Ethiopian Tomato Salad

This salad really surprised me when I first tried it. It was so refreshing! The bold flavors meshed together perfectly. My husband and I were fighting over who got to finish it off. This is the perfect summer salad.

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 sm onion
2 sm tomatoes
1 sm jalapeno

DRESSING
 2 Tbsp lemon juice
 2 Tbsp rice wine vineagar
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
 1/8 tsp fresh ground pepper
1 tsp white sugar

DIRECTIONS:

1) Coarsely chop or dice onions and tomatoes.
2) Seed the jalapeno and dice finely. You can put the seed in too if you want it a little spicier.
3)  Mix dressing ingredients together until well combined. Pour dressing over vegetables and stir together gently. Let stand for 10 minutes for the flavors to blend and use a slotted spoon to serve.

Watermelon, Baby Lettuce and Pecan Salad

This salad is a triple threat, it is sweet, savory, and spicy! It was so good that my husband as I were licking the vinaigrette out of our bowls!

3/4 c	candied pecans. ( i use b.loyds, paula deen is on the cover on the package .)
5 c	watermelon seeded and cubed
1 pkg	baby lettuce leaves
	pepper jelly vinaigrette dressing
1 c	crumbled feta cheese
	pepper jelly vinaigrette dressing recipe:
1/4 c	rice wine vinegar
1/4 c	pepper jelly (any flavor) i like the red jalepeno pepper jelly.
1 Tbsp	fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp	grated onion
1 tsp	salt
1/4 tsp	pepper
1/4 c	vegetable oil

to make the vinaigrette dressing: Whisk together the first 6 ingredients. Gradually add the oil in whisking until blended. Set a side

For the Salad: You can serve this family style on a platter or in individual bowls. Place the lettuce down first

next place the watermelon on top of lettuce, sprinkle with feta cheese then nuts.

last drizzle the dressing on top.

Happy Cinco De Mayo

Here is a super yummy Salad. Its called Grilled margarita chicken salad! I am posting the link for it so that you can also watch the video on how to make it. Just copy and paste the link in your browser. Enjoy!
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/grilled-margarita-chicken-salad/9f9a6aa2-75f3-4a2d-8060-bf3c91dc742c?WT.dcsvid=NTMxNzk3NTM1MAS2&rvrin=A5657C92-1E88-4766-AA27-DB8F7C087353&WT.mc_id=Newsletter_BC_05_04_2010