5 quick blue salad Recipes

pecan halves, sugar, mixed salad greens, mandarin oranges, drained, strawberry, quartered, balsamic vinaigrette, crumbled blue cheese

bacon, plain yogurt (not nonfat ), lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, finely chopped, salt, romaine hearts , cut crosswise into half-inch strips, diced cooked skinless rotisserie chicken, tomatoes, halved, ripe avocado, diced, blue cheese, crumbled

water, uncooked quick-cooking barley, chopped mushrooms, chopped seeded tomato (1 large), chopped green onions, chopped ripe olives, drained, chopped fresh parsley, capers, dried basil, cider vinegar, olive oil, garlic clove, minced, salt, crumbled blue cheese

brown rice , rinsed three times and drained (instant or quick works, too, but not as well), water (adjust amount depending on type of rice and method used for cooking), mixed herbs, divided (herbes de provence or fine herbes, e.g.), garlic powder, divided, dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed, pitted black olives, drained and rinsed (small), canned artichoke bottoms in water, drained, rinsed, and coarsely chopped, tomatoes, coarsely chopped or 2 cups grape tomatoes, carrots, shaved with a peeler into strips, stalks celery, washed and coarsely chopped, cucumber, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped, fresh parsley (chopped ), red onion, coarsely chopped , about 1 cup, roasted cashews (almonds work well, too), capers, sharp cheddar cheese, very coarsely chopped (may also use other sharp or tangy cheese, such as gruyere, feta, even blue), cooked chicken breasts, cold, coarsely chopped, mandarin orange segments, drained and rinsed, hass avocado, pitted, peeled, and chopped (1 large or two small), head bronze leaf lettuce, olive oil, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, herb seasoning mix (fine herbes or some other commercial blend, your choice), lemon juice, salt & pepper