Tortellini Salad

Confession, I don't have the whole recipe for this salad. All I actually have is the dressing recipe. But that's kind of the most important part right?

Tortellini Salad Pesto

1 cup lightly packed fresh basil
1 large clove of garlic chopped
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2.5 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil

The rest of the salad is just cooked and cooled tortellini and sliced bell peppers.
Yum!

Grandma Maggie Salad

Grandma Maggie Salad

Salad
1 lb. deboned chicken
8 oz. pasta shells
Bacon to fit griddle
3 cups lettuce
1 big tomato chunked

Dressing
1/2 c Miracle whip (aka salad dressing - non brand name)
2 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp BBQ sauce
1.5 tsp vinegar
1.5 tsp chives
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp black pepper

Cook, cut, mix enjoy. :)
Note, I always feel like this amount of dressing is not enough. It feels a little dry to me. I like to double the dressing.

Spinach, Bacon, Swiss Salad

Stacy's Spinach Salad
Salad
2 bunches spinach
2 bunches romaine
1 lb bacon
1 lb shredded swiss cheese
15-20 sliced mushrooms

Dressing
1/4 red onion
1 1/2 Tbsp poppy seeds
3/4 cup vinegar
1 1/2 cups oil
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp dry mustard
Blend in blender. Pour over clean red onion. Refrigerate overnight.
Remove red onion before serving.


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Japanese or Oriental Salad

As per Kristi's request:
Japanese or Oriental Salad
2 chicken breasts, cooked and diced (or as much canned chicken as you want)
2 Tbsp sesame seeds, toasted (I don't think I've ever added these)
1 small pkg of slivered almonds
1 small head of cabbage
1 pkg chicken top ramen (break up noodles, but do not cook)
2 green onions
Mix the above together and prepare dressing.
1 pkg seasoning mix in top ramen
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 oil
1 tsp accent
1 tsp pepper
3 Tbsp vinegar
Mix together and pour over chicken mixture. Refrigerate 5-6 hours.
My recipe actually says to blend the dressing together. I've always just mixed it by hand, I've never tried to blend it in a blender, never really caught that before actually. I don't think you need to blend it though. Also, tonight I made this and decided to add a can of mandarin oranges. I would definitely do that again. So, that's all. :)
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