[Nikki+2]

I love salads in the summer! Here is my favorite pasta salad (it makes a ton so beware):

Pasta Salad

1 small can sliced black olives
1 small jar sliced green olives with pimento
1 drained can of quartered artichoke hearts
half a tub of gorgonzola
top with bottled Northern Italian dressing
1/8 c Pine nuts toasted
10 ounce Wholle wheat rotini
12 ounce Broccoli slaw

Instructions
Boil pasta per directions and add broccoli slaw in the last minute. Drain and run cold water over until cool. Then mix in remaining ingredients.


And my favorite potato salad:

Marinated Green Bean and Potato Salad

1 lb Green Beans
1 lb Potato
2 tbs Olive oil
2 tbs White wine vinegar
2 tbsp Vegetable broth
2 tsp Dijon mustard
4 tsp Garlic cloves minced
4 pieces Veggie bacon

Instructions
Cook green beans till crisp tender in salted water
Cut potatoes into fingers, boil till tender with garlic and salt
Combine oil through garlic and pour over potatoes and green beans
Mix in veggie bacon


This is what I'll be making for dinner tomorrow:

Black Bean and Rice Salad

Cooked brown rice (1 c uncooked)
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp corriander
1 can black beans drained and rinsed
1 can Ro-Tel
fresh cilantro
juice of 1 lime

Instructions
Cook the spices with the rice, let cool and then mix all of the other ingredients in. Good room temp or cold.