Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, mike's end of summer salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mike's End Of Summer Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Mike's End Of Summer Salad is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have mike's end of summer salad using 30 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's End Of Summer Salad:
- Make ready ● For The Salad [as needed or, to taste - all chopped]
- Get Feta Cheese
- Take Red Onions
- Get White Onions
- Take Artichoke Hearts
- Take Green Onions
- Make ready Yellow Banana Peppers
- Get Radishes
- Take Celery [with leaves]
- Get Green Bell Peppers
- Make ready Yellow Bell Peppers
- Prepare Black Or Green Olives
- Make ready Red Bell Peppers
- Get Orange Bell Peppers
- Get Mushrooms
- Prepare Cucumbers
- Get Carrots
- Make ready Cilantro
- Prepare Parsley
- Prepare Pear Tomatoes
- Make ready Snap Peas
- Take Cauliflower
- Take Red Pepper Flakes
- Prepare ● For The Dressing
- Prepare 1.07 oz Package Good Seasons Italian Dressing
- Make ready Vinager
- Take Oil
- Take Water
- Make ready ● For The Sides
- Make ready Any Sweet Chilled Fruits
Steps to make Mike's End Of Summer Salad:
- Rinse, pat dry and chop all vegetables.
- Mix your salad dressing as per manufactures directions. Good Seasons is a great brand of Italian Dressing. Bottled Kraft Zesty Italian is another good one if you want to save some time.
- Gently mix dressing and Feta Cheese into your salad.
- Chill salad for at least 1 hour before serving. Stir occasionally. Serve with any chilled sweet fruit to counter some of the tartness of both the cheese and dressing. Enjoy!
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