Buff's Broccoli Salad

1 head of Broccoli
1 head of Cauliflower
1 pkg Bacon - fried and crumbled into bits
1-2 c. Craisins
1/2 c. sunflower seeds
1/4 c. onion or as desired

Dressing:
1 1/2 c. Mayo
3 Tblsp. sugar
1 Tblsp. vinegar

Cream together dressing and mix in veggies and other ingredients.

Crunchy Pea Salad

1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen peas - thawed
1 c. celery
1 c. cauliflower florets (can use more if desired)
1/4 c. green onion, diced
1 c. cashews, chopped
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 to 1 c. ranch dressing
1/2 c. bacon, crisply cooked & crumbled

Combine all, except bacon. Mix well. Chill until ready to serve, add bacon.

Zucchini Salad

Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook

SERVINGS: 8
CATEGORY: Salads
METHOD:
TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling
Ingredients:
4 medium zucchini, sliced (about 5 cups)
1 can (14 ounces) water-packed artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained and chopped (I left this out as I didn't have any)
2 jars (4-1/2 ounces each) sliced mushrooms, drained
1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives
1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix
1 cup Italian salad dressing
Leaf lettuce, optional
Directions: In a bowl, combine the zucchini, artichokes, mushrooms, olives and water chestnuts. Combine the ranch dressing mix and Italian dressing; pour over vegetables and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Drain; serve in a lettuce-lined bowl if desired. Yield: 8 servings. (I didn't have ranch dressing mix on hand, but had Good Seasons Italin dressing mix so used that and 1 c. of ranch dressing instead) - This was taste tested by RaeAnn and Jane. Jane requested it put on this blog as they both liked it. Ruth

German Potato Salad

10 lbs. Potatoes
3/4 c. oil
1/2 lg. onion chopped
1 c. sugar
1 Tblsp. salt
pepper

Mix together:
1/2 c. water
1/4 c. vinegar

Cook, cool, peel and dice potatoes
1)Add oinion and oil - mix well.
2)Add sugar, salt and pepper - mix well.
3)Add water and vinegar mixture - mix.
Let set - taste test - if dry add more of the water/vinegar mixutre.

Unusual Salad

2 cups mayo
1/3 cup parmeson cheeze
1 lb bacon, fried and crumbled
1 head cauliflauer, broken into bite size pieces
1 med. onion, chopped
1 package cole slaw mix
1 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp salt
Sweetener equiv to 3 TBSP sugar
Mix all and refrigerate- (makes a large recipe so may want to make half)
I have substituted broccoli for all or part of the cauliflauer- always get positive comments when bring to a potluck!

Eula Mae’s Mega Macaroni Salad

3 c. elbow macaroni (uncooked)
¼ tsp. salt
1 large or 2 small carrots
2 c. celery
1 large cucumber
1 green pepper
1 small onion
1 small tomato

Cook Macaroni in salted water until done. Then drain macaroni Mix in vegetables and add dressing. Add tomato just before serving.

Dressing:
1 c. salad dressing
½ tsp. vinegar
¼ c. French dressing
1/4 c. sugar
½ c. milk

Eula Mae was my mother. She made this for family get togethers an pot lucks especially at the end of summer when vegatables are plentiful.

Zucchini Slaw

Use shredded zucchini instead of cabbage in your favorite slaw recipe.

Poppy Seed Dressing

3/4 c. Honey
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. salt
1/3 c. white vinegar
1 c. oil
1/2 Tbsp. poppy seeds
1 small onion chopped

Blend ingredients, then slowly add oil while blending.
Serve on lettuce.