Broccoli Salad

Ingredients:

8 slices bacon
1/3 cup sunflower seed kernels
1 large head broccoli, cut into bit-size pieces
1/3 cup diced red onion
1 cup seedless red grapes halved

1 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons white sugar
ground black pepper to taste


Directions:
1. place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 mins. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble 7 slices of bacon; mix with sunflower seeds in a resealable bag.
2. combine broccoli, onion, and grapes in a bowl.
3. Crumble the remaining bacon slice. Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and black pepper together in a bowl. Fold in the 1 slice crumbled bacon. Pour dressing over broccoli mixture. Toss to coast evenly. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for flavors to blend, about 2 hours.
4. Sprinkle bacon-sunflower seed mixture over salad before serving; mix well.

Frito Taco Salad

4 tomatoes, chopped
4 green peppers, chopped
4 green onions, chopped
1 large can kidney beans
Shredded cheddar cheese to taste
1 bottle Russian dressing
1 bag Fritos

Mix together first five ingredients. Just before serving add Fritos and dressing.

Janette's Easy, Tasty Cottage Cheese Salad

1 carton cottage cheese
3/4 container of cool whip
1 small jello
Mandarin oranges, drained

Mix cottage cheese with jello. Add cool whip and oranges. The end :)

Janette's Candy Apple Salad

6 Granny Smith apples, peeled & chopped
5 candy bars, Milky Ways or Snickers, freeze & chop
1 8 oz Cool Whip

Mix just before eating and serve.