8 favorite summer salad Recipes

uncooked cheese tortellini , cooked as directed and cooled completely (i prefer butoni three cheese tortellini), more of your favorite ceasar dressing (i like marie s, sold in the produce department), yellow pepper, chopped, red pepper, chopped, onion, finely diced, fresh grated parmesan cheese

cooked chicken, cubed, head green leaf lettuce, cooked bow tie pasta, chopped tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, head broccoli, kidney beans, your favorite dressing

mixed baby salad greens, washed, fresh sugar snap peas, sliced, radishes, teardrop yellow or red tomatoes, sliced celery and wedge sliced red onions, smoked salmon, flaked into bite-size pieces, summer dill dressing (see recipe below ) or favorite dressing

fresh spinach leaves, cleaned and stems removed, plain feta cheese, strawberries, cleaned and sliced, chopped walnuts, girards spinach salad dressing (or your favorite spinach-bacon salad dressing)

cooked chicken (poached, grilled , rotisserie, doesn tsp matter, just cooked), pasta (macaroni, rigatoni, use your favorite, just not spaghett), green seedless grape, washed and cut in half, red seedless grapes, washed and cut in half, seasoned salt, onion powder, garlic powder, mayonnaise (i use hellman s light ), cashew halves, and pieces (i buy planter s salted), milk (optional, also may want to add more depending on how long the salad has been in the refrigerator)

butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into finger-size logs, extra-virgin olive oil, aleppo chile flakes (or substitute your favorite chile flakes), flake sea salt , such as maldon, boquerones (spanish anchovies), avocado, peeled and diced, garlic, minced, fresh parsley (chiffonade), chopped scallions, fresh cilantro ( chiffonade), mayo, pickled guindilla chile juice (alternatively, you can use a chardonnay vinegar or a high-quality white wine vinegar), lemon juice, salt, leaves tuscan kale, stem removed, arugula, crumbled feta, pomegranate seeds, toasted pumpkin seeds, flake sea salt , such as maldon