Greek Pasta Salad

1 bag Baby Spinach
16 oz Penne Pasta
1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 c. chopped Italian parsley
1 can quartered artichoke hearts, chopped
1/2 c. Kalamatta olives, halved
1 c. feta cheese (this can be a lot, so just sprinkle to your liking)
1/3 c. olive oil
3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
The juice of a lemon
salt and pepper to taste

Mix vinegar, olive oil, and lemon juice in the bottom of the bowl. Run your knife through the spinach to give it a loose chop, put in bowl and stir in dressing. Boil pasta to al dente, drain, mix in with spinach. Add onion, parsley, artichoke hearts, and olives to bowl and stir to cover evenly with dressing. Sprinkle in Feta, salt, and pepper to taste.

I always eyeball everything, and measure according to color except on the dressing. So, if you want or like more or less of something then go for it.

Trish Burk

Five Cup Fruit Salad

Kristi John

1 cup mandarin oranges
1 cup sliced pineapple
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup coconut
1 cup sour cream

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate until served. I like it best if it's made a couple hours ahead of time.

Rice Salad

Kaleena Jensen-Made for Super Saturday

1 box (I will probably use two next time) Uncle Bens Long Grain and Wild Rice
2-4 chicken breast
4 green onions
3 bell peppers (red, yellow, orange)
1 bunch asparagus
2 medium avocados
1 cup toasted pecans (I have never added these)

Dressing:
Juice from 1 lemon
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar

Cook rice. Cook and chop chicken. Steam asparagus just until tender. Chop peppers and avocados. Slice onions. Mix all salad ingredients and toss with dressing.

Fresh mix salad

Torn lettuce or bag of salad
1 chopped apple
1/2- 3/4 cup shelled pistachios
1/2 cup raisins
Grilled chicken diced
Kraft Tuscan House Italian dressing

This salad is so yummy and refreshing. It has become one of Austin's and my favorite. I use a combination of different lettuces (1/2 red leaf and a 1/2 head of lettuce). We used to put shredded cheese on it, which was also yummy, but in an effort to cut back on calories we omitted it and found that we liked it just as well. I even like it without the chicken.

-Marla