3 linda italian salad italian dressing Recipes

fresh spinach, red leaf lettuce , torn, head romaine lettuce , lg. stems removed, then torn, red pepper , cut into thin strips, red onion, sliced , then each slice cut into thirds, quartered artichokes, drained, pepperoncini peppers, cut in half, tomatoes, cut into slices, then cut in half, black olives, cut in half, salt and pepper, to taste, garlic and herbed croutons (optional), parmigiano-reggiano cheese (optional), canola oil , i used extra virgin olive oil, vinegar , i used white, sugar, fresh thyme , i used 2 tsp of dried my friend made, dry mustard, garlic cloves, minced

rotini pasta, cooked and drained (corkscrew), onion, cut in 1/2, then sliced into thin wedges, green pepper, diced, carrots, diced, stalks celery, diced, cucumber, peeled, and diced, tomatoes, cut in 1/2, then sliced into thin wedges, broccoli florets , separating flowers into bite size pieces and peeling stem, and cutting into thin slices, black olives (left whole, cut in 1/2, or cut into slices), your favorite salad dressing (i use italian , caesar or christy s greek dressing, (my favorite), salt and pepper, to taste