Ingredients:
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil plus more for cooking
Spices such as salt, pepper, garlic, paprika
1 small onion, diced
Lettuce, chopped up
Tomatoes, diced
Pickles, diced
Shredded carrots
1/2 cup of mayo
1/2 cup of bbq sauce

Directions:
Combine olive oil, spices and chicken breasts in a large zip lock bag. Shake well so all of the chicken is marinated in the olive oil mixture. Heat up a pan with some oil and saute onion until tender. Add chicken to and and cook until no longer pink. Place lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, carrots, sautéed onion and chicken pieces in a large bowl. Combine the mayo and bbq sauce, heat up and dress salad.

~ Recipe submitted by Nina Safar

Quinoa is the perfect base for a salad since it’s hearty and filling and can be paired with any dressing. This once is sweet with a slight tart kick. The pomegranate seeds give it a nice crunch.

Ingredients:
1 cup of quinoa
2 cups of chicken stock
1 small red onion, diced
1 avocado, cubed
1/2 cup of pomegranate seeds
1/3 cup of olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon garlic

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Ingredients:
1 bag of purple cabbage
2 tablespoons mayo
2 tsp. sugar
juice of 1 lime

Directions:
Combine ingredients in a large bowl, mix well.

~ recipe submitted by Nina Safar

Ingredients:
1 bag of romaine lettuce
2 avocados, sliced
1 red onion, chopped
1 container of cherry tomatoes
1 bag of chow mein noodles

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Ingredients:
6 medium sized red potatoes -boiled, peeled and cut into medium sized pieces
2-3 pickles
2 hard boiled eggs
2 carrots
1/4 pound salami( either beef or turkey)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
salt and pepper to taste

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My mother-in-law prepares this dish every holiday! It’s a real crowd pleaser. It makes a beautiful centerpiece and is a fun way to get the meal started. You can prepare the veggies in advance and store in containers or plastic baggies until ready to assemble.

In the center of a large round serving dish, on top of a bed of lettuce, place black beans (from 1 can, drained and rinsed). Then around the black beans place separate sections of the following:
Corn (scrape kernels from two raw ears of corn)
Avocado, diced
Tomato, diced
Bell pepper, diced
Red onion, chopped
Carrots, chopped

Mix and pour the following sauce on top of everything right before serving:
3/4 cup of tomato juice
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cumin
1 small jalepino pepper, halved and seeded (optional)

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