The make-up of this salad really depends on your particular tastes in vegetables, meat, etc.

The recipe we used today called for the following:

1 Package Polish Kielbasa (Tyson skinless, pre-cooked chicken breasts can be substituted).

1 Package Cherry Tomatoes

1 8 oz. Package of extra sharp cheddar cheese, cubed into bite size pieces

1 Can jumbo black olives, drained

1 each green, yellow, orange pepper, diced into bite size pieces

1 large cucumber, sliced and quartered (I prefer the English cucumber that you don’t need to peel. If you use the American cucumber, peel it.)

2 bunches green onions chopped

1 16 oz. package multi-colored rotini

Miracle Whip Salad Dressing

Pepper to taste

Cut the kielbasa into bite size pieces and sauté in a small amount of oil until slightly brown. Drain, pat with a paper towel and set aside to cool. Boil the rotini to just al dente. Drain and cool. Place both the sausage and the rotini in a large bowl and add all the other vegetables, cheese and olives. Add Miracle Whip to your taste. Season with ground pepper.

Unless you’re my husband, this recipe should serve about ten. Good for buffets. Not so good for picnics unless you’re close to a refrigerator. Miracle Whip goes south pretty quickly. Enjoy.

 Hope you like it.