Salad recipes

Italian salad pizza on a prebaked crust with melted mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, and a cool romaine-watercress-olive topping tossed in Italian dressing. Vegetarian dinner ready in about 20 minutes.

Composed Caribbean salad with watercress, fresh mango, hearts of artichoke, and tomato dressed in a lime-coriander-allspice vinaigrette. Vegan, fat-free, and visually striking.

Classic Cobb salad with homemade French dressing: finely chopped greens arranged in tidy rows of chicken, bacon, avocado, egg, tomato, and Roquefort. The original composed salad, tossed tableside.

Hot shrimp salad on garlic-rubbed crostini with seared shrimp, Roma tomatoes, capers, lemon juice, and peppery watercress. A quick single-serving meal ready in 20 minutes.

Uma Salada Portuguesa, a classic Portuguese mixed green salad with lettuce, watercress, tomatoes, purple onion rings, stuffed olives, and a simple lemon vinaigrette. Fresh, bright, and ready in 20 minutes.

Composed romaine and watercress salad plated over Belgian endive spears with a savory basil anchovy sauce. An elegant, restaurant-style first course.

Pounded chicken breasts stuffed with fresh basil and Roma tomatoes, coated in Parmesan breadcrumbs, and pan-fried golden. Served on a bed of peppery radicchio and watercress tossed in vinaigrette.

This no-cook French-inspired tuna salad packs briny capers, sliced black olives, roma tomatoes, and red onion with a red wine vinaigrette. Serve on whole grain bread with peppery watercress, or go full Nicoise-style over mixed greens with potatoes, eggs, and green beans.

This recipe is definitely worth the effort for the holidays and special company. Broiled stuffed tomatoes and a fresh green salad are perfect accompaniments with this meat dish.