24 quick and salad with feta Recipes

uncooked strozzapreti or other short pasta, cut asparagus, white wine vinegar, sugar, salt, ground red pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, sliced cremini mushrooms, chopped red bell pepper, sliced green onions, fresh basil leaves, halved pitted kalamata olives, fresh oregano leaves, flat-leaf parsley leaves, goat or feta cheese, sliced, coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted, quick chilled pea soup

brown rice , rinsed three times and drained (instant or quick works, too, but not as well), water (adjust amount depending on type of rice and method used for cooking), mixed herbs, divided (herbes de provence or fine herbes, e.g.), garlic powder, divided, dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed, pitted black olives, drained and rinsed (small), canned artichoke bottoms in water, drained, rinsed, and coarsely chopped, tomatoes, coarsely chopped or 2 cups grape tomatoes, carrots, shaved with a peeler into strips, stalks celery, washed and coarsely chopped, cucumber, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped, fresh parsley (chopped ), red onion, coarsely chopped , about 1 cup, roasted cashews (almonds work well, too), capers, sharp cheddar cheese, very coarsely chopped (may also use other sharp or tangy cheese, such as gruyere, feta, even blue), cooked chicken breasts, cold, coarsely chopped, mandarin orange segments, drained and rinsed, hass avocado, pitted, peeled, and chopped (1 large or two small), head bronze leaf lettuce, olive oil, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, herb seasoning mix (fine herbes or some other commercial blend, your choice), lemon juice, salt & pepper

water, uncooked quick-cooking barley, salmon fillet (about 1 inch thick ), salt, divided, trimmed arugula, white wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, black pepper, garlic cloves, crushed, crumbled ricotta salata or feta cheese