Salad recipes

Five-green salad with iceberg, Boston lettuce, romaine, chicory, and spinach, each dressed separately in Italian dressing and arranged in strips with Parmesan.

Add some variety to your salads this summer with this scrumptious crowd-pleaser.

Sophisticate your salad with this tasty recipe that calls for julienned ham, mixed greens and red wine vinegar.

Warm Italian rice salad with crispy parmesan chicken, fresh asparagus, spinach, and walnuts tossed in tangy vinaigrette.

Chilled pasta shells layered with basil pesto, spinach, Roma tomatoes, black olives, and shrimp. This make-ahead Italian pasta salad is a crowd-pleasing potluck star that only gets better as it sits.

Spinach and radicchio salad with sliced mushrooms, red pepper, black olives, and Parmesan in a red wine vinegar and lemon dressing. A crisp, bitter-sweet Italian-style side.

A loaded spinach and romaine salad with fresh mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and finely chopped crispy bacon, dressed simply in olive oil and red wine vinegar. Big, fresh, and crowd-friendly.

Grilled portabello caps loaded with creamy spinach-artichoke ricotta filling, finished with Parmesan and served alongside a rustic tomato bread salad. A quick vegetarian main that's ready in under 30 minutes.

This tortellini salad is easily hearty enough to be your main dish. It comes together quickly with a cream cheese based sauce and ready made fresh tortellini.

Creamy spinach pesto dip with Parmesan, walnuts, basil, and garlic blended with sour cream. No cooking required, ready in 5 minutes flat.

Vegetarian penne pasta with crumbled feta cheese and sauteed bitter greens in olive oil. The feta melts into a creamy, tangy sauce without any cream needed.

Light fluffy and cheesy. A great party in "la bouche" (the mouth). Can be made ahead and popped in the oven when you're ready to bake them up fresh. The probability is that each person will have no problem consuming 4 per serving!

Hot artichoke dip baked with mayonnaise, Parmesan, garlic, and green chiles until golden and bubbly. Five ingredients, 30 minutes, and always the first thing gone at a party.

Here is a kind of throw together recipe I came up with: If you are entertaining you can garnish with fresh parsley and serve with a caesar salad, garlic bread and a nice chablis. The vegetables can vary. I've used mushrooms, spinach, cauliflower etc. Grouper works well with this because it has a lot of flavor. I've used fresh tuna and halibut but prefer grouper.