More Summer Salad Recipes

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03 Apr 2006 08:18 PM

Here are two more summer salad recipes I really enjoy. In fact, I think I may make the Italian Chicken Salad tonight.

Italian Chicken Salad

For this salad, you will need balsamic vinegar, olive oil, Italian salad dressing mix, 4 boneless chicken breasts, mixed salad greens (the chopped kind you buy in a bag makes this recipe even quicker), and 2 plum tomatoes.

Combine 1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar and 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a small bowl. Add the package of Italian salad dressing mix and stir well. Divide the mixture in half and refrigerate one-half of it. Place your four boneless chicken breasts in a large Ziploc bag and pour the half of the dressing you left out of the refrigerator into the bag. Turn to coat then place bag in the refrigerator. Allow to chill for thirty minutes to three hours.

Preheat your grill. When your chicken is finished marinating, remove it from the bag, but save the marinade. Place your chicken on the grill and cook until done - about 15 to 20 minutes. Turn it occasionally, brushing it with marinade. When finished, discard your marinade and slice your chicken. Place a handful of salad greens on a place and top with chopped plum tomatoes. Add your chicken and drizzle your refrigerated dressing on top.

Bean and Pasta Salad

This vegetarian salad only has five ingredients but those are enough to make it a tasty treat. For this recipe, you will need rotini pasta, one 15 ounce can of kidney beans, cojack cheese, plum tomatoes, and Italian dressing.

Cook your rotini pasta as directed. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking then drain the pasta again. Rinse the kidney beans and in a large bowl, combine the pasta, kidney beans, 2 cups of diced cojack cheese, 4 plum tomatoes (sliced) and 1/2 cup of Italian dressing. Enjoy!

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Jaime Egan (2178) 08 Apr 2006 01:07 AM

I'm not one for beans in my salad, but that Italian chicken salad sounds fab!!