Cooking · Meal Building Blocks

No Cook Summer Meals

When the heat is on and you don’t want to heat up the kitchen, try using cool salads. You choose the protein and additions as well as the serving method. You can make wraps, fill rolls, top crackers.

Make use of precooked chicken, turkey, pork or beef that you have made yourself or purchased at the market. The deli section will have a selection to choose from and side salads. Don’t overlook canned tuna, salmon or chicken.

Cool Salad

A general all purpose guide
Course Main Course, Salad
Prep Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Cooked chicken or ham, pulled pork, sliced beef. Canned tuna or chicken can also be used. Cook's Choice
  • Mayonnaise To taste
  • Dijon Mustard To taste
  • Onion Chopped, To taste
  • Pickle Relish To taste. Dill or Sweet, Cook's Choice

Instructions

  • This is a general guide to make a creamy salad mixture for salads or sandwiches. You can use any protein you like along with any seasoning or addition you like.
  • In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and chill in the refrigerator until ready to use.
  • HOW TO USE
  • Serve on bib lettuce for lettuce wraps.
  • Serve with crackers as a dip or spread.
  • Use as a filling in pita or flat breads adding tomatoes, lettuce.
    Serve on tortillas as wraps