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Salad
Baby Spinach
Feta Cheese
Sundried tomatoes

Dressing - Enough for 3 salads at least
1 garlic clove, boiled and minced
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp dry mustard
3 tbsp olive oil

Directions
The dressing will make enough for 3 or more salads, if you prepare it in a container with a lid, you can store it in the fridge and use it on other salads.

Cut the sundried tomatoes into thin strips and then soak in hot water or boiling water for 5 minutes until softened.

Mix all the dressing ingredients and whisk or shake up. Then add about 1/4 to the salad and enjoy. It will depend how much spinach you have, but I found the dressing was way more than I needed for one salad for 4 people.

Ingredients
1 small onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 package Tofurky Breakfast Links (5 sausages)
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
6 shittake mushrooms, sliced
2 cups button mushroom, sliced
1 19oz can white kidney beans
1 14oz can diced tomatoes
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp parsley flakes
fresh ground pepper
1/2 cup soy milk

Directions
Start by frying the onions and garlic in the oil until they are softened. Then add the sausage and mushrooms, and cook for several minutes. If necessary add some water to get the mushrooms cooking.

Once the mushrooms have cooked down, add the bell pepper, tomatoes, beans and spices. Cook until the tomatoes have reduced down, and the sauce is getting thick. Using a spoon I mashed some of the beans to thicken up the liquid and closer to the end added in the soy milk. The sauce was very thick in the end, and stuck completely to the beans and sausage.

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Dressing Ingredients
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp oregano
pepper

Salad Ingredients
1 romaine lettuce
feta cheese
cherry tomatoes

Directions
Soak the lettuce in cold water then tear up and dry. Add some crumbled feta cheese, as little or much as you prefer and the cherry tomatoes. Shake or whisk together the dressing ingredients, and mix with salad. Serve and enjoy.

This is a hearty salad where you can combine the ingredients in the amounts you prefer. Tomatoes can also be added, or different cheeses. Honey Mustard dressing is my preferred on this salad but use whatever you prefer.

Salad Ingredients
head lettuce
shredded cheddar and jack cheese
dried cranberries
walnuts, coarsely chopped
garlic croutons

Dressing Ingredients 1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp dijon mustard
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp white wine vinegar
pepper