{"id":4064,"date":"2021-07-19T23:18:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T03:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.167.168.176\/~phillips\/kerriansnotebook\/kerriansnotebook\/?p=4064"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T22:19:26","slug":"knr-p-175-kerrians-summer-salad-platter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/2021\/07\/knr-p-175-kerrians-summer-salad-platter\/","title":{"rendered":"KNR, p. 175  &#8220;Kerrian&#8217;s Summer Salad Platter&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><em>If there are no paragraph separations in this article, please double-click on the title to create a more readable version.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WSummerSaladTomatoIMG_5533.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5781\" src=\"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WSummerSaladTomatoIMG_5533-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WSummerSaladTomatoIMG_5533-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WSummerSaladTomatoIMG_5533-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WSummerSaladTomatoIMG_5533-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WSummerSaladTomatoIMG_5533-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WSummerSaladTomatoIMG_5533.jpg 1795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">We do a lot of grilling when the temperature rises, but every once in a while, it\u2019s too hot to even turn on the grill. Who wants to stand over hot coals when the heat index is over 100 degrees? Not me, thanks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">So we came up with a sure-fire, never fail summer salad platter. It takes about 10 minutes for the prep, requires no cooking and it\u2019s pretty tasty. And, it&#8217;s a definite plus when there are no bodies found on the deck because of the heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SummerSaladTomatoIMG_5533-300x300.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Kerrian&#8217;s Favorite Summer Salad Platter&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Salad<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">American<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Sheila &amp; Charlie Kerrian<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT10M\">10 mins<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT10M\">10 mins<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">1 serving<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Ingredients<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2 cups mix of red and green butter lettuces<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Whole large tomato &#8211; it should fill your hand<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">One 5 oz. can tuna, Albacore or Tongol packed in water<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1\/3 cup diced celery<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1\/4 cup Hellman\u2019s mayo<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">One small yellow squash &#8211; washed, but not peeled<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">One small zucchini &#8211; washed, but not peeled<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">English seedless cucumber, washed and peeled<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Slices of yellow and red bell peppers<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Russian, Thousand Island, or Ranch salad dressing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Instructions<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Arrange the lettuce leaves on a dinner plate, covering the entire plate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Core the tomato, then slice it from top to bottom into eight sections &#8211; not quite cutting through, so that the sections are still attached at the bottom. Place in center of plate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Thoroughly mix tuna, celery and mayo together and place in center of the tomato.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Slice yellow squash and place on dinner plate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Slice zucchini and place on dinner plate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Cut cucumber into bite-sized chunks and place on dinner plate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Cut red and yellow bell peppers into bite-sized pieces and place on dinner plate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">3.3.2998<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Serve with your favorite salad dressing and stay cool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SummerSaladPlatterIMG_5542_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4066\" src=\"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SummerSaladPlatterIMG_5542_2-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"SummerSaladPlatterIMG_5542_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SummerSaladPlatterIMG_5542_2-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SummerSaladPlatterIMG_5542_2-1024x655.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, 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