pennyhal2

Does anyone have a recipe for salad for a group that will travel well? Am bringing a salad to Christmas dinner at my brother's house and have brought fruit salad in the past. I may do that again as it it doesn't wilt and travels well.

Iceblossom

May be cheating, but I really like the premade Kale chopped salad -- I buy mine from Costco but there are similar ones in regular grocery stores too. The dark greens look good and hold up well even unrefrigerated for a couple of hours. Dressing is already made, put that on after you get there. There are little add ins included that in my version include dried craisins for a festive touch.

Barb in Louisiana

Maybe you can find something you like here:
https://insanelygoodrecipes.com/salads-without-lettuce/

KalamaQuilts

I make coleslaw every week using chopped slaw purchased, and carrot salad every week. both 3 ingredieant recipes from the board here.

Onebyone

Being from the South we love cornbread. And we use anything left over as much as we can. So of course we have cornbread salad. My family loves it but it is a side dish like potatoe salad.

Perfect if you have left over cornbread.

Cornbread Salad
1 11 oz can of shoepeg corn (I used plain whole kernel corn)
Chopped bell pepper
Chopped onion
1 generous slice of cornbread crumbled.
Tomato (I like to use the small Cherub tomatoes but any will do)
Mix all ingredients with a tablespoon of mayonnaise
Eat at room temp or cold.
You can add bacon crumbled or a chopped boiled egg if desired
Salt and pepper to taste

You can add additional cans of shoepeg corn and increase the amounts of the other ingredients as needed for a larger amount

Rhonda K

1 Pack of coleslaw

1 bottle of Apple Fuji Salad dressing

About 1 1/2 cups of frozen green peas (thawed)

Mix together, add salted peanuts or cashews into the salad.

This can mixed easily and quickly when you ge to location.

Another easy option is tomato, cucumber, and red onion salad. Add Italian salad dressing when you get to location.

You can add cooked pasta (bow ties or spiral type) to the above mix.
like to add a couple sprinkles of Parmesan chees and the Mac-cornice-salad-supreme seasoning into the salad.

Are you traveling by car? Do you have a cooler that you can pack to take the ingredients? Clean and chop them first and pack in zip locks. Then mix on site.

Broccoli/Bacon Salad also carries well in a cooler.

JENNR8R

"Confirmed broccoli haters have changed their minds after tasting this salad. It is great for potlucks or buffet meals. Make a day or so before you wish to serve to meld the ingredients. I have used sugar substitutes for the white sugar and also used nonfat or low-fat mayonnaise and it still tastes great!"


10 slices Bacon

1 head fresh Broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces

1/4 cup Red Onion, chopped

1/2 cup Red Grapes, halved

3 tablespoons Rice Vinegar

2 tablespoons Sugar

1 cup Mayonnaise

1-1/3 cups toasted Slivered Almonds

Cook bacon until crisp. Drain, crumble and set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine the broccoli, onion and grapes. In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, sugar and mayonnaise. Pour over broccoli mixture, and toss until well mixed. Refrigerate for at least two hours.

Before serving, toss salad with crumbled bacon and almonds.

toverly

Would Chinese coleslaw do for a salad? There are lots of recipes online that use shredded coleslaw and no mayonnaise. It's mu go to for potlucks and bbq's.

petthefabric

What great ideas.

is the salad suppose to be veg, fruit, gelatin, fruit, starch?

pennyhal2

What yummy salads these are! Thanks for the tips