Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Greek Pasta Salad





Dressing
As always, these proportions should be customized to taste
1/4 c. olive oil
3 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
Red wine vinegar might be nice here too
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
2 - 3 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese
2 sliced green onions
1 - 2 tsp. fresh oregano, chopped 
Dash black pepper
Salt to taste
1 scant tsp. sugar

Salad
1/2 lb penna pasta, cooked and chilled
3 chicken breasts, fillet, season cook, chill
1 bag mixed field greens


Whisk together all of the salad dressing ingredients and let sit at least 30 minutes. I made mine the night before for an easy and quick dinner the next day. I also cooked the chicken and pasta then as well for the sake of ease. 
Toss it all together and eat.

Monday, May 29, 2017

Sour Cream and Chive Potato Salad





I had a baked potato bar one night and had quite a few leftover potatoes. So I chopped them up and tossed them together with a few of the leftover toppings and came up with this. We happened to like it quite a bit.



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8 c. cooked cold potatoes
1 c. sour cream
1/2 c. mayo
3 - 4 Tbsp Parmesan cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 green onions
1/4 c. sliced chives

Stir everything together except the potatoes until smooth. 
Then add in the potatoes, folding gently so as not to break them up. 

Chill for several hours.