Summer salad recipes

Here's a couple of our favorite summer salad recipes:

Macaroni Salad

1/2 # elbow macaroni, cooked and cooled
1/2 to 3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 large bell pepper, diced
1 can red kidney beans, drained
1 small red onion, diced

Mix all ingredients and either serve immediately or refrigerate. Will keep for several days, if covered and refrigerated. (I think it’s better at room temperature).
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Tomato, Broccoli, Cucumber & Onion Salad

I really don't have measurements on this - so you will have to find out what you like the best and add more of it! :-) I usually approximately 1 & 1/2 cups of broccoli, 1-2 large tomatoes, 1/2 cup of cucumber and a small red onion (like the size of a plum).

Broccoli (small bite sized pieces)
Ripe red tomato (cubed)
Cucumber (diced)
Red onion rings (or vidalia if you prefer milder onions)

Mix with 2 T of mayonnaise to 1 T of sour cream and add 1/2 tsp dried dill. Nix well into veggies.

If you have more veggies than would be completely covered by the dressing, add more dressing as all veggies should have a good coating. This is best refrigerated for an hour or so before serving.
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