Turtle Shell Salad Food

GARDEN SHELL SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, adding the peas during the last 2-3 minutes of cooking time. Drain and rinse in cold water. , In a large bowl, combine the pasta, peas, celery, red pepper and onion. In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, vinegar, basil, mustard, salt and pepper. Pour over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

TURTLE SHELL SALAD

Steps:

• Pour lemon juice in flat bottom dish and roll each avocado half in lemon juice. Place flat side down in dish. Sprinkle salt on the top of each half.
• In mixing bowl, take two halves and mash with picante sauce, add cottage cheese, green olives and onions. Mix well.
• Lay romain lettuce leaf on each of six plates.
• Take ice cream scoop and place a scoop of.
• cottage cheese avocado salsa in the middle of lettuce leaf. Take one avocado half and place over the mound of salad.
• Save the lemon juice to serve.
• Note: you can score the avocado half with a toothpick and make marks on the shell and place a large green olive in the front of the "shell" You can make little "feet" by taking the top of a green onion and making cuts to fan on each end of a 2 inch section.
• of green onion top, then cut the section in half and you have "four feet". You can take a small strip of pimento and cut in narrow pieces and tuck under the "shell" for a tail.