Dilled Pasta Salad

This is a good basic pasta salad. Feel free to experiment with different vegetables and possibly protein sources to come up with your favorite mixture. It is important to chill it for the recommended time before using.

2 Cups uncooked pasta, egg noodles work best, but we have also used Farfalle and Penne pasta

1/3 cup dehydrated onion, reconstituted½ cup freeze dried celery, reconstituted

½ cup dried peas, reconstituted or 1 cup frozen peas1

½ T Vinegar

3/ 4 cup mayonnaise

1 ½ t Dill weed, or more, adjust to taste

¼ t garlic salt

¼ t onion salt

Cook your pasta until tender. Drain and rinse under cool water until pasta is chilled. Drain completely when finished rinsing. Put into your mixing bowl and add hydrated vegetables. Mix vinegar, mayonnaise, dill weed, garlic salt and onion salt together and gently mix into the pasta. Chill for at least one hour before serving to give the flavors a chance to blend.

Spinach Salad with Bacon Bits

When our spinach finally is ready to harvest in early summer we are all excited to get our first taste of fresh garden produce. But, we have also found that this recipe works well with store bought spinach as well.

Serving bowl full of washed spinach
Your choice Italian or Vinaigrette Dressing, we love Brianna's
3-4 T Bacon TVP

Toss spinach with dressing. Add bacon TVP and continue to toss until all is coated. You can add sliced hard boiled egg on top for a garnish.