Yesterday I promised a couple of cool dishes that would be good for a gathering on a hot day. We are celebrating the holiday by cooking large numbers of chickens on an open fire and watching fireworks. I am making pasta salad and cherry salad.
For the pasta salad, I boil a large bag of spinach and ricotta tortellini, drain, rinse and cool. While the pasta is cooking and cooling chop up whatever veggies are fresh. I used cucumbers, bell peppers and tomatoes. I mixed the veggies and the pasta with ranch salad dressing (just enough to keep it moist, don't over load it). Chill and serve.
The cherry salad uses a can of cherry pie filling, a can of sweetened condensed milk, a small can of crushed pineapple, drained, and a large tub of cool whip. Mix the cherries, pineapple and milk well. Fold in the cool whip. Do this carefully or you will crush the cool whip and have runny salad. Refrigerate till ready to serve.
I also picked a 5 gallon bucket of green beans this morning, so before we get to cook out I have to deal with that. I'll let you know how many jars of green beans I get.
Happy 4th of July everyone.
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