Roasted Brussel Sprout Salad

This past weekend was beautiful! Saturday night we enjoyed a delicious BBQ. I had brussel sprouts in the fridge that had to be used, so I made this amazingly good salad. It was the perfect combination of tanginess (I don't know if that is a word...but I'm going to go ahead and use it!!) from the lemon, and sweetness from the apples.

Ingredients:

• 2-3 cups fresh brussel sprouts, cored and quartered
• 3 tbsp EVOO
• 2 apples, cored, peeled and chopped coarsly
• 1/4 cup feta cheese
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• Salt to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350*F. Placed brussel sprouts in a baking pan, coat with 2 tbsp of oil and season with salt. Roast for 15 minutes (or until slightly tender) flipping halfway through.
2. Mix remaining ingredients together in a bowl. Once sprouts are cooked, add to salad and put in the fridge until you are ready to serve.

Canadian Potato Salad!! :)

I have been trying to find a decent recipe for a yummy potato salad and I found it really hard! I combined a few different ideas and came up with something! I did boil the potatoes with the skin on, then put them in cold water and peeled them. Then I mashed them up! This results in a more chunky texture (some harder spots, some softer spots) However if you want to do it quicker you can peel them and cut them into small pieces before boiling, then mash them up; this has a smoother consistency. But either works J

Ingredients:

-          6 medium sized potatoes

-          3 slices of bacon, cut in small pieces, cooked and drained

-          6 green onions, sliced

-          ¾ cup mayo

-          2 tbsp red wine vinegar

-          1 tsp yellow mustard

-          Salt and Pepper

-          Fresh dill (right from my garden!!)

**Note: You can pretty much add anything to this recipe. Here are a few suggestions: Celery, Sweet Peppers, Hard Boiled Eggs, etc.

Directions:

1. Cook potatoes (by either method posted in the intro!) and mash
2. Add remaining ingredients and mix well
3. Refrigerate until cold and then serve

Greek Pasta Salad

Like I have said before, we love salads in the summer!! No A/C means lots of BBQ's with salads!! This is another super easy salad that goes over well. I made it for a pot luck dinner when my uncle came to visit from New Brunswick.

Ingredients:
- Package of egg noodles
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 cucumber, peeled, sliced and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup of cherry tomatoes
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 small bottle of Kraft Greek Feta & Oregano salad dressing

Directions:
1. Cook noodles as directed on package, drain and cool
2. Mix in remaining ingredients (except dressing) and store in fridge
3. When you are ready to serve salad, mix in dressing

Macaroni Salad

This is another great salad during the summer. Since we don’t have AC in our house, we love to cook outside…therefore we love to BBQ! This is a *very* easy traditional summer salad. I usually make one up when we go camping, that way we have it all weekend.

ENJOY!

Note: I did not put red pepper in mine!



Ingredients:

-          1 package egg noodles, cooked as directed on package

-          6 green onions, chopped

-          1 red pepper, chopped

-          1 can tuna, drained

-          1 cup mayo

-          Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Once noodles are cooked, cool under cold water
2. Mix cold noodles, onion, pepper and tuna in a large bowl
3. Add mayo, salt and pepper and mix well

Broccoli Salad – One of my favourites!!

I love this salad. When the weather gets warm, it is amazing with BBQ! It is really easy to mix up and a crowd pleaser!

If you prefer sweeter salads, you can add 1 tsp of sugar to the dressing and top with raisins. Personally I prefer the “non-sweet” one!

ENJOY :)

Ingredients:

-          2 broccoli heads, cut into small pieces

-          6 slices of bacon, cut into pieces and cooked

-          1 red onion, chopped

-          ½ cup mayo

-          Approximately 2 tbsp vinegar

-          2 tbsp parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Mix broccoli, bacon and onion in a large bowl
2. In a separate bowl mix mayo and vinegar until dressing has a smooth consistency
3. Pour dressing over salad and mix
4. Top with parmesan cheese