Snickers Salad

This is a good dish for either a side, or as a dessert. 2 pkg. Vanilla or French Vanilla instant pudding mix 2 cups milk 1 - 12 oz. Cool Whip, thawed (I use Cool Whip Free) 2 large apples, chopped into small chunks 10-20 "Fun Size) Snickers candy bars Prepare the pudding with the 2 cups milk. When thickened, blend with Cool Whip. Add the apples and the Snickers; mix well. Refrigerate until chilled.

Creamy Fruit Salad

This is a very nice, light salad that is good as a side dish or a dessert. 1- 11 oz can mandarin orange sections, drained 8 oz Cool Whip (I use fat-free) 2 cups coconut 1 - 8-1/4 oz can crushed pineapple IN HEAVY SYRUP*, drained 2 cups miniature marshmallows 1/2 cup milk Combine all ingredients and mix well. Chill at least one hour before serving. *Be sure to use the pineapple in heavy syrup, not in juice. The pineapple in juice is not sweet enough, and you will need to add about 1/4 cup sugar to sweeten it.

Mandarin Orange Sherbet Jello Salad

This makes a good side dish with ham. 1 large can mandarin oranges (reserve juice) 2 pkg. orange jello 1 cup boiling water 1 pint orange sherbet In a bowl, drain juice from oranges and add enough cold water to make 1 cup. Add boiling water to this and stir in jello until dissolved. Stir in sherbet until melted. Mix in oranges. Refrigerate until set.

Tomato Bread Salad

This recipe is from the Taste of Home magazine. It's wonderful! 1/4 cup fresh or dry basil* 8 cups French or Italian bread, cubed 3 cups quartered tomatoes** 1 cup red onion rings 1 can small black olives Fold all above ingredients together in a large bowl. In another smaller bowl, mix together: 1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 2 Tbs red wine vinegar Pour above mixture over bread mixture in large bowl. Let set at least 30 minutes before serving. *Note: If using dry basil, it can be added to the oil mixture to soften it. **Note: I cut my tomatoes smaller than quarter sized, into bite-sized chunks. But, this is personal preference.

Mandarin Orange Salad

This is nice as a side dish, but could almost be a light dessert as well. 2 pkgs. Light Tapioca Pudding 3 cups boiling water 2 pkgs. Sugar free Orange Jello 8 oz. fat-free Cool Whip 2 cans Mandarin Oranges, drained Mix water and tapoica mix together. Add orange Jello and mix well. Let cool. When cooled, add Cool Whip and Mandarin oranges.