'Y-'66 - Elmhurst IL - Reunion-Picnic Salads

Elmhurst Illinois - York '66 - Lin's Reunion Salads

Italian Tomato-Cucumber Salad

1 lg leek – sliced

1 yellow or orange pepper - sliced

1 9½oz jar - pitted - drained Kalamata olives

a big handful of flat leaf Italian parsley – sliced

12-15 sm-med pickling or mini-English cucumbers

2 packages grape tomatoes - some whole some halved

Lemon-Oil Dressing

1 can black beans - drained and rinsed

1 can Cannellini (Italian white kidney beans) - drained and rinsed

Put first 6 ingredients in a big glass bowl. Pour 1 recipe of Lemon-Oil Dressing over the top, mix well. Add beans then gently mix and chill. Before serving, toss with 4-6oz Bleu cheese crumbles. . .Lin

Green & Purple Broccoli Salad

1 large bunch of broccoli - separate into florets

½# bacon cut small, cooked crispy and drained

~ 1c mayonnaise

~ ¼-½c Kraft Poppyseed Dressing

~ 2T fruity Balsamic vinegar

1 c craisins or golden raisins

1½c slivered almonds

1 Vidalia onion - or purple onion – halve-slice

1 large bunch of grapes - green or red - halved

½c orzo or other very small pasta - cook el dente

Steam broccoli lightly until bright green. Rinse with cold water, drain well. In a big glass bowl, whisk next three ingredients together for the dressing. Add the craisins, almonds and onion in a big glass, mixing well. Add grapes and pasta. Toss again and chill. Just before serving add bacon, toss and serve. . .Lin