5 roasted salad creamy basil dressing Recipes

dried tri-colored fusilli or 2 cups rotini pasta, cubed swiss cheese or 3/4 cup cheddar cheese or 3/4 cup provolone cheese, frozen peas, celery, sliced fresh basil leaves, creamy roasted garlic salad dressing or 1/2 cup peppercorn ranch dressing, chunk tuna in water, drained, roasted red peppers, drained and coarsely chopped, romaine lettuce leaf, roasted cashews

carrots, trimmed , or 8 large carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch pieces, pine nuts, jicama*, peeled and cut into 1/8-inch matchsticks (about 1 1/3 cups), freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice (from about 1 medium lemon or 2 medium limes), mild chile powder, ground cayenne pepper (optional), leaves belgian endive , radicchio, or red leaf lettuce (from 1 head), orange slices, peeled and seeded, fresh figs, sliced in half (optional), creamy basil dressing

red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar (i like balsamic), lemon juice, fresh (1/2 large lemon squeezed), garlic cloves (large crushed ), mustard (dijon ), salt, white sugar, dried basil, dried oregano, parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, leaves lettuce (torn into bite size pieces), tomato , grape (halved), green pepper (bite size), cucumber , english (sliced), onion, red (thinly sliced ), black olives (pitted and sliced ), red pepper , roasted (diced), feta cheese (crumbled ), mint leaves (torn), parmesan cheese (optional garnish )

button mushrooms or 36 large baby portabella mushrooms, parmesan and roasted garlic salad dressing (we used newman s own), minced scallion, fresh basil, minced, dry marsala wine or 1/4 cup sherry wine, butter, salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, bacon, minced garlic cloves, cream cheese, softened, creamy caesar salad dressing (we used newman s own), freshly grated pecorino romano cheese or 1 cup parmesan cheese, fresh flat leaf parsley, minced, cayenne pepper or 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes