5 two color salad Recipes

rotini pasta ( preferred, tri-color fun for summer) or 1 (8 oz) package elbow macaroni noodles ( preferred, tri-color fun for summer), mayonnaise, italian dressing (i think good seasons is superior to wish bone), prepared yellow mustard, fresh dill weed, chopped fine or 1 tbsp dried dill weed, cucumbers, peeled , halved lengthwise, seeded, then each half cut in two lengthwise again and then sliced thinly, green pepper, diced, scallion, chopped, celery ribs, chopped, salt, ground black pepper, albacore tuna in water , well drained by pressing lid hard on tuna while holding can upside down over sink (costco solid white albacore tuna is wonderful! bumblebee albacore in water second)

green leaf lettuce, red leaf lettuce, iceberg lettuce, baby spinach leaves (or any two of the four, romaine also works, but it s a little bitter), pineapple chunks, mandarin oranges, diced green onion, diced green bell pepper (and any color bell pepper), dried cranberries, chopped celery, sliced almonds (optional), cooked chicken, cut up , no seasonings (grilled or sauted)

two 8-oz packages light cream cheese, hidden valley ranch salad dressing mix (milk recipe), marinated artichoke hearts, drained, chopped, fresh minced parsley, roasted red peppers, drained and chopped

whole kernel corn, drained, black beans, rinsed and drained, juice of 1 lime, red onion, diced, tomato, seeded and chopped, bell pepper, diced (your choice of color, green does well with other colors in this dish), cumin, to your taste, salt and pepper, to taste, part two, brown rice, fat-free vegetable broth (i use homemade but canned would work), minced dried onions, cumin , chili powder and mexican oregano, misc. ingredients, fat-free tostitos, lettuce of your choice (iceberg works well with this), fat-free feta cheese