Oriental Chicken Pasta Salad

Emily Wilkes

Dressing:
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. grated ginger root
2 Tbsp. sesame seed oil
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
2 drops tabasco sauce
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic
*Mix together and set aside

1 lb. angel hair pasta, cooked al dente
10 ounce petite peas, thawed
1/4 pound snow peas
red onion, to taste
3 red or yellow peppers, diced
2-4 chicken breasts, cooked in soy sauce

*Combine all ingredients and cover with dressing. Chill for at least two hours before serving

Lime Jello Salad

Margene Withers

1/2 cup hot water
1 lrg pkg lime jello
3 oz ceam cheese
1 c cream
1 c crushed pineapple (drained well)
blend and set

Spinach Almond Salad

Naomi Hopf
10 oz fresh baby spinach
1/2 lb cooked and crumbled bacon
1/2 cup toasted almonds
1 medium Granny Smith apple - diced

Dressing
1/8 red onion
1/3 c oil
1/4 c sugar
3 T apple cider vinegar
12 tsp salt
Puree all dressing ingredients in a blender until smooth

Bowtie Pasta Salad

Tauna Wilkes Meyer

Here's a good Spring/Summer pasta chicken salad. It makes a ton and is perfect for large gatherings. I normally half it and it still is plenty.

8 c. cooked diced chicken
1 t. salt
4 T. chopped green onions
2 8 oz. bottles of cole slaw dressing
4 c. raw bowtie pasta (cook and cool before adding)
1/4 t. pepper
2 c. mayonnaise
2 pinches ginger
2 pinches thyme

Combine all of the above in a large bowl and refrigerate overnight

Before serving add:

2 c. diced celery
4 c. unpeeled diced apples
2 20 oz. cans pineapple tidbits, drained
4 c. red grapes, halved
1 1/2 c. slivered almonds

Stir together carefully and serve. Makes 24 cups of salad.

Spinach Strawberry Salad

Tauna Wilkes Meyer

Now that strawberry season is fast approaching, here is a great way to use them in a salad.

Dressing:
1/2 c. sliced strawberries
1 T. sugar
1 T. raspberry vinegar
3/4 t. poppy seeds
1/3 c. non-fat vanilla yogurt

Puree strawberries in blender. Mix in sugar and vinegar. Stir in yogurt then poppy seeds.

Salad:
Spinach leaves, stemmed
Sliced strawberries
Sliced mango
pecans (I like the sugared one made for salads)

Toss all together. Enjoy!