Summer Chop Salad:
1 16oz can of chick peas
1 head of butter lettuce – chopped
1 cup of flat leaf parsley – chopped
2-3 shredded carrots
4-6 radishes – sliced thin
5 green onions – chopped
2 avocados – chopped
Feta cheese
Dressing:
4 Tbs Olive Oil
2 Tbs lemon juice
2 Tbs red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
(I emulsified the dressing in a food […]

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Magalen found a great salad recipe while on vacation and shared it with us…
Dressing:
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Salad:
Butter lettuce
Snap peas chopped up
Green onion
Radishes – thinly sliced
Crab meat (I think that shrimp would be good too)
Very light and good for summer…
Thanks, Mags!

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This is such a good combination.  I have to admit it’s not MY recipe, but it came from somewhere NOT out of a book…and I can’t recall where it came from.  So I’m claiming it!
Lydia’s Pasta Salad
1/4 pound shell pasta, cooked as directed
1/4 pound rotini
1 pound vermicelli
1/3 cup romano cheese, grated
1/2 cup green pepper, diced
1/4 […]

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This is a recipe I put together just out of ingredients I love.  It worked!
Take a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store.  Buy a jalapeno/artichoke dip from the refrigerated section of the deli (or any creamy dip that looks yummy to you).
Break up your chicken to get all meat from the bones.  Toss the skin.
Combine […]

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Again, from wwrecipes.com.  Sounded great and I thought it should be included here!
Fresh pumpkin is available year-round in many parts of the world, but for most Americans it is strictly a seasonal product. That’s our loss, but you can substitute any winter squash such as butternut, hubbard, or acorn squash if […]

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Here’s a festive salad featuring the red and green colors of the holiday season.
Cranberry and Pistachio Salad
1 head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
1 green bell pepper (capsicum), seeded and diced
1 red bell pepper (capsicum), seeded and diced
1/2 cup (125 ml) dried cranberries
1/2 cup (125 ml) shelled pistachios
1/4 cup (60 ml) […]

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Shelly Humula’s husband, Steven, did this fabulous appetizer/meal/snack/whateveryouwantittobe on Saturday night.  It was fabulous!  I’m promised the other creations he’s come up with.  Watch this space for them!
Steven’s OMAR
Greek Pita Bread or Nan brushed with Olive oil, Yellow Onion, Roma Tomato, Thai Eggplant, Zucchini, Raisins, Apricot, Kalamata Olives, Crushed Garlic, Squeeze of Lemon Juice, Isernio’s […]

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This is another salad I’m making for this weekend…it’s a veggie one so gives us good choices!  ENJOY  This comes from The Essential Pasta Cookbook, too.  That cookbook has SO MANY great Italian recipes.
Lemon and Vegetable Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
8 oz farfalle
1/3 cup olive oil
8 oz broccoli, cut into small florets
4 oz snow peas topped and tailed
5 […]

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This is one of our Saturday lunchables.  It could easily pass for a meal.  The photo of it in The Essential Pasta Book is FABULOUS!  Try it!
Italian-style Chicken and Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
3 chicken breast fillets
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 clove garlic, crushed
3.5 oz thinly sliced prosciutto
1 cucumber
2 Tblsp seasoned lemon pepper
2 Tblsp olive oil
1.5 cups penne, cooked
1/2 […]

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This salad is best eaten immediately after adding the dressing in order to prevent the celery from becoming limp and soggy.
Celery Salad with Anchovy Dressing (Insalata di Sedano)
1 head of celery, about 1 1/2 lbs (675 g)
6 Tbs (90 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
2 cans (2 oz, 56 g each) anchovy fillets […]

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