I'm having a picnic Sunday and want to make sure I don't run out of food, so I'm trying to have "in stock" easy, quick salad ideas. TIA!!!

what kind do you want???

Greens
fruit
pasta
potato
bean

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an easy fruit salad:

1 (20oz)pineapple chunks, juice reserved
2 apples, peeled and cored
1 (21oz)peach pie filling
2 bananas,diced
3 kiwis
1 pint strawberries

Toss the chopped apples in reserved pineapple juice,sit for 5 to 10 minutes.(at end of this time toss in the banana chucks and toss around)
Then just chuck up berries and kiwi and mix all......chill and serve.

(this makes alot fast and usually everyone loves it)

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Ranch Style Bean Salad

1 (15oz)can ranch-style beans
1/2 c chopped onion
2 c chopped tomato
2 c shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 c Catalina salad dressing
2 c crumbled corn chips
1 bunch cilantro


Drain and get rid of half of the liquid from the beans.

Toss together beans and the remaining liquid, onion, tomato, cheese, and dressing. Cover, and refrigerate 1 hour, or until chilled.

Serve over crumbled corn chips.

good stuff

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I do a pasta salad in a tight that is easy and cheap. You just use elbow macaroni (cooked), creamy italian salad dressing to coat the noodles, diced up fresh tomato, sliced black olives, and canned corn (drained). It is good...goes far...and is cheap!

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This is similar to what I was going to say..

Spiral macaroni (the orange, green & reg)
Italian dressing
Pepperoni

Mix it together, chill and serve

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ALL!! Just the EASIEST and I stress EASY!!
Something I can maybe have all the ingred. on hand and throw together super quick. Thanks guys!!

my Mom makes a fruit salad for baby showers...canned fruit coctail w/added strawberries,bananas,and apples.

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Fruit Salad
Thaw a container of frozen strawberries in syrup, add cut up oranges and bananas.

I make a quick and easy Pasta Salad too:
I use only Wishbone Italian Robusto dressing
I use cubed ham instead of pepperoni.
I always get the tri colored spirals and use 3 colors of bell peppers.
I also put cucembers in it.