| Many restaurants, as least where I live, have | | | | tomato, seeded and chopped1 small bunch of |
| added chopped salad to their menus. I don't know | | | | green onions and tops, chopped1/3 cup (or more) |
| why chopped salad has suddenly become popular, | | | | of Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled (You may also |
| but may be due to the fact that it goes with | | | | use Roquefort.)2 cups iceberg lettuce, |
| everything - beef, pork, chicken, and fish. | | | | choppedDRESSING:2 tablespoons extra light olive |
| Chopped salad can be a first course or a main | | | | oil2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar1/2 teaspoon |
| course.A few weeks ago I had chopped salad at | | | | Dijon mustard1/2 teaspoon saltFreshly ground |
| a well-known Italian restaurant and it was | | | | black pepper to tastePrepare salad ingredients, |
| fabulous. Could I make it at home? I bought the | | | | put them in separate plastic bags, and refrigerate. |
| ingredients, chopped the vegetables, and | | | | Make salad dressing and set aside. A few minutes |
| refrigerated them. Then I made the dressing. Just | | | | before serving, combine the ingredients in a salad |
| before dinner I combined the ingredients in a large | | | | bowl, add the Gorgonzola cheese, the salad |
| salad bowl, added the Gorgonzola cheese, and | | | | dressing, and toss gently. Makes 6 generous |
| tossed the salad.Here's my recipe and, if I say so | | | | servings. |
| myself, it's as good as the restaurant salad. To | | | | Hodgson has been a nonfiction writer for 27 |
| cut down on calories I dressed the salad lightly. If | | | | years and is a member of the Association of |
| you want more double the salad dressing recipe. | | | | Health Care Journalists and the Association for |
| You may bring this salad to a picnic as long as | | | | Death Education and Counseling. Before she |
| you keep the ingredients cold. For an even | | | | became a health writer Hodgson was a food |
| heartier salad add some grilled chicken or steak. | | | | writer for the former "Rochester Magazine" in her |
| This salad tastes like a BLT sandwich without the | | | | hometown of Rochester, MN. Her 24th book, |
| bread. Make a lot because your family will gobble | | | | "Smiling Through Your Tears: Anticipating Grief," |
| it up!BACON, LETTUCE AND TOMATO CHOPPED | | | | written with Lois Krahn, MD, is available from A |
| SALAD WITH GORGONZOLA | | | | five-star review of the book is posted on |
| CHEESEINGREDIENTS:1 cup cooked pasta (tiny | | | | Amazon. You will find another review on the |
| tube pasta or tiny shells)1 2.8 ounce package of | | | | American Hospice Foundation website under the |
| precooked real bacon pieces1 large beefsteak | | | | "School Corner" heading. |