Old-Fashioned Comfort Foods
Find easy vegetable salad recipes to make for brunch or a lunch menu. Try cold pasta salads, broccoli salads, corn salad, cole slaw, and more.
This classic taco salad recipe is made with ground beef, onion, green pepper, tomato, kidney beans, cheese, taco chips, and Western dressing. Serve this recipe for a summer picnic or take a batch of it along to a potluck. It seems difficult to think how many years this particular recipe has been made for our …
A classic pesto pasta salad made with Rotini pasta, basil pesto, green olives, pine nuts, cherry tomatoes, peas, and fresh basil. Serve as a side dish or bring to a picnic. What do you bring to the family picnic or work potluck when you just want something different? Try this flavorful pasta salad! I have …
A fresh summer corn salad made with corn, green pepper, onion, celery, and red kidney beans. It has a savory sweet mustard dressing. This is such a beautiful summer salad for showing off your garden harvest. The colors of the kidney beans and corn show through nicely as the dressing is fairly transparent, but still …
A marinated tomato recipe made with fresh ripe tomatoes and marinated in a sauce of olive oil and basil. You can serve these elegant and tasty tomatoes with a variety of foods like hamburgers, chicken, and corn on the cob for a taste of summer. You could also use them as a side dish for …
A copper penny carrot salad recipe made with fresh cooked carrot, onion and green peppers and coated with a tangy tomato sauce flavored with mustard, vinegar and Worcestershire. Serve for brunch or dinner. This is a tasty and colorful cold salad you can serve for lunch or dinner. This side dish will brighten up your …
A four bean salad recipe made with green, yellow, kidney and butter beans. It is covered in a vinegar and sugar brine. Serve for lunch or as a picnic food. There are so many types of bean salad recipes out there and I have tried a few along the years. Remember having bean salad when …
A homemade freezer cole slaw recipe made with fresh garden cabbage, sugar, vinegar, and water. It is seasoned with celery and mustard seed. I know it can sometimes seem a lot easier to go to the deli and buy cole slaw already prepared, but I think making your own leads to the freshest tasting slaw. …
A frozen cucumber salad recipe made with sliced cucumbers and onions and marinated in a sugar and vinegar dressing. Serve for brunch, a picnic, or dinner. Whenever I decide to make these freezer cucumber slices during the summer, my family can’t wait until they are ready. This is a recipe that my mom and grandmother …
A creamy cucumber salad made from fresh sliced cucumbers and topped with a sour cream and mayonnaise dressing. A hint of lemon juice and dill complement the flavors of the cucumbers. This is one of my favorite summer salads as it has a crisp crunch from the fresh sliced cucumbers and a tangy dressing. It …
A spaghetti pasta salad made with whole wheat spaghetti, red onion, peppers, cheese and topped with a lemon poppy seed dressing. Serve this cold spaghetti salad for a summer picnic or as a side dish for brunch or a weeknight dinner. This is an interesting salad full of color and flavor. The red onion and …
An easy broccoli salad recipe made with fresh broccoli, hard cooked eggs, olives, and onion. It has a mayonnaise and dill weed dressing. You can serve for lunch or dinner. You might be wondering if all these ingredients mixed together could turn out tasting good. I will say I was surprised how all the flavors …
A corn salad recipe made with baby corn, green and red pepper, onion, celery, mayonnaise, and ranch dressing and topped with corn chips. Serve this cold vegetable salad for a picnic or as a side dish. When I think of summer, this is one recipe that makes its way to the top of the pile. …
An American homemade potato salad recipe made with Russet potatoes, hard cooked eggs, mayonnaise, onion, green pepper, and yellow mustard. Serve for brunch, dinner, or a summer picnic. This is a traditional potato salad where you cook the potatoes and eggs the night before, chill them, and then assemble the ingredients the next morning. You …
