Recipe: Basic Garden Salad (Serves approx. 6 or 75)

Here is a basic salad recipe. You could certainly add many other items to embellish this recipe.

Garden Delight Salad
(Ingredients to serve 5 or 6)

2 carrots, shredded
2 stalks celery, diced
2 green bell peppers, diced
1 cucumber, cleaned and diced
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
3/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
1/8 cup balsamic vinegar
1/8 cup white wine vinegar

In a large bowl, combine the carrots, celery, bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, onion and cheese.
Prepare the dressing according to the directions, however substitute 1/8 cup balsamic vinegar for half of the white wine vinegar the directions ask for. Drizzle the dressing over the vegetables until well coated and toss. Chill for 30 minutes and serve.

(Ingredients to serve approximately 75)

26 carrots, shredded
26 stalks celery, diced
26 green bell peppers, diced
13 cucumber, cleaned and diced
26 tomatoes, chopped
6 1/2 red onion, chopped
9 3/4 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
13 packages (.7 ounce each) dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
1 1/2 cups and 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 cups and 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar