SOBA SALAD-Krista

• buckwheat noodles
  grated or shredded carrot
  cucumbers
  slivered almonds
  sesame seeds (optional)
• dressing:
• 1/4 soy sauce
• 1/4 honey
• 1/4 sesame oil
• (I think those are the right amounts. My cook books were left at the old house -oops - so I'll check tomorrow)

ANTIPASTO SALAD-Mylinda

• Savory Italian Dressing:
• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
• ¼ cup veg. oil
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 t. Dijon mustard
• 1 t. dried Italian seasoning
• ½ t. salt
• ¼ t. sugar
• 1/8 t. pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• Salad:
• 6 cups torn leaf lettuce
• 12 thinly sliced provolone (or mozzarella)
• 1 (3 ½ oz.) pkg sliced giant pepperoni
• 2 large tomatoes, cut in wedges (or grape tomatoes)
• 8 large fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 8 large pitted olives
• Feta cheese
• Combine dressing in a jar. Shake well. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.
• Place lettuce on large serving platter. Cut cheese slices in half. Roll cheese and pepperoni slices into cones. Arrange all ingredients over lettuce. Drizzle with dressing when ready to serve. Sprinkle with feta cheese.

CORN AND BLACK BEAN SALAD with Tortilla Wedges-Mylinda

• 4 fat-free (ya whatever) flour tortillas (8-10 inches in diameter)
• 2 teaspoons margarine or butter, softened
• 1 can 15-16oz black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 can 15-16oz whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)
• 1 small jicima, peeled and diced (2 cups)
• 1/2 C fat-free Italian dressing
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/4 t pepper
• Red leaf lettuce
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted (these are so expensive, I rarely use them)
• Heat oven to 400 deg. Spread tortillas with margarine; cut into fourths. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 4 to 5 min. or until golden brown. (We cut them smaller and sometimes season them too.)
• Toss remaining ingredients except lettuce and nuts until mixture is coated with dressing.
• Serve salad on leaf lettuce; sprinkle with nuts. Serve with tortilla wedges.

Lisa's Oriental Salad- Mylinda

• 2-3 chx breasts cooked and shredded.(I usually poach a whole chicken with onion celery, garlic salt and pepper then debone and shred and bag it in 2C bags and freeze)
• 1 head lettuce
• 4 stalks of green onion
• 1/2 C sliced toasted almonds
• 1/2 pkg wonton wrappers
• slice very thin (about like match sticks) then separate and deep fry. Tend to these very carefully!
• Dressing:
• 1/4 C sugar
• 1 t salt
• 3 T rice vinegar
• 1/4 C oil (I like peanut or sesame)
• 2 T toasted sesame seeds
• 1/4 t pepper
• Note: I toast the almonds and the sesame seeds (separately of coarse) in a dry frying pan over med high heat. You can stir with a wooden spoon or toss in the air like on tv. Try it! It's fun!

SWEET N SOUR PASTA SALAD-Mylinda

• 3 oz uncooked capellini (angel hair) pasta, broken in half
• 4 C shredded chinese (napa) cabbage
• 1 C sliced mushrooms
• 1 C chinese pea pods, cut in half
• 1 can (8oz) sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 3/4 C sweet-and-sour sauce
• 1/3 C plain yogurt
• 1/2 C chopped salted cashews
• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
• Place pasta, cabbage, mushrooms, pea pods and water chestnuts in large bowl. Mix sweet-and-sour sauce and yogurt with fork. Pour over salad; toss until coated. Sprinkle with cashews.

Mandarin Salad- Mylinda

• 2 quarts of salad greens
• 2-3 ribs celery, cut
• 1 can mandarin oranges, drained
• 2-3 green onions, sliced
• 1 cup grapes (I cut them in half)
• 1/2 C pecans, coarsely chopped
• Dressing:
• 2 T sesame seeds
• 3 T sugan
• 1 t salt
• pepper
• 1/4 C oil
• 2 T vinegar

Chicken & Fruit Bowtie Pasta Salad- Mylinda & Heather

• 2- 12oz pkg. bowtie pasta. Boil drain and cool.
• 1- 20oz can pineapple tidbits, drained
• 2 C celery, chopped
• 2-3 green onions, including tops, chopped
• 2 C green/red grapes, cut in half
• 1- 9.5oz can cashews
• 1- 6oz pkg craisins
• 2- 11oz cans mandarin oranges, drained
• 4 chicken breasts, cooked and chopped
• Dressing:
• 1- 16oz bottle coleslaw dressing (bottled in salad dressing section, Kraft makes one I don't know who else)
• 1 C mayonnaise
• 1 t salt
• 1/4 t pepper (or more)
• Boil pasta, drain, and cool. Add dressing to pasta and carefully toss. Add remaining ing. and again toss gently. This makes a ton so you can easily half the recipe and still have plenty plenty.
• Heather's Note** I love this recipe. It is one of my favorites. The version I have is a little different- it calls for seashell pasta, 2 c. water chestnuts slivered, and 2 c. diced apples with skin. It also uses 1 c. red onion instead of the green onions, but I love the flavor of green onions, so I think I would use those instead. It also uses one 8oz bottle of Kraft coleslaw dressing with 1 c. mayo, and just two cups of seashell macaroni. I made this at Kaleb's blessing. Good stuff!)

Greek Salad- Mylinda

A good Greek Salad should be more of a spontaneous event than an ironclad recipe. Feel free to add, omit, and substitute ingredients as whim or necessity dictates.

• Combine in a salad bowl:
• 2 large or 3 small heads Boston, romaine, or iceberg lettuce, washed, dried, and torn into bite-size pieces.
• 8 cherry tomatoes or tomato wedges (I always cut cherry tomatoes in half)
• 1/2 cup coarsely crumbled feta cheese
• 6 thin slices red onion
• 1/2 cucumber, peeled and sliced (in this salad I like it seeded too)
• 8 Kalamata olives, pitted (I like way more)
• 3/4 cup diagonally sliced celery hearts
• 4 scallions, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 8 firm radishes, sliced
• one 2oz can anchovy fillets, rinsed, patted dry, and halved lengthwise
• whisk together:
• 6-7 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon finely minced garlic (fresh of coarse)
• 1 teaspoon dried oragano
• salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
• pour the dressing over the salad and toss well. Serve immediately on chilled large plates.

GREEK SALAD-Maryelle

• Salad:
• 4 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 large or 2 small cucumbers, chopped
• 6 large lettuce and curly endive leaves(mix them, endive is kind of bitter, so use more lettuce)
• 4 oz.(1 c.) feta cheese
• Dressing:
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 Tbs lemon juice
• 1 Tbs chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp. dried basil
• 1 Tbs. chopped fresh parsley or 1 tsp dried parsley
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Garnish:
• coarsely grojnd black pepper
• greek olives
• in medium bowl, combine tomatoes and cucumbers; toss gently. line plates with luttuce. sppon vegetables onto lettuce. sprinkle with fetta cheese.
• In jar with tight-fitting lid, combine all dressing ingredients; shake well
• Drizzle over salds garnish with pepper and olives.
• * i didn't do seperate plates, just tossing everything together was great.

Carmelized Vegetable Salad- Mylinda

• 2 lbs small red potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 lb green beans, cut in half (I use frozen whole)
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/3 C margarine or butter
• 2 large onions, chopped (2 cups)
• 1/4 C balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 C packed brown sugar
• 1/4 t salt (I like more)
• 6 C bite sized leaf lettuce
• Freshly ground pepper if desired
• Heat 1 inch water to boiling in 4-quart heavy pot. Add potatoes, green beans and 1/2 t salt. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium. cover and cook about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender; drain and set aside.
• While vegetables are cooking, melt margarine in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onions in margarine 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Stir in vinegar, brown sugar and 1/4 t salt. Pour onion mixture over potatoes and green beans; stir until coated
• Line large platter with lettuce. Top with warm vegetables. Sprinkle with pepper. I like to serve this with bread and butter (or rolls) and fresh fruit.