I'm always sort of at a loss when making a salad. I mean, I know HOW to do it, but I never seem to remember all the stuff when I'm making my grocery list and when I'm at the store. I buy too many of those bagged salads (that aren't really complete salads ANYWAY). I'm going to add a few good salad recipes to our site since that's what I want to work on mastering next. (umm.. not that I've mastered any of the other meal categories yet)

Classic Tossed Salad (Allrecipes.com)

"This is a delicious salad that goes great with any meal, especially Italian!"
Original recipe yield: 12 servings.
Prep Time:
20 Minutes
Cook Time:
10 Minutes
Ready In:
30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup blanched slivered almonds
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
1 head red leaf lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
1 (8 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
6 fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
1 (8 ounce) bottle Italian salad dressing
DIRECTIONS:
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place the almonds in the skillet, and cook, stirring frequently until lightly browned. When the almonds are beginning to turn, add sesame seeds, and cook 1 more minute, or until seeds are toasted.
In a large salad bowl, combine lettuce with feta cheese, olives, almonds, sesame seeds, tomatoes, onion, mushrooms, and Romano cheese. When ready to serve, toss with Italian dressing.

Categories: salads