Whether you're hosting or attending a potluck or party, there can never be too many salads or desserts on offer. These recipes from cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller are easy to make and tried-and-true crowd pleasers perfect for your next casual gathering.
And the best part — at least this time of year — they can all be made in the comfort of your air-conditioned kitchen.
Read on for step-by-step guides to making the ultimate Caesar salad, the perfect pasta salad and a go-to potato salad. Plus, we’ve got you covered with Better-than-P.F. Chang's chicken lettuce wraps and a 3-ingredient vanilla ice cream recipe that doesn’t call for an ice cream maker.
This classic salad is simple and since there aren’t many ingredients in Caesar salad, it's all the more important that you use high quality inputs since each one needs to bring a lot to the dish. The results are definitely more than the sum of the parts.
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This salad is great for entertaining as it's easy to double or triple to serve a crowd and it's prep-ahead friendly. You can make pasta salad up to two days in advance (it's better the second day). Simply store the salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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Meet your new, go-to potato salad recipe. Feel free to make adjustments to seasonings and mix-ins to suit your taste.
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Makes: About 2½ pints, more with mix-ins
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