317 salads it Recipes

rotini noodles, i like to use some multi- color noodles mixed with regular noodles to add some color (cooked), broccoli (cut up ), red onion (diced ), green pepper (diced ), red pepper (diced ), zucchini (sliced thin and quartered ), pea pods, pitted black olives, tomatoes (sliced in half ), sweet basil, salt (to taste), lemon juice, garlic-flavored red wine vinegar, olive oil (you can use more or less if you want it to be more wet or dry), fresh parmesan cheese

mayonnaise, vinegar, fresh lemon juice (not from concentrate ), prepared mustard (i use dijon ), sugar, salt, pepper, elbow macaroni, cooked, drained (i use the barilla brand-it has the little ridges in it that helps to hold the dressing in-also use i), sliced celery, chopped green peppers or 1 cup red pepper, chopped onion

macaroni, cooked, hard-boiled eggs, onion, minced fine, sweet gerkins pickles, chopped fine, pickle juice , a little if you want, stalk celery, minced fine, mayonnaise , add according to your taste, yellow mustard, sugar , add to taste, louisiana hot sauce , add according to your taste. this doesn tsp make it hot, it just adds flavor, salt and pepper, to taste

red onion, tomatoes, halloumi cheese, oregano marinade (below in directions ), hearts of romaine , halved lengthwise, olive oil, kalamata olives (about 1/4 lb), what to buy: halloumi is a cypriot cheese, sold in blocks in many gourmet grocery stores. it has a high melting point, making it perfect for grilling. kalamatas are a greek variety of black olive, found in most groceries., special equipment : use wooden or metal skewers to make the kebabs.

fresh plums, halved, pitted and cut into about 1/2 inch pieces, fresh peaches, halved, pitted, and cut into about 1/2 inch pieces(leave the skin or remove it, your choice, fresh blueberries, fresh blackberries or raspberries, juice from 1 lemon, juice from 1 lime, honey, vanilla, a few sprigs of fresh mint(leave whole ), goat cheese with honey, crumbled

plain greek yogurt, pure pomegranate juice, sugar, fresh ground black pepper, romaine lettuce, shredded, purple cabbage, shredded (you can often find pre-shredded cabbage with the bagged lettuces in the grocery store), grapefruit, sliced in half and then segmented (as if you were preparing to eat it with a spoon), avocado, chopped, salt and pepper, to taste

baby spinach, chopped, head iceberg lettuce or 1 small head of romaine, chopped, sweet onion, diced, creamy blue cheese, chopped into small pieces (the creamier the blue cheese for this, the better), sweet apple , like gala or pacific rose, core removed and apple diced (i leave the skin on - it s good for you!) - sprinkle the diced apple with fruit fresh to prevent browning, pecans, chopped (you may toast the pecans, or candy them, if you prefer - to candy them, see my recipe for banana cream pie supreme with caramelized pecans), poppy seed dressing in the blender (posted separately), or our favorite bottled poppy seed dressing is marie s, available in the produce dept.

elbow macaroni, garlic italian marinated mushrooms , with balsamic vinegar (buy at aldi foods, or see easy dinner party marinated mushrooms, or if you like it spicy, use mean chef s chipotle & lime marinated mushrooms), red kidney beans (grade a fancy), red onion, red bell pepper, sliced ripe olives, imported aged parmesan cheese, mild italian provolone cheese, cut honey-baked ham (buy the best), fresh ground pepper

watermelon (about 6 lb), cut into 1-inch-thick rounds (lay melon on its side, and cut through rind and flesh with a sharp knife), mint leaves , torn, feta cheese, crumbled into large chunks, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sea salt, black pepper

gemelli pasta (i only used 12 oz which worked great), pine nuts, frozen corn (i used fresh corn, cut off the cobb), chicken (i used precooked instead of poaching it), asparagus, minced fresh rosemary (i only used 1 tsp and it was very strong in this recipe), apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper, honey (i only used 3 tsp and it was very sweet, i caution you if you choose to use more), dijon mustard, orange , juice and zest of (i used the juice of half the ), olive oil, dried cranberries

water, crushed pineapple, raspberry jello, cottage cheese (i puree it in the blender before adding it in, i like the texture better), cool whip

i used ends of meat and cheese so quantities vary, this is what i used, black forest ham end, oven roasted turkey end, p & loaf end, hard salami, pepperoni i don tsp like using much but a little isn tsp bad, baby swiss end, you can add other cheese to. hard cheeses are best and all you need is the ends or have the deli cut you hunks more cost effective. don tsp go to strong with the cheddar s.., i bought the veggies in a jar in the olive section, cauliflower, carrots, celery, pearl onion, sweet peppers, olives optional, fresh veggies you may want to cook or steam them. you want them crunchy then chill them you do not want to use warm veggies they will melt the cheese., tomatoes make it to runny so that is why i use red bell peppers, oven roasted bell peppers you can find them in store too, mix and match meat cheese and veggies to your taste it is really hard to botch up what you put in it just stay away from bologna, italian dressing of your choice just stay away from creamy dressings, few dashes of dill seed, season with pepper and mrs.dash blend, grated parmesan cheese to taste i just sprinkled it on there so it is up to you how much.

elbow maccaroni cooked according to package directions, cucumber (diced or chopped depending on how much you like them i dice), tomato diced, miracle whip (put spoonfuls in 1 at a time and stir til you get the constitancy you like remember it soaks in the noodles as it sits, i use close to 1 cup)

chopped ham (you can find it at the deli counter. tell them how much you want and ask to have it ground, or chop), mayonnaise, mustard, hot dog relish, onion, chopped fine, dozen finger rolls, of your choice (how big the rolls are and how much filling you use, depends on how many this recipe yields)

eggs , beaten light then add, sugar (beat with eggs until fluffy), orange , juice of, squeezed from it, lemon , juice of, squeezed from it, pineapple juice (juice from 1 can pineapple rings or chunks.), cornstarch (dissolved in some of the juice.), heavy cream , whipped until stiff and folded into pudding mixture after it is cooked and chilled

bacon , cut into bite sized pieces (reserve all the drippings), shallots, minced, red wine vinegar (it called for sherry vinegar), fresh thyme (or 1/4 - 1/2 tsp dried ), kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, tomatoes, stemmed, crusty sandwich roll , cut in half lengthwise, lettuce , torn into bit size pieces (your choice), scallions, thinly sliced (white and light green parts only ), olive oil , as needed

mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, kosher dill pickle (chopped finely, claussens exceeds the rest), stalk celery (chopped finely), half medium sized onion (chopped finely), tuna, crystal hot sauce , its very mild (i add about 4 tbsps (or more), sugar, bread