Bring Your Picnic To Life with Read Salads
This is my favorite time of year. I love having picnics with my family. Whether it is outside on our porch or going to the park.
I also like to have different dishes I can serve while we are enjoying our meal outside. I now have new recipes I can use!
For my first dish I used the German Potato Salad. I only added a few things that my family loves to make it perfect for us. In my family it doesn't matter what style potato salad we love to add egg. I also cut up a small Vidalia onion. It was absolutely awesome! Even my almost 2 year old loved it and she is the picky one.
Next I made a bean dip with the Southwestern Bean Salad. I took the salad and added diced tomato, diced red onion, cilantro, diced jalepeno, and lime juice. I personally added hot sauce but we like spice in our house. I served the dip with tortilla chips. We really loved it!
Next I went to a BBQ at a friends house. This time I used a recipe right off the site. I used the Anipasto Bean Salad recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 can (15 ounces) READ 3 or 4 Bean Salad
- 1/4 cup thin strips roasted red bell peppers
- 1/2 cup fresh mozzarella or provolone cheese pieces (about 1/2-inch pieces)
- 1 cup chopped artichoke hearts (canned or frozen; thaw if frozen)
- 1/4 cup thin strips salami or pepperoni
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 cup reserved bean liquid
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs, optional*
Directions
Makes 4 servings.- Drain bean salad; reserve 1/4 cup liquid.
- For dressing, combine reserved bean salad liquid, oil and garlic; whisk until combined. Add fresh herbs, if desired.
- In large bowl, toss together drained bean salad, roasted bell peppers, cheese, salami and fresh basil. Toss with dressing. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
I actually doubled the recipe and used both the 3 Bean Salad and the 4 Bean Salad together. It was a huge hit at the BBQ. Everyone was asking me for the recipe.
I really love Read Salads. They really are high quality and help to create amazing recipes easily. If you are like us and love to have a nice relaxing picnic let Read Salads become part of it. You won't be disappointed.
I know you want to try them yourself, check out there site here.
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Looks yummy
ReplyDeleteIt really is!
DeleteThis looks like a delicious recipe to make for dinner. I like artichokes in my recipes and I have to make this delicious salad. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh man I love artichokes, why didn't I think of that! You are welcome!
DeleteThe Anipasto Bean Salad recipe looks delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I just bought a can of the German Potato Salad but we haven't tried it yet.
ReplyDeleteOh it is so good! Awesome! I know we really liked all of the salads. They are so good and so easy!
DeleteMy grandmal loves the german potato salad, but Ive never tried them.
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