I’m glad I could share something everyone thought looked good. My husband and I used to go to Buca and we always ordered this salad. Now their prices have gotten so high that we just make it at home.
Liz, thanks for posting the picture of what it looks like.
They should call it the Matterhorn Salad....LOL.
Who knew that my occasional throw together salad was the Buca thing. Can’t imagine why it is costly but guess if your salad makes the internet, it’s cause for raising the price.
Here’s a good salad meal that’s good - http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/chicago_dog_salad.html
CHICAGO DOG SALAD - serves 2
Dressing:
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons Splenda
1 1/2 tablespoons oil
Salad:
4 ounces coleslaw mix, about 3 cups loosely packed
4 ounces iceberg lettuce, chopped, about 2 cups loosely packed
1 ounce red onion, thinly sliced, about 1/2 cup loosely packed
3 ounces grape tomatoes, halved, about 12
2 ounces dill pickles, coarsely chopped, about 10 chips or 1 large pickle
Salt and pepper, to taste
2-4 Kosher hot dogs, cut into bias slices, grilled whole and sliced or sliced and seared in a skillet.
BROCCOLI SALAD
broccoli flowerettes - raw
bacon or ham - cooked and chopped
onion - sliced thin
sunflower seeds or nuts
DRESSING - mayo, vinegar and splenda.
This one tastes just like a Big Mac:
BIG MAC SALAD - serves 1
1 T dehydrated onion bits rehydrated in a couple T of water
Add the drained rehydrated onions to a handful of cooked ground beef and one slice of American cheese. Microwave a minute. Toss in a spoon of dill pickle relish or diced dill pickles and iceberg lettuce. Top with Thousand Island dressing.
EGG SALAD (bet it’s been a long time since you’ve had this)
6 hard boiled eggs, large chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1/2 onion, diced
pickle, diced to taste
1/2 C mayo
1 T pickle juice
1-2 t sugar
salt and pepper
Why people wate vinegar in egg or tuna salad when they have pickle juice already on the counter is crazy.
Another crazy is throwing it in the trash. Use it in place of vinegar when mixing up a baking soda drain cleaner instead.
Or pour a cup of pickle juice in with a roast, onions, black pepper, and a cup of water and cook in a crock pot as it adds a nice flavor to the meat.