10 zesty garden Recipes

dijon mustard, fresh dill, chopped (optional), chopped green onion, shredded cheddar cheese, sweet corn kernels, sugar snap peas, frozen shelled edamame (green soybeans), iceberg lettuce, salt and pepper to taste

torn romaine, sliced ripe olives, drained, chopped tomato, shredded cheddar cheese, pickled pepper rings, italian salad dressing

tomatoes, cored and diced (you could seed them if you feel up to it ... i m too lazy), red bell peppers, seeded and diced, english cucumber, peeled and diced, garlic, peeled and chopped, handful fresh garden herbs , picked over and sliced (i used thyme, summer savoury and basil), tomato or vegetable juice (add more if the soup is too thick), spanish sweet smoky paprika (pimenton de la vera), good olive oil, generous splash of balsamic or red wine vinegar, salt and pepper to taste

olive oil, diced onion, sliced fresh or frozen okra, chopped green bell pepper, diced celery, file powder, dried thyme, crushed red pepper, garlic cloves, minced, garden brown sauce, tomato juice, frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed, no-salt-added black beans, drained, whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped, chopped green onions, hot cooked long-grain rice

uncooked spiral or cartwheel pasta, assorted chopped fresh or frozen vegetables, zesty italian salad dressing, divided, cubed cooked chicken , turkey or ham, cubed cheddar , mozzarella or monterey jack cheese, sliced ripe olives, drained, minced fresh parsley or basil, optional

fresh parsley, garlic, fresh thyme leaves, lemon zest, zesty italian dressing, boneless skinless chicken breast halves

tri-color spiral pasta, fresh tomato, diced, artichoke hearts, drained and cut up, cucumber, peeled and cubed, sweet red pepper, diced, yellow sweet pepper, diced, kraft zesty italian dressing (or any brand )

cooked garden rotini pasta, drained and cooled, sliced pepperoni, cucumber, sliced black olives, green bell pepper, tomatoes, stuffed green olives, mild banana peppers (rings), kraft zesty italian dressing, parmesan cheese, mccormick salad supreme seasoning