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Check out the featured recipes from the August 2022 issue of Cooperative Connections below - "Tasty Summer Salads"

  • Shell Macaroni Salad
  • Tuna and Egg Salad
  • Garden Veggies 'n Rotini
  • Nancy's Macaroni Salad

Ingredients:

  • 1 7-oz. box of shell macaroni, cooked, rinsed and cooled
  • 2-3 fresh tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/3 green pepper, chopped
  • 3 celery ribs, sliced thinly
  • 1/4 c. chopped onion
  • 1 cucumber, seeded & chopped

Toss ingredients together; set aside.

Dressing

  • 1/2 c. canola oil
  • 3/4 c. sugar
  • 1/2 c. vinegar
  • 3/4 c. catsup
  • Dash of lemon juice

Mix dressing ingredients well with wire whip and add to veggies and macaroni.

Joan Antonen, Arlington

Ingredients:

  • 3 6-oz. cans tuna packed in water
  • 3 eggs hard boiled, peeled and chopped
  • 2 small dill pickles diced
  • 1 large celery rib diced
  • 1/4 cup red onion minced
  • 1 tbsp. lemon juice or red wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp. garlic powder, optional
  • 1/4 tsp. salt, to taste
  • Ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt, 2%+ fat
  • 2 tbsp. mayo

Drain cans with tuna well by pressing hard on the lid while draining. Transfer to a large bowl and separate into flakes with a fork. Add chopped and peeled hard boiled eggs, pickles, celery, red onion, lemon juice, garlic powder (if using), salt, pepper, yogurt and mayo. Stir well with a fork and refrigerate. Serve cold in a sandwich or over salad greens.

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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 c. oil
  • 3/4 c. white vinegar
  • 3/4 c. white sugar
  • 1 tsp. garlic salt
  • 2 tbsp. onion flakes
  • 1 tbsp. mustard

Bring the above ingredients to a boil and remove from heat. Cook 4 cups colored rotini noodles. Rinse and chill. Cut up the following in chunky pieces:

  • 1 tomato
  • 1 cucumber
  • assorted peppers
  • ½ red onion

Stir veggies together with the rotini and dressing. Chill before serving.

Ginny Jensen, Volga

Ingredients:

Dice:

  • 1 onion
  • 1 green pepper
  • 1-2 carrots
  • 1 cup celery
  • 2 cups Velveeta Cheese

Add:

  • 1 can peas
  • 1 – 16 oz. pkg. macaroni cooked and drained

Dressing:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 pint mayo
  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • 1 – 14 oz. can evaporated milk

Mix together gently and refrigerate, best overnight. Add any type of meat, boiled eggs etc., as desired.

Nancy Nelson, Mission Hill

 

Over the years, we've had the privilege of receiving hundreds of delicious recipes from our members for publication in our monthly magazine. If you're looking for new and tasty mealtime inspiration, check out our 20 Years of Cooking Up Fun! digital cookbook to see some of the best recipes South Dakota has to offer!

Got a great recipe that you think should appear in a future issue of Cooperative Connections? Send a letter or email to your local cooperative for consideration!

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