Salads

Greek Salad With Olives

Magickal Ingredients Include :

PLANETS ELEMENT ENERGIES
LETTUCE Moon Water Peace, Money, Celibacy
CUCUMBER Moon Water Peace, Healing
TOMATOES Venus Water Health, Money, Love, Protection
OLIVES Sun Air Spirituality, Health, Peace, Sex
FETA CHEESE Saturn Earth Health, Joy, Things coming to fruition

12-14 Cups Mixed Lettuces

2 Cucumbers

3 Large Tomatoes

4-5 Scallions

8-10 Radishes

1 Minced Clove of Garlic

2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

1/2 Cup Light Olive Oil

2 Tablespoons Fresh Mint

16 (or more) Greek Black Olives

1 1/2 Cups Feta Cheese

Pita Bread

Wash and dry lettuces. Break into bite-sized pieces and put into large bowl. Peel the cucumbers and score the sides length-wise with a fork. Halve, seed and slice the cucumbers, and add to bowl. Cut the tomatoes into wedges. Chop and add scallions and radishes.

Mash the garlic, and in a small bowl, add lemon juice and gradually whisk in olive oil. Add mint and salt and pepper to taste.

Toss the lettuce with the dressing just before serving. Crumble feta over salad.

Serve with Pita bread

Serves 4-6

Herbed Vegetable Salad

Magickal Ingredients Include :

PLANETS ELEMENT ENERGIES
ONION Mars Fire Protection
PARSLEY Mercury Air Protection, Sex, Money
LEMON Moon Water Love, Happiness, Purification
VINEGAR Saturn Fire Purification

Other Magickal Attributes Depend on the Vegetables Used



5 Cups Fresh veggies, Sliced into bite-sized pieces, Cooked until Crisp-tender, Drained and Chilled, Use Carrots, Green beans, Cauliflower, broccoli, etc.

1 Thinly Sliced Red Onion, in rings

1/2 Cup Salad Oil

1/2 Cup Cider Vinegar

2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice

1 Teaspoon Fresh Minced Basil, Rosemary

1 Minced Clove Garlic

1/2 Cup Fresh Minced Parsley

Place prepared vegetables in a bowl and toss lightly.

Blend together all remaining ingredients and pour over veggies. Chill several hours.




Crab and Cucumber Salad

Magickal Ingredients Include :

PLANETS ELEMENT ENERGIES
CRABMEAT Mars Fire Lust, Increase sexual activity
CUCUMBER Moon Water Peace, Healing
LETTUCE Moon Water Peace, Money
TOMATOES Venus Water Love, Health, Money, Protection
EGGS Moon Water Fertility, Mysticism, Ancient questions

1 1/2 Pounds Fresh Lump Crabmeat

1 Large Head Romaine Lettuce

8 Small Pickling Cucumbers

12 Cherry Tomatoes

4 Hard-Boiled Eggs

24 Green Olives With Pimentos

Lemon Wedges

4 Serving Plates

Remove any bits of cartilage or shell from the crabmeat. Keep refrigerated till ready to serve the salad.

Wash and dry the lettuce. Set aside 8 of the smaller inner leaves. Make sure each is large enough to form a cup shape. Finely shred the remaining lettuce.

Wash and dry the cucumbers, trim the ends and score the skin along the length with a fork for decoration. Slice the cucumbers thinly, keeping the slices together in the form of the cucumber.

Remove the stems of the cherry tomatoes and slice each in half.

Peel and quarter or slice the eggs.

Arrange a bed of shredded lettuce on each of the serving plates. Divide the crabmeat evenly amoung the plates, mounding it in the centers. Place 2 cucumbers to one side of the crab, fanning the slices. Arrange 6 tomato halves on one side of the cucumber and sliced egg on the other.

On the opposite side of each plate arrange 2 of the reserved romaine leaves, cupped side up. Spoon dressing into the lettuce cups. Place 6 olives next to the cups and garnish with lemon wedges.

Serves 4




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