Need to bring a "dish to pass" to a BBQ tomorrow night and I can't choose. here are my choices:
1) A seashell pasta salad with scallops, shrimp, asparagus & grape tomatoes in a lemon vinaigrette (served in a pail with shovel as suggested by T-bone in another food thread.)
2) A salad nicoise with field greens, tuna, green beans, new potatoes, hard cooked eggs, kalamata olives, artichoke hearts and grape tomatoes with a Dijon vinaigrette.)
Any votes? I'll be happy to make the "winner" again on my next visit to Sowal!
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Beach Fanatic
I vote for seashell pasta salad. Sounds delish and not too heavy.
I *really* shouldn't open threads in the Dining forum when I am already hungry.
I *really* shouldn't open threads in the Dining forum when I am already hungry.
SoWal Expert
My only suggestion is that if you decide to switch the pale and shovel for a dumptruck, be sure to tie down the dump bed to the body so that you don't lose your load. ;-)
SoWal Insider
Either one sound sounds equally good. I do know that the salad nicoise is not made as much anymore, at least not that I've seen. It was a very popular salad in the 70's - considered trendy and sophisticated. It is very delicious.
Man, oh man, I hope you're going somewhere where you will have some lake breezes!
Man, oh man, I hope you're going somewhere where you will have some lake breezes!
SoWal Expert
I vote for the pasta. 
Beach Fanatic
My vote pasta.
beats on hood
Pasta.
quirtyAuthor
I was leaning towards the pasta and it seems to be the popular choice! One day I will make the Salad Nicoise for Johnrudy and other Sowal friends!
And oh how I wish there were lake breezes where I was going, but instead I will be hearing the not-too-distant sounds of traffic on I55 near Clarendon Hills! So it you happen to see a dump truck full of seafood pasta salad heading south on Rt. 83 tomorrow afternoon, you'll know who it is!
By the way, JR, my 3rd choice was to just order a couple lobster salads from Pappadeaux TO GO and save myself from cooking! (Still an option now that I just had a few Mai-tais with my neighbor awaiting replies to this post!)
And oh how I wish there were lake breezes where I was going, but instead I will be hearing the not-too-distant sounds of traffic on I55 near Clarendon Hills! So it you happen to see a dump truck full of seafood pasta salad heading south on Rt. 83 tomorrow afternoon, you'll know who it is!
By the way, JR, my 3rd choice was to just order a couple lobster salads from Pappadeaux TO GO and save myself from cooking! (Still an option now that I just had a few Mai-tais with my neighbor awaiting replies to this post!)
SoWal Insider
I was leaning towards the pasta and it seems to be the popular choice! One day I will make the Salad Nicoise for Johnrudy and other Sowal friends!You know, that's not that bad of an idea and probably cheaper!
And oh how I wish there were lake breezes where I was going, but instead I will be hearing the not-too-distant sounds of traffic on I55 near Clarendon Hills! So it you happen to see a dump truck full of seafood pasta salad heading south on Rt. 83 tomorrow afternoon, you'll know who it is!
By the way, JR, my 3rd choice was to just order a couple lobster salads from Pappadeaux TO GO and save myself from cooking! (Still an option now that I just had a few Mai-tais with my neighbor awaiting replies to this post!)
quirtyAuthor
You know, that's not that bad of an idea and probably cheaper!
If I can't get past the idea of grocery shopping with the kids right now, it may be my only option!!!!
SoWal Guide
I was going to vote for pasta til I saw the lobster choice (easier and sounds pretty dang good)...
Lobster
Lobster
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