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Cool Summer Salads![]() One possible antidote to all this heat is grilling: It keeps your kitchen cool. Another solution, however, is to eat cool and delicious dishes, preferably those that do not require much in the way of cooking, period. Fortunately, the very season that brings on all this heat is also responsible for providing us with an abundant supply of fruits and vegetables that can be prepared, often with little or no cooking, to satisfy the summertime craving for something light and cool. The first of these cool summer salads, Company Chicken Salad, does call for cooked chicken breasts, but that is the total extent of the "cooking" required in these four salads.
Company Chicken Salad
Just before serving, add the mayonnaise, chilled grapes and mandarin orange sections, and slivered almonds to the chicken mixture. Mix well. Makes about 6 servings.
The next dish, Sliced Tomato and Onion Salad, is a simple and delicious accompaniment to any meal. Not only is it easy, but it packs a lot of nutrition and taste into relatively few calories. Sliced Tomato and Onion Salad
And don't let this summer go by without taking advantage of the plump and ripened melons that are crowding the shelves and bins of the supermarkets. There are two salad recipes, Melon Mlange and Cantaloupe Fruit Salad, that do this beautifully (and beautifully is a particularly good adjective to use in this case, since these fruit salads are a visual treat). Melon MélangeThis salad looks pretty, even if you don't use a melon baller. For a buffet or crowd, you can double the recipe and serve it up in a hollowed-out watermelon half.
Cantaloupe Fruit Salad
There's no doubt that the dog days of summer are oppressive and uncomfortable. We owe it to ourselves and the people for whom we cook to lower the temperatures in whatever way we can. One way, of course, is a large helping of Chocolate Chocolate Chip ice cream. And that definitely has its place. But these delicious, healthful and enticing summer salads deserve a place on the menu to help us survive the summer doldrums. Each of these recipes is listed in Grandma's Cookbook, so you can out one, two or all of them. Here are the links:
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