packages)
  • Balsamic Vinegar
  • 8oz Goat Cheese crumbled
  • 1 tablespoon Butter
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Pepper

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees
2. Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, place face down in shallow glass pan, with water to cover bottom of pan ,
3. Roast Squash in oven 45 min till skin is fork tender. (I recommend roasting night before so has time to cool in refrigerator)
4. Scrape out the spaghetti squash into bowl (should be stringing) allow to cool
5. Drain any liquid off squash, Add 2 eggs, parmareggio cheese, salt, and pepper mixSpaghetti Squash
6. In a preheated frying pan add little butter, Place small amounts of squash mixture flattening in to small (size of your palm) pancakes (too big you won’t flip)
7. Fry carefully till both sides are golden brown, remove set on side warm_shrimp_salad_1_013_0011-3
8. Place Ragu in a pot and bring to temperature
9. Take shrimp seasoned with salt and pepper sauté in a pan with garlic till pink and non translucent cooked
10. Lay baby arugula on plate, sprinkle with balsamic vinegar
11. Stack Spaghetti Squash Pancake, Ragu Sauce, Shrimp, and sprinkle with goat cheese crumbles.

Printable version Warm_shrimp_nest_salad

warm shrip salad
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Chicken Taco Salad with Avocado Dressing #FreshTake sponsored

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disclousure statementtaco salad Every night I am always looking for a new Fresh Take on dinner  that is healthy and a crowd pleaser for my family.  When #CollectiveBias asked me to try Kraft Fresh Take Meal Kit and create a family meal that we would enjoy. I was excited create a Chicken Taco Salad with creamy Avocado Dressing using Kraft Fresh Take Southwest Three Cheese.   This meal was a favorite with my whole tribe,  great tasting chicken with veggies and homemade baked tortilla chips.    I was pleased dinner took a 1/2 hour from start to finish to make. Another plus is the kids could build the salad themselves, so were little chefs also.   All left satisfied and happy.

Chicken Taco Salad with Avocado Dressing

  • 1 package of Kraft Southwest Three Cheese
  • 1 1/2 lb of chicken(4-5) breasts  thawed or fresh
  • 1 head lettuce or your choice of mixed greens in a bag
  • 1 can of sliced olives drained
  • 1 can of corn drained
  • 1 can black beans drain and rinsed
  • 1 pepper (green, yellow, orange or red the color of your choice)
  • 2 cups of cooked rice optional
  • 4 tortilla  (or a bag of chips)
  • oilingrediants
  1. Open the package of Fresh Takes,  the breadcrumb side and cheese sides are separated so they stay fresh.  When you open and pull apart  the bag separator  then blending the 2 sides.fresh takes
  2. Take your chicken moisten (with water or egg) and place in bag, seal shake to coat.fresh takes
  3. Place on baking sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. fresh take on chicken
  4. Cook as directed on package. Discard leftover coating. cooked fresh take
  5. While the Fresh Take Southwest Chicken is cooking,  Make the taco chips.  Cut the tortilla chips into strips.
  6. Brush with oil, season with salt and pepper, bake in oven for 10 minutes. tortilla chipsTo make the avocado dressing

Avocado Dressing

  • 1/4 cup of mayo
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 ripe avocado peeled
  • 2 tablespoons of lime or lemon juice
  • salt / pepper
  • Milk 1/2 cup of more depending on how thin you want your dressing

Blend in a food processor until smooth .. or mush the avocado into the other ingredients.avocado dressing

  1. Now it is time to build your salad  with the amazing Fresh Take Southwest Three Cheese Chicken.
  2. Stack the tortillas, lettuce, rice, black beans, olives, corn, tomatoes, peppers, and chicken.
  3. Add dressing and enjoy.

The Result:  The chicken is a little spicy,  the dressing added a cooling and dipping factor.    My children loved the build your own aspect of this dinner.  My daughter version on the chicken taco salad .. a taco man .. then he had a brother,  she ate 2 helpings.  I consider that a winning meal, thanks Kraft Fresh Takes Meal kit. kids taco salad

Kraft Fresh takes was very easy to use and all the instruction were located right on the package. You can also use the #FreshTake with other proteins like pork or fish.   The Kraft Fresh Take was so easy to find at my local Walmart it was located in with the shredded cheese in the dairy area. Kraft Fresh takes location at walmartWant a Deal ? Also Kraft and Walmart are offering a coupon so you could save and try $1 off the purchase of fresh chicken and Fresh Take at Walmartkraft fresh take couponChicken Taco saladHave a great week.

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Cold Brussels Sprout Salad

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brussel spout cold saladI love Brussels Sprouts add it to my other favorite thing roasted garlic and they are yummy.  Here is a my simple summer salad for garlic lovers.  It is also cream and healthy (no mayo).  If you have not tried cold Brussels sprouts give my Brussels Sprout Salad a try. FYI I roast a lot of garlic and keep in fridge- roasting mellows out the garlic and is great hot out of the oven on crackers

Cold Brussels Sprout Salad

  • 1-2 lb of Brussels sprouts
  • 4 bulbs of roasted garlic
  • ¼ cup of olive oil
  • Red pepper diced
  • Salt/pepper

Ahead of time:  How to roast garlic(cut tops off garlic, pour olive oils and sprinkle with salt wrap in tin foil cook for 1 hour) till caramelized  (I roast a lot of garlic and keep in fridge- roasting mellows out the garlic and is great hot out of the oven on crackersbrussel spouts

  1. Steam Brussels sprouts till fork tenderroasted garlic in a food processor
  2. In mini food processor put all garlic removed from skinsgarlic paste in a food processor
  3. Add oil till roasted garlic is a smooth paste
  4. Mix in with Brussels spouts and garnish with pepper
  5. Chill and serve

Printable Recipe of Brussel Sprouts Salad

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How to make Pickled Cauliflower Salad

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How to make a Pickled Cauliflower Salad :  that you can make an eat an minutes.  It also stores well so you can have Pickled cauliflower as a great healthy side to any meal.  This Salad is spicy, vinegary and crunch making you want more pickled cauliflower.  Bonus you can add any vegetables to the cauliflower and have a in season pickled salad.

Spicy Cauliflower Salad

  • 2 cups vinegar
  • 2 cups of water
  • 2 tbls of sugar
  • 1bulb of garlic (5- 6 cloves) Peeled
  • 2 bay leafs
  • 1 tbls red hot pepper flakes
  • 2 tbls of salt
  • 1 head of Cauliflower
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 bell pepper  (any color , green, red, or  yellow)

  1. Put all the wet ingredients (vinegar, water. sugar),  ½ the red pepper flakes, Bay leaves, and garlic peeled
  2. Bring water /vinegar/ sugar /garlic to a boil
  3. Add the Cauliflower, celery, and carrots, 1 bell pepper
  4. Bring winger/ water  to a boil  again reduce heat and cook for 10 min (till cauliflower is tender to a fork)
  5. Remove from heat and allow cauliflower salad to cool 5-10  minutes
  6. Drain liquid reserve the cauliflower liquid for future use or store the Pickled cauliflower in .
  7. Put the salad in a bowl sprinkle with remain hot red pepper flakes and sprinkle with salt and add ½ cup of liquid  chill in fridge for 1 hour. Pickled Cauliflower saladI did buy a great storage container form Ikea for the cauliflower salads to keep in my fridge.

 

Tip;  Use remaining liquid  add 1 cup of water  1 could of garlic and  add green beans  bring to boil and store green beans in the liquid for a spicy green bean treat. Pickled green beans.

If you would like an easy print out version of this recipe.  click here  Cauliflower Salad

check out my other salad posts:   Pickled Squash

pickled squash recipe

Easy Sriracha Dressing

Chipotle Dressing Copycat

Easy Asia Coleslaw

easy aisa coleslaw salad

Have a great day !