25 summer salad garden Recipes

bread (homemade is great , i like rye), vine ripe tomato, room temperature (or right out of the garden, cold is good too!), fresh cold iceberg lettuce, cold dill pickle slices, any type of sliced cheese, miracle whip or mayonnaise, to your liking, salt and pepper

zucchini, yellow squash, sweet red pepper, poppy seed salad dressing

carrot , cut into strips, sweet red pepper , cut into strips, butter, zucchini , cut into strips, yellow summer squash , cut into strips, minced fresh parsley, prepared italian salad dressing, pepper, salt

fusilli or pasta of your choice, eggplant, zucchini, yellow summer squash, red onion , cut into 1/2-inch slices, sweet red pepper, cut in half and seeds removed, olive oil, salt, pepper, tomatoes, chopped, crumbled feta cheese, sliced ripe olives, drained, minced fresh parsley, olive oil, grated parmesan cheese, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, garlic clove, minced, salt, dried oregano, pepper

eggplant, cut into 1/4 inch rounds, asparagus, trimmed, pattypan squash or 5 summer squash, halved if large, heads radicchio, quartered, red onion, cut into 1/2 inch rings, red bell pepper , seeds and ribs removed, yellow bell pepper , seeds and ribs removed, portobello mushroom cap , cut into 1/2 inch slices, extra virgin olive oil, for brushing, coarse salt & freshly ground black pepper, lemon juice, fresh thyme leaves

italian salad dressing, olive oil, fresh basil leaves, grated parmesan cheese, chopped walnuts, minced garlic, quartered fresh mushrooms, fresh broccoli florets, fresh cauliflowerets, onion , julienned, green pepper , julienned, zucchini, sliced, yellow summer squash, sliced, carrots , julienned, water-packed artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained and quartered, cooked multicolor cheese-filled tortellini, cooked bow tie pasta

italian salad dressing, olive oil, fresh basil leaves, grated parmesan cheese, chopped walnuts, minced garlic, quartered fresh mushrooms, fresh broccoli florets, fresh cauliflowerets, onion , julienned, green pepper , julienned, zucchini, sliced, yellow summer squash, sliced, carrots , julienned, water-packed artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained and quartered, cooked multicolor cheese-filled tortellini, cooked bow tie pasta

uncooked spaghetti, cut fresh green beans, canola oil, sugar, white wine vinegar, garlic clove, minced, salt, dried parsley flakes, dried basil, dried oregano, onion powder, cubed cooked chicken, green pepper , julienned, colby-monterey jack cheese, cubed, zucchini, sliced, yellow summer squash, sliced, tomatoes, halved, red onion, halved and sliced, shredded parmesan cheese , optional

stalks celery, ear of corn, cucumber, peeled, seeded, fennel, loosely packed spinach, red onion, tomatoes, cut in half (optional), fresh herbs (such as mint, parsley, basil, thyme, oregano, tarragon, etc.), fruity vinegar (optional-i used pomegranate vinegar ) (optional), italian dressing, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, fresh ground black pepper, kosher salt

red wine vinegar, dry mustard, garlic clove, minced, olive oil, salt, pepper, yellow wax beans or 2 cups green beans, cut into 2-inch lengths and blanched, cauliflower floret, watercress, stemmed and chopped, green onion, chopped, cucumber, peeled and chopped, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, radishes, sliced

fava beans, shelled, red onion, sliced, olive oil, fresh chervil, chopped, asparagus , sliced on the diagonal, carrots, peeled and sliced, peas, shelled, fennel bulb, cored and sliced, salt, pepper, tarragon vinegar

tomato, thinly sliced, cucumber, thinly sliced, chopped celery, sliced ripe olives, chopped sweet onion, minced fresh mint, minced fresh parsley, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic clove, minced, salt, pepper, crumbled feta cheese, fresh mint leaves , optional

fresh lime juice, honey, dijon mustard, salt, freshly ground black pepper, extravirgin olive oil, shredded romaine lettuce, yellow pear tomatoes, halved, chopped peeled cucumber, chopped orange bell pepper, sliced radishes, chopped fresh chives, yellow squash , halved lengthwise and thinly sliced (about 1 cup), chopped avocado

ears sweet corn, husks removed, reduced-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth, uncooked couscous, cucumber, halved and sliced, tomatoes, halved, crumbled feta cheese, chopped red onion, minced fresh parsley, olive oil, lemon juice, dried oregano, ground cumin, salt, pepper

fusilli or 1 lb pasta, of your choice, eggplants, zucchini, summer squash, red onion , cut into 1/2-inch slices, sweet red pepper, cut in half and seeds removed, olive oil, salt, pepper, tomatoes, chopped, crumbled feta cheese, sliced ripe olives, drained, minced fresh parsley, olive oil, grated parmesan cheese, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, garlic clove, minced, salt, dried oregano, pepper

noodles, big ones , like rotella, frozen veggies , corn peas, carrots, some rosemary you can chop and then dice, some all season spice (summer garden blend), two cans of crab meat drained, a pint of cherry tomates slice em if you like em that way but dont slice em all, handful of sliced yellow, green ,and red peppers, two cans of baby shrimp drained, half a jar of miracle whip, good stiff cocktail of your choosing 2 if your into feelin the tunes

ripe plum tomatoes, seeded and cut into 1/2 inch dice, cucumber, seeded but not peeled, cut into 1/2 inch dice, cubanelle pepper, cut into 1/2 inch dice, minced red onions (amount according to your preference), basil leaves, shredded, crusty bread, cubes (i like to toast them first, but it s not absolutely necessary), olive oil, salt and black pepper (we like lots of pepper in this!)

balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, minced shallot, dijon mustard, minced fresh garlic, salt, pepper, fat-free chicken broth, petite dry green lentils, bay leaf, uncooked orecchiette (pasta), chopped zucchini, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped red bell pepper, chopped yellow bell pepper, chopped red onion, chopped fresh basil, chopped fresh flat leaf parsley, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, chopped fresh oregano (or 1/2 tsp. dried ), chopped fresh thyme (or 1/2 tsp. dried ), salt, fresh ground black pepper