Picnic Potato Salad with No Mayonnaise

Picnic Potato Salad with No Mayonnaise

recipe from allrecipes.com by Maridele

Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds small new potatoes, quartered
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup chopped red onion
  • 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
  • 1/2 lb. bacon, cooked until crispy, crumbled

Directions:

  1. Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with lightly salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes; drain.
  2. Whisk vinegar, olive oil, mustard, basil, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl; add the potatoes and onion. Toss gently to coat. Let stand until cool, about 30 minutes.
  3. Fold blue cheese and chives into potato salad until blended. Sprinkle with bacon.

Blueberry Corn Salad

Blueberry Corn Salad

recipe from Two Peas & Their Pod

Ingredients:

  • 6 ears fresh sweet corn, husked
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 cucumber, sliced
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

  1. In a large pot, bring water to boiling. Add corn. Cook for 5 minutes, or until tender. When cool enough to handle, cut corn from the cobs. Discard cobs.
  2. In a large serving bowl, combine corn, blueberries, cucumber, red onion, cilantro, and jalapeno. To make the dressing, whisk together lime juice, oil, honey, cumin, salt, and pepper. Pour dressing over salad and stir until combined. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Greek Orzo Salad

from allrecipes.com – by Patrice

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups uncooked orzo pasta
2 (6 ounce) cans marinated artichoke hearts
1 tomato, seeded and chopped
1 cucumber, seeded and chopped
1 red onion, chopped
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 (2 ounce) can black olives, drained
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper

Directions:
1.Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Drain artichoke hearts, reserving liquid.
2.In large bowl combine pasta, artichoke hearts, tomato, cucumber, onion, feta, olives, parsley, lemon juice, oregano and lemon pepper. Toss and chill for 1 hour in refrigerator.
3.Just before serving, drizzle reserved artichoke marinade over salad.