Spaghetti Salad

3/4 cup white vinegar

1 1/2tsp. salt

1 1/2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/4 cup oil

1 Tbsp. parsley flakes

Cook 1 lb. of angel hair pasta, rinse & drain in cold water.  Chop 1/2 cup green pepper, 1/2 cup red pepper, celery and onion are optional.  Mix & Chill

Broccoli Salad from Sarah from Lauren

Notes: Had this this past weekend, and it is awesome.

1 bag broccoli wokli (already cut up broccoli)
12 pieces of bacon fried an drained
1 cup mayonnaise (miracle whip doesn't work well)
2 tablespoons basalmic vinegar
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup sugar

Mix Sugar, vinegar, and mayonnaise in a large bowl that has an airtight lid. Stir in bacon crumbles and sunflower seeds. Add broccoli, put lid on and toss, or just stir.

I've also had it places with raisins, cauliflower, and green onion slices in it. Really, just play with it till it tastes right.

Summer Cole Slaw from Quick & Healthy

Notes: I use Miracle Whip instead of mayo. I do use the yogurt when I have it on hand, or all miracle whip when I don't. It's good either way. I use both red & green cabbage. Even though this is a healthy recipe, I have gotten compliments on the taste!

3 Tbsp. light mayonnaise
3 Tbsp. nonfat plain yogurt
2 tsp. cider vinegar
1 Tbsp. sugar (or the equivalent in artificial sweetener)
1/4 tsp. paprika
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. salt (optional)
5 cups finely shredded cabbage (about 1 1/2 lbs.)

Make the dressing by mixing the mayonnaise, yogurt, vinegar, sugar, paprika, pepper and sale. Add to the cabbage and stir until well combined.

Variation: Add shredded carrots for color. for additional flavor, add diced onion and diced green pepper.

Sweet and Sour Salad

Sweet and Sour Salad (from here)

Notes: This is my favorite salad. I take it as a side dish whenever I'm asked to bring a non-dessert side dish, and it's always a hit. It's sooo good. The dressing with the crunchies, broccoli, and green onions are awesome. I don't normally like onions on a salad at all, but it definitely is delicious on this salad. I could eat it as a meal.

Dresssing:

1 c. vegetable oil (can use some water if you want to cut down on the oil, but you eat so little of the dressing I don't bother)
3/4 c. white sugar
1/2 c. red wine vinegar (I've used white wine vinegar too depending on what I've had in the kitchen.)
3 tsp. soy sauce

Blend together and refrigerate. The recipe says to make a day ahead, but I usually just make it whenever I'm making the crunchies and put it in the freezer until it's time to serve so it's nice and cold.

Salad:

1 c. chopped walnuts
1 (3 oz) package Raman noodles
4 tbsp butter (I rarely use this much)
1 head romaine lettuce, dried and chipped
1 head fresh broccoli, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped

Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add crushed noodles and walnuts; toast until warm. (Note: It burns easily, so keep it a medium/medium low heat and stir often. As soon as they start to brown take them out of the pan.)

In a Salad bowl, combine lettuce, broccoli, and green onions. Add the dressing, toss and sprinkle with Raman and walnut mixture.

Cauliflower Salad

1 head lettuce
1 head cauliflower
1 small onion, chopped
2/3 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 lb. bacon, cooked & crumbled

dressing: 1 1/2 cups miracle whip & 1/3 cup sugar mixed together

Layer ingredients as listed & spread the dressing over top. Refrigerate in a covered container. Can be assembled the night before and toss when ready to eat.

Grape Salad

8 oz. cream cheese
8 oz. sour cream
8 oz. cool whip
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 bunch red grapes (cut in half)
1 bunch green grapes (cut in half)
1 sm. pkg. slivered almonds

Mix well & refrigerate.

Blueberry Salad

2 boxes strawberry gelatin
2 cups boiling water
1 can blueberry pie filling
1 can crushed pineapple (plus juice)
1 8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

In a 9 x 13 pan, mix gelatin, water, blueberry pie filling & crushed pineapple with juice together. Chill until firm. Top with a mixture of the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar & vanilla. Sprinkle walnuts on top. (This is a good jello salad even without the topping.)