Looking for different but tasty salad recipes take to picnics?

not your usual salad recipes pleaseLooking for different but tasty salad recipes take to picnics?
They have a Taste of Home summer cookout magazine and it has several different salad recipes. I bought my magazine at Wal-martLooking for different but tasty salad recipes take to picnics?
Waldorf Salad





1/2 cup chopped, slightly toasted walnuts


1/2 cup celery, thinly sliced


1/2 cup red seedless grapes, sliced (or a 1/4 cup of raisins)


1 sweet apple, cored and chopped


3 Tbsp mayonnaise


1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice


Salt


Pepper


Lettuce





In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise (or yogurt) and the lemon juice. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/4 teaspoon of fresh ground pepper. Mix in the apple, celery, grapes, and walnuts. Serve on a bed of fresh lettuce.
Pasta Salad.


1 lb pasta - shape of your choice


1 or 2 carrots, peeled and diced


1 small cucumber, cut into bite-sized pieces


1 red pepper, cut into dice


1 - 2 cups cut up meat, poultry, or fish (salmon has body and works well)


1 large tomato, cut up OR a cup of split cherry tomatoes


Any additional vegetables you like


1 cup frozen peas


1 envelope Good Seasons Italian dressing, mixed with vinegar and good olive oil


Grated parmesan cheese to add on top.


Bring water to a boil and toss in the pasta to cook for the directed time. While you're boiling the water and the pasta cut up all of your vegetables and the protein and mix the dressing.


When the pasta is done cooking pour the frozen peas into your colander and then pour the pasta and it's water over the peas. The boiling water will defrost them but leave the peas with body.


Mix this in with the other vegetables and cut up protein.


Pour the prepared dressing over this to taste, some like it wetter than others. Add the parmesan to top.








Mandarin Sesame Chicken Salad


Combine one package of PERDUE® SHORT CUTS® Carved Chicken Breast, one 11-ounce, drained can of mandarin oranges and 8 cups of salad greens. Toss with 1/2 cup bottled Oriental dressing.





Chilled Spaghetti Salad


1 pound thin spaghetti, broken into 3-inch pieces


2 cucumbers


1 green bell pepper


2 medium tomatoes


2 medium onions


1 small bottle Italian dressing


1/2 (2 ounce) bottle McCormick's Salad Supreme Seasoning





Cook and drain spaghetti; set aside. Peel cucumbers; remove seeds and cut into small pieces. Cut green pepper, tomatoes and onions into small pieces. Mix all ingredients with the spaghetti including seasoning. Pour Italian dressing over all. Let marinate overnight.
Really yummy chicken salad:





(quantities are variable depending on taste)





2 or 3 cooked chicken breasts, diced


mayonnaise


1 apple, peeled and large diced


1/2 red onion, medium diced


1/4-1/2 cup maple syrup


squeeze of lemon


salt and pepper to taste


toasted pine nuts





mix all ingredients together, adjust to taste, serve on sandwiches, on crackers, or by itself. Yum
Here's a veggie and fruit dish I like, I sometimes serve with grilled chicken.





Strawberry Spinach Salad





1 pound strawberries, hulled and sliced


2 tablespoon (plus one teaspoon) white balsamic vinegar


1 tablespoon olive oil


Salt and coarsely ground black pepper


2 bags (5 to 6 ounces each) baby spinach


3 ounces (3⁄4 cup) goat cheese, such as Montrachet, crumbled


1/4 cups sliced almonds, toasted





In blender, puree 3/4 cup strawberries with vinegar, olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Transfer vinaigrette to large serving bowl. Add spinach and remaining straw­berries to bowl and toss to coat with dressing. Crumble goat cheese over top of salad and sprinkle with toasted almonds.





Or a pasta %26amp; veggie salad. Use pasta, dressing, cheese %26amp; veggies of choice, %26amp; change it to suit your taste.. Serve in a pretty glass bowl for a nice presentation.


http://www.ilovepasta.org/recipes/Layere…





Another take-along dish I like:


http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipe…
Creamy Asian Slaw recipe:





Dressing:


1 cup mayo, regular or light


1 tbs light Soy Sauce


2 tbs sugar or sugar substitute


1 lime, juiced


2 tbs rice wine vinegar


1 tbs peanut oil


2 tbs sesame seed oil


1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper





Slaw:


1 head Napa Cabbage, thinly sliced


6 scallions (white %26amp; green parts) thinly sliced


1/4 head red cabbage, thinly sliced


1 orange or yellow bell pepper, stemmed,


seeded %26amp; thinly sliced





Combine dressing ingredients, whisk until


well blended, set aside.





Prepare all vegetables, mix in large serving bowl.


Pour dressing onto slaw and mix well. Refrigerate


for 2 hours. Mix again before serving.





Serves 10 - 12.





For a great baked bean recipe that uses 3 kids of beans, ground beef and bacon go to:


http://www.cooking-is-easy-and-fun.com/F…
Sweet n Sour ColeSlaw


1 bag shredded coleslaw


1 bunch scallions diced


Mix together


Add Hartville Sweet n Sour Salad dressing to coat cabbage.


Chill and serve. Great outdoor salad...no worry about keeping a mayo based salad cold.





Antipasta Salad


Banana peppers


1 Red onion julienne cut


1 small jar green olives drained (medium)


1 small can whole black olives drained (pitted)


Diced ham, cubed cheddar and provolone cheese


Italian dressing to coat


Allow flavors to marinate overnight.