Buttermilk Pudding Salad

1 quart buttermilk
2 large instant vanilla pudding mixes
8-12 ounces whipped topping
fruit, fresh and/or canned, drained
1/2 package/box of vanilla wafers or miniature cookies

Pour buttermilk in large bowl. Whisk in pudding powder until well blended. Add whipped topping and mix well. Stir in fruit. add more less fruit as desired. Add the cookies just before serving.

Broccoli Salad

This easy, tasty recipe is from a friend of mine, Bea Stirland.

broccoli
bacon, cooked and crumbled
grated cheese
onion
raisins, optional

Chop desired amount of each and mix with dressing.

Dressing
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
Mix until well blended and add to salad ingredients.

Crab Salad

1 pound crab flakes, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped fine

3-4 stalks celery, chopped fine

1/2 c. grated cheese

Mayonnaise to moisten

Mix well. Serve alone or with crackers.

Spinach Salad

I was given this recipe by a teacher friend, Dawn Wasden.

3/4 c. wine vinegar

1 1/2 c. oil (I didn't use this much)

3/4 c. sugar

1 t. dry mustard

1 T. poppy seeds

1/2 t. salt

1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms

1 red onion, sliced super thin

6 slices bacon, cooked crisply and broken

1/3 pound swiss cheese, grated

2 bunches spinach, chopped

lettuce, chopped

Blend first six ingredients, then add mushrooms and sliced onions. Marinate in fridge overnight. Pour over bacon, cheese, spinach and lettuce. Toss well.

Pudding Jell-o

This is a very refreshing dish from my friend, Joyce Church.

Dissolve a 6 ounce box of orange Jell-o in 2 c. boiling water. Add 1 1/2 c. cold water. Mix well and set aside. Cook a 6 ounce box of cook-to-serve lemon pudding as the package directs. Add to Jell-o and whisk until well mixed. Pour into a 9 x 13" dish and refrigerate until set. Top with Cool Whip and mandarin oranges. You can also use raspberry Jell-o with fresh raspberries or strawberry Jell-o with fresh strawberries.

Chicken Macaroni Salad

I received this recipe from Hope, my daughter-in-law.

3 c. of dry elbow or salad macaroni

1/2 # frozen peas

2 c. cooked, chopped chicken

3/4 c. chopped cashews

2/3 c. mayonnaise

2 T. apple cider vinegar

2 T. sugar

1 T. Salad Supreme

Cook and drain macaroni. Add peas, chicken and cashews. In a separate bowl, mix mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar and Salad Supreme until smooth and well blended. Add to macaroni mixture. Mix well.

Chicken Salad

This is a recipe from my sister-in-law, Sandy Campbell.
This salad tastes great alone, on cream puffs or crescent rolls. When I have to make a large amount of this, I use a turkey breast and it tastes the same.
2 c. cooked, chopped chicken
2 c. chopped celery
2 c. halved grapes
1 small onion grated
Mix the following together for the dressing and add it to the chicken mixture.
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 c. mayonnaise
2 t. powdered ranch dressing mix

Mom's Potato Salad

This is my mom's recipe as far as I can remember it. She passed away in 2002 and then my dad died 3 1/2 months later.

Boil 6-8 large potatoes and 6-8 eggs.

Peel eggs and potatoes. Cut them into small pieces. In a separate bowl, mix

1-2 c. Miracle Whip, 2 T. mustard, chopped pickles, chopped onions, 2 T. sugar and 2 T. pickle juice. Mix well and add seasoning salt, garlic salt, onion salt, celery salt, salt and pepper to taste. Stir dressing into potato and egg mixture, blending well.

Dixie Salad with Pomegranates

This is a very simple recipe that the pioneers made when they first came to southern Utah.

3 red apples, cut into small pieces

3 green apples, cut into small pieces

seeds from 4 pomegranates

red grapes

nuts

whipping cream whipped with sugar or Cool Whip

When you remove the seeds from the pomegranates, be sure not to let any of the membranes get in the salad. They are bitter tasting. If you put the seeds in water, the membranes will float. Mix everything together and chill until ready to serve.