9 summer salad crisps Recipes

green bell pepper, chopped, yellow bell pepper, chopped, chopped celery, chopped red onions or 1/2 cup vidalia onion, shredded cheddar cheese, hard-cooked eggs , coarsly chopped, frozen baby peas, slightly thawed, water chestnut, chopped (optional), bacon , fried crisp and crumbled (optional), light chunk tuna in water, well drained and flaked into bite sized pieces (can use cooked chicken or ham also), tri-color spiral pasta, cooked 10 to 12 minutes, drain off and rinse in cold water, drain off again & add to bowl, salad dressing (not mayonnaise), caesar salad dressing , and dip (comes in a jar, and is quite thick), milk (try 3 tbsp. first, if still too thick, add 1 additional tbsp.)

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked, cubed and chilled, fresh pineapple, cut into chunks, chilled and drained (or 1 large can of chilled pineapple chunks-well drained), ripe peaches, chopped into chunks and chilled, seedless grapes, cut into halves, flaked or shredded unsweetened coconut (optional), chopped walnuts or 1 cup almonds or 1 cup pecans, chilled cranberry-orange relish (or sauce, to taste), cold vanilla yogurt, crisp chilled lettuce leaves, washed and dried

zucchini, yellow squash, salt, sliced fresh mint, extra-virgin olive oil, grated lemon rind, fresh lemon juice, freshly ground black pepper, prosciutto (1 oz), chopped, crumbled ricotta salata or feta cheese

mixed tender salad greens, chunked smoked fish fillet, like whitefish, herring, cisco (about 1 cup skin and bones removed and broken into bite sized pieces before measuring) or 3 oz other light colored fish (about 1 cup skin and bones removed and broken into bite sized pieces before measuring), bacon , crisp and crumbled, fresh blueberries, red onion , thin slice, quartered after slicing, toasted pecan pieces, blue cheese, crumbles, extra virgin olive oil, cider vinegar, honey, dijon mustard, dry white wine, salt, pepper

head broccoli, roughly chopped, bacon , cooked crisp and crumbled, red onion , julienned, grape tomatoes, halved, sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, mayonnaise, sugar, white wine vinegar, salt, black pepper , freshly milled

green leaf lettuce (rinsed , crisped, and broken into pieces), shelled fresh green peas, uncooked, buttermilk dressing , recipe follows, prepared mustard, cider vinegar, light brown sugar, salt, paprika, hot red pepper, buttermilk

jiffy corn muffin mix baked, cooled & crumbled coarsely, black beans, drained & rinsed, green pepper, diced, corn , delmonte summer crisp, drained or leftover on the cob cut off, green onions, sliced well into the green tops, tomatoes, fresh, chopped (reserve a little for decoration), ranch salad dressing, made fresh from packet, shredded cheddar cheese, pickled jalapenos , slices