6 best great salad Recipes

lentils, rinsed, water, bay leaf, celery ribs, finely diced, carrot, finely diced, red onion, finely diced, minced fresh parsley, olive oil (garlic-infused is great), lemon juice (fresh is best ), garlic cloves, minced, dried thyme, ground cumin, salt, ground black pepper

basmati rice, water, chunk tuna (get the best you can, packed in oil is great), hard-boiled eggs, peeled and sliced, diced cucumber, diced fresh tomato, frozen corn, thawed, diced red bell pepper, chopped kalamata olives or 1 (2 1/4 oz) can black olives, red wine vinegar, olive oil, dijon mustard, chopped green onion, salt & pepper

shrimp, peeled, deveined , and chopped into bite-sized pieces (salad shrimp work great for this), bay scallops or 1/2 lb sea scallops, chopped into bite-sized pieces, stalks celery, chopped, red onion, chopped, red bell pepper, chopped, lime juice (fresh is best !), fresh cilantro, chopped, red pepper flakes, garlic clove, chopped, fresh ground pepper, seasoning salt (i like morton s nature s seasoning)

tuna (white albacore works best), uncooked pasta (small shells or macaroni work great), cucumber (chopped into chunks ), tomato (diced ), carrot (skinned and chopped into small pieces), sliced black olives, sliced green olives, sweet midget pickles (sliced thinly), onion (minced or finely chopped ), salad dressing (miracle whip or no name), salt and pepper to taste, any other veggies you like or would like to subsitute