One Chop, Two Salads

Because Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year, you may have double the holiday parties.  Halloween parties may fall on either October 26-28 weekend or November 2-4 weekend.  It’s going to be busy!  What to do if you get two sudden invites to Halloween Potlucks on the same day?  Try these beautiful “magical” salad dishes created by our own Chef Azuki. We can chop all the vegetables in one sitting and end up with two beautiful salads. Yummy!  Autumn colors, delicious flavors and the sense of fun lifts the spirits of even the grumpiest gremlins.  It’s great for a quick bite before heading out to a haunted house or ghost walk.  Abracadabra, and like magic you have two salads ready for today and tonight. 

Autumn Colors Bow Tie Salad

1 lb. box farfalle (bow tie) pasta

24 slices of Italian Salami cut into thin strips

4 oz. of cheddar cheese cut into cubes

½ red, orange and yellow bell peppers diced

1 C of grape tomatoes cut in half

3 Tbsp. capers

1 tsp. dried oregano

½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

½ C Italian Dressing

*Optional – 1 Tbsp. Mayonnaise.  This allows the pasta to hold its flavor

        longer.  Otherwise, you may need to add more dressing before serving.

Directions:

1.     Cook pasta according to the directions on the box.

2.     Cool pasta

3.     Cut the salami, cheese, peppers and tomatoes

4.     Put pasta in large bowl

5.     Add the sliced salami, cheese, peppers and tomatoes

6.     Sprinkle on the capers, oregano, salt, and pepper

7.     Toss with dressing

Quinoa Confetti Salad

            1 C of dry Quinoa

½ red, yellow and orange bell pepper chopped

½ C grape tomatoes sliced in half

2 tsp. capers

1 sprig of basil sliced thinly into ribbons

½ tsp. oregano

¼ tsp. salt

¼ tsp pepper

¼ cup of Italian Dressing

Directions

1.     Prepare Quinoa as directed on the box

2.     Put in large bowl to cool

3.     Add the peppers, tomatoes, capers and basil.

4.     Season with oregano, salt and pepper.

5.     Toss with Italian Dressing

You can chop all vegetables at once and use them for both salads. Your potluck salads are ready so you can get out there and enjoy the magic that is all around us!