40 cherry summer salad Recipes

head of leafy green lettuce, washed, dried , and torn to bite-size pieces., red onion, thinly sliced ., granny smith apple, peeled and thinly sliced ., roasted pecans ( or walnuts), dried cherries, raspberry vinaigrette..see below, crumbled gorgonzola cheese ( or maytag blue!)

jalapeno pepper, diced , seeds removed, fresh cherry tomatoes or 1 pint grape tomatoes, whole, red onion, chopped, pecans, chopped, dijon mustard, lemon , juice of, olive oil

orzo pasta, halved cherry tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, chopped, minced garlic, toasted pine nuts, greek olives such as kalamata, pitted and halved, feta cheese, broken into large chunks, baby spinach leaves, extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, freshly ground black pepper

fresh cucumbers, fresh cherry tomatoes, red onion, bottled sun-dried tomato dressing

orzo pasta, green beans, trimmed and halved, olive oil, balsamic vinegar (or red wine vinegar), green pepper, chopped, capers, drained and rinsed, garlic clove, minced, kalamata olive, pitted and chopped, grape tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes, halved), feta cheese, crumbled

extra-virgin olive oil, grated lemon rind, fresh lemon juice, divided, chopped fresh thyme, freshly ground black pepper, divided, kosher salt, water, fresh yellow wax beans , cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups), shelled and peeled fava beans (about 3 lb unshelled beans), quartered cherry tomatoes, very thinly vertically sliced red onion, unsalted chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained, canola mayonnaise, minced fresh chives

cooked brown rice, quartered cherry tomatoes, chopped red onion, sliced ripe olives, drained, cider vinegar, canola oil, minced fresh parsley, sugar, salt, leaf lettuce , optional

fresh pineapple - peeled, cored, and chopped, cantaloupe - peeled, seeded, and chopped, fresh peaches, pitted and chopped, plums, pitted and chopped, bananas, chopped, oranges, peeled and cut into bite size pieces, kiwi fruit, peeled and chopped, fresh apricots, pitted and chopped, cherries, pitted and halved, seedless grapes, strawberries, chopped

lime juice, water, sugar, banana, sliced diagonally, blueberries, divided, nectarines, sliced, strawberry, hulled and halved, watermelon balls, seedless grapes, green, kiwi, peeled and sliced, dark sweet cherry, with stems (to garnish )

light red kidney beans, drained and rinsed, fresh corn kernels, onion, diced, cherry tomato halves, lime juice, lemon zest (optional), olive oil , or as needed, salt to taste, ground black pepper to taste, sliced fresh basil

dry penne pasta (2-1/3 cups), extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, zucchini, trimmed and cut into matchstick-size strips (8 oz., 2 cups), sugar snap peas , strings removed, cherries or 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved, shallot, finely chopped (3 tbsp.), sherry wine vinegar or 1 tbsp white wine vinegar, dijon-style mustard, salt, ground black pepper, fresh parsley, chopped, asiago cheese, finely shredded (optional)

black beans, white beans (cannellni or other), corn, basket of cherry tomatoes, halved, stalks scallions (or a small red bermuda finely diced), cilantro (also called fresh coriander) rinsed and dried, extra virgin olive oil, juice of 1/2 lemon, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper to taste, jalepeno, seeded and diced (optional)

tomatoes , summer only, amt needed per serving, s &p, i prefer crazy jane mixed up alt, main salad stuffing of your choice; chicken, turkey, ham, tuna, salmon, lobster, egg, various fresh herbs

cherry jell-o, strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert, boiling water, ice cube, orange juice, pt- 2 cups sliced strawberry, seedless grapes , halves, strawberry cool whip, thawed

romaine lettuce per serving, scallion chopped per serving, pine nuts per serving, cherry tomatos per serving, cucumber per serving, olive oil, rice wine vinegar

champagne vinegar, shallot, finely chopped, coarse salt, green beans, trimmed, baby zucchini or 1 lb regular zucchini, cut into 1/2 ich pieces, ripe tomato (cocktail or cherry), english cucumber, cut into 1/2-inch dice, smooth dijon mustard, grainy mustard, loosely packed fresh basil leaf, coarsely chopped, loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped, fresh ground pepper , to taste, extra virgin olive oil , plus, extra virgin olive oil, ciabatta , about 1/2 loaf, torn into 1-inch pieces

shallot, minced (about 1/4 cup), coarse salt, sherry wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, fresh ground pepper , to taste, tomatoes, crookneck yellow squash , halved lengthwise, baby beets (about 1/2 lb. in total ), sugar snap pea, new potatoes , cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices, black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed, english cucumber , thinly sliced on the diagonal (about 4 cups), red onion, halved and thinly sliced (about 1 cup), red and yellow cherry tomatoes, coarse salt, reshly ground black pepper, fresh basil (to garnish )

instant couscous, boiling water, currants 4 tbsp olive oil, diced young zucchini, red or yellow cherry tomatoes halved, minced fresh mint leaves, minced italian flat leaf parsley, fresh lemon juice, salt, freshly ground black pepper