VEGETABLE, PEA, AND CUCUMBER SALADS FOR LUNCH

Salads with vegetables are healthy and tasty.  They do not taste like diet food, and can be made quickly for you or the family.  Enjoy these tasty treats.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups cauliflower florets [ cooked crisp]
1 1/2 cups carrots sliced
1 cup celery chopped
16 ounces sweet peas
16 ounce green beans- bias cut
French Dressing

Directions:
Combine all ingredients.  Serve chilled.

Ingredients:
1- 10 ounce package frozen baby peas, thawed [ can be doubled]
1 cup celery, diced
1 cup cauliflower, chopped
1/4 green onion, diced
1 cup salted cashews, chopped or whole
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 to 1/2 cup Ranch Dressing [ can use light]
Crisp cooked crumbled bacon for garnish

Directions:
Combine first 6 ingredients with Ranch dressing.  chill. garnish with bacon before serving.
Variations: substitute finely chopped carrots for cauliflower, 2 slices red onion chopped for the green onions.


Ingredients:
2 cucumbers, peeled, seeds removed and very thinly sliced
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Hot water
Dark green lettuce
1 avocado, sliced
1 lime, sliced in wedges
Favorite Ginger Dressing

Directions:
In a bowl, combine vinegar, sugar, salt and 2 or 3 tablespoons hot water.  Stir to dissolve sugar. Place cucumber slices in bowl with marinade and toss. Let sit refrigerated for 1 hour. Put dark green lettuce in bowl and toss with ginger dressing. Put cucumber on greens and garnish with avocado and lime wedges.