Wedding Pasta Salad

From my mom

This was served at my wedding... I'm not sure how many times my mom multiplied the recipe by, but everyone LOVED it. I've had many requests for the recipe, so here it is. Enjoy.

Ingredients:

12 oz box cooked rotini, cooked al dente, firm to the bite

Immediately shoecked in cold running water. Then drain.

8 oz marinated mushrooms

14 oz marinated artichoke hearts

6 oz black olives, chopped

6 oz spanish stuffed olives, chopped

15 oz can cannellini beans

1 large roasted red pepper

1 small red onion

1 T minced garlic

2 T fresh oregano chopped or 1/2 t dried oregano

1 pkg dry italian dressing mix

1/2 t sea salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes

1 bottle italian vinaigirette

3 hard boiled eggs

1/4 lb each boar's head, ham cappy, mortadella, genoa salami, pepper ham, pepperoni and provoline

Note: Cut 1/4 in. thick, then cut julienne

Optional: if you would like salad on a bed of greens, 1 head each ice-berg and romaine

1. In a medium bowl, incorporate boar's head products with vinaigrette.

2. In large boal, toss remaing ingredients with bite size pieces of salad greens. Now toss lightly with the boar's head deli items. Antipasto is much better the next day, as flavor mingles. If leaving over night, add greens when served.

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Serves: 6 to 8

Relief Society Fruit Salad

From Cascade Stake Relief Society Women's Conference 1.23.2010

Typical things to put in a fruit salad would be:

Cut Up
Pineapples
Apples
Grapes
Fruit Cocktail
Bananas
Strawberries
Any other delicious fruit

And the secret ingredient of the day is....

Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix!

Strain all of the juice from the fruit. Mix in some pudding mix and Viola! You have a fruit salad to feed breakfast to 300 women.

Oriental Chicken Salad

From Megan Johnson

1 Head shredded cabbage (green or purple)
2 Pkgs. Oriental flavored noodles (broken-up)
5 oz. slivered almonds, toasted (optional)
4 Tbsp. sesame seeds
3/4 Cup chopped green onions
Chicken (4-5 breasts), Cooked and shredded

Combine all the items into a large bowl.

Dressing
3/4 Cup salad/vegetable oil
3/4 tsp. pepper
3 Tbsp. vinegar
3 Tbsp. Sugar
1 1/4 tsp. salt

Seasoning mix from the 2 pkgs. of noodles. Combine all the ingredients into a bowl and whisk together.When ready to serve, add to the salad and stir altogether.

Cabbage Salad

From Pat Louder

Easy, different and good:

½ head of cabbage, shredded (cut thin with knife)
2-3 green onions
3-4 fresh tomatoes
1 cucumber
5 mint leaves cut up small (optional)
1/3 bunch parsley cut fine
Olive oil, Lemon juice, and Salt to taste. (I use about 1 ½ Tbsp oil, 2 Tbsp Lemon juice and salt to taste)