Easy Summer Salads

I have been making potato salad for years and this is the recipe that has become a favorite of my family. It is easy and delicious and a great side dish for a summer barbeque.

I have found that red potatoes work best for this recipe and I start out by boiling the potatoes until they are tender when stuck with a fork. A good guideline for the amount is to have one medium sized potato for each person. I usually make more because we want leftovers of this delicious salad. When the potatoes are cooked, I set them on a towel to cool. After they are cooled, I peel them and cut them into bite size pieces and put them in a mixing bowl.

The amount of other ingrediants depends on the amount of potatoes but here is what I used for about 5 lbs or 9 medium sized potatoes.

Miracle Whip Light-4 heaping Tablespoons
Pickle Relish- 2 Tablespoons
Onion- 1/2 onion chopped
Yellow Mustard- 2 Tablespoons
Eggs- two hard boiled
Bacon- 3 slices - I microwave them till crisp
Salt and Pepper- to taste

This is a super easy version of the classic tomato-mozzarella salad.

Mix together these three ingrediants
Tomatos--cut into small chunks
Red Onion--chopped ( I use about 1 Tablespoon for each tomato used)
String Cheese--slice into 1/4 inch slices ( use 1 stick for every tomato)

Add your favorite Italian dressing or marinade. I pour the dressing on top of the salad and then toss very lightly.
It is good to make this salad at least an hour before serving so the dressing can soak into the salad.