POST YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER SALAD RECIPE

I am tired of the salad recipe I have for Summer. Please share your personnal favorite Summer Salad recipe.

Vicki

One of my favorite summer salads is one that my mother used to make when we were kids.  It is so simple and good.

PEACH MACARONI SALAD

Cooked macaroni rinsed and drained

4 green onions, chopped

can of peaches, chopped and drained---save some juice

 Miracle Whip that is thinned with peach juice

Lots of fresh ground black pepper and salt

That's it.  Looks like something you wouldn't bother with but it is real good.

Enjoy!

Kathy

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It wouldn't be summer without this marinated salad.  Be prepared to give your guests the recipe when you serve it!

MARINATED DILLED SALAD

2 cans (about 14 oz. each) French-style green beans (I use no salt added)

1 can LeSueur baby peas (no salt added)

1 can white shoepeg corn

1 can lima beans (baby limas, if you can find them)

Open those cans, drain them into a big colander, and rinse them well.  Pour into a large serving bowl.  Add:

About 1/2 a large onion, finely chopped (more, if desired)

3 ribs of celery, finely diced

1 red pepper, finely diced

Make and add dressing:

1/2 cup cider vinegar

3 and 1/2 Tbsp. sugar (scant 1/4 cup)

1/4 tsp. to 1/2 tsp. salt (to taste)

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. pepper (or to taste)

1/2 cup vegetable oil or light olive oil (I use olive)

2 heaping tsp. dill weed (the little green bits, not dill seed)

--Whisk all those together & pour over veggies.  Stir well.  Taste and adjust seasonings.  If too tart, add more sugar.  If not "dilly" enough, add more dill.  If too sweet, add more vinegar.

Cover and refrigerate several hours, stirring occasionally.  

Makes A LOT and keeps several days.

I store the 5 cans of veggies in the fridge so I can toss this salad together quickly & it'll already be half cold.

Are you asking for a fruit or vegetable salad recipe? I have a great Vegetable recipe and with all the vegies coming into season and the hot weather this is a great recipe.

Any Summer Salad recipes.

Vicki

I just bumped a thread of summer fruit salads.  It has some really good recipes on it.

This makes a good luncheon salad. Many times on hot days I serve it for dinner for my husband and me along with a hot roll.

ORIENTAL TUNA SALAD

1 (5 ½ oz) can albacore tuna

1 bunch green onions, sliced

1 c frozen small peas

1 c celery, cut slanted

1 c cubed cheddar cheese

1 (5 ½ oz) can sliced water chestnuts, rinsed and drained

½ c mayonnaise

1 T soy sauce

3 c chow mien noodles

Flake tuna, stir in onions, peas, celery, cheese and water chestnuts. Stir soy sauce into mayonnaise and then mix with tuna mixture. Chill at least 3 hours. Just before serving, stir in chow mien noodles or you can serve on a bed of chow mien noodles.

This is also a family favorite.

I summered in the White Mountains of AZ for many years and for several of those years I enjoyed luncheons with a Woman's Bible Group at the Torreon Country Club in Show Low, AZ.  They served this salad every time, yet no one got tired of it because it was varied so many different ways.   I love serving this salad.

TORREON SUMMER SALAD

Mixed greens

Thick raspberry vinaigrette

Pieces of mixed fruit (orange sections or mandarin oranges, grapefruit segments, strawberry halves, blueberries, any other berries, apricot halves, plum sections, cantaloupe or honeydew chunks, watermelon chunks, banana chunks, etc.) 

Sliced almonds, toasted, any other toasted nut, or bleu cheese crumbles

A protein of choice (sliced pork or rare beef, sliced rotisserie chicken, grilled salmon or tuna, canned salmon or tuna, grilled shrimp or scallops, etc.)

For each serving:  Put a generous handful of greens on each serving plate and drizzle with the raspberry vinaigrette.  Arrange pieces of fruit over the greens.  Sprinkle the fruit with nuts or cheese;  top with the protein.  Drizzle more raspberry vinaigrette over all.

This next salad is one my mother made often, summer or winter.  No wonder:  it's so simple and delicious!

CUCUMBER SALAD

1 cucumber, regular or English variety
1 Tbsp. vinegar or cider vinegar
1 Tbsp. chopped chives or fresh dill
Salt and pepper to taste

In those days we used a regular cucumber, washing the skin well.  Then we would rake a fork down the cucumber, either all over the cucumber or in stripes.  Slice the cucumber crosswise into rounds, and you will see that the edge of each slice has a pretty design.  In a medium bowl, toss the cucumber with the vinegar and chives (or dill).  Add salt and pepper to taste.

I made this for the first time a few weeks ago and everyone who has tried it really enjoys it. I added chopped celery with the vegetables.   There are many corn bread salads in the search.  This one  was posted by Sinclairwife.    Marge

Here is one for you.

Recived this from my Secret Sister. It is so wonderful. Thought i would share it with you.

Grape Salad
4 cups red grapes(seedless)
4 cups green grapes(seedless)
Sauce
8 oz cream cheese
8 oz sour cream
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup pecan chips
Cream together well sauce ingredients.
Fold in grapes. Sprinkle topping onto grape mixture. Refriderate for at least 2 hours.
Melt in your mouth, yummy, goodness.

Brenda