Simple salads to make in bulk - suggestions please

[*Infinity*]

I am catering for approx 40 people on the weekend for MILs 60th birthday. Just a BBQ, finger foods plus salads and bakes.

I'll be doing all the prep by myself and don't want to spend heaps of $ on ingredients either.

So hit me with your suggestions for easy & quick-to-prepare salads & sides that have some simple ingredients and that can be made in bulk fairly easily, but might still have an extra twist for something interesting. I know there is the standard coleslaw, potato, green salad etc. but would like some other ideas & inspiration.

Thanks in advance.

[Rouge]

Definitely go Turk's tabouli its something that can be made in bulk and is VERY easy! It's also not a mouthful of parsley its mostly bulgar wheat which is divine!

[Hummingbird]

How about a big ceaser salad, or the chinese noodle salad (cabbage etc the recipe's on the back of Changs Crispy noodles), pasta salad, or make a vege salad...pumkpin, roasted beetroot, green beans, chick peas - all thrown together with a dressing of olive oil and balsamic.

I'm hungry now!!

[LimeSlice]

Ooh yes def TDs Tabouli *drool*
Bean Salads, pasta salads and rice salads can all be made in bulk a day ahead ... if you want specific recipes let me know

Good luck and have fun!

[*Infinity*]

Thanks ladies.

Where do I find TDs tabouli recipe? Is it already on BB somewhere? Sounds yummo Rouge.

Limeslice - what do you do for your bean salad & rice salad. I'd love the recipes if you can.

Hummingbird - I do love the changs noodle & cabbage salad, I was thinking of not doing it but it might be a good idea. Now that I think about it, the ingredients are easy, its just a matter of dressing it right before its served.

Keep em coming ladies!

[Kazbah]

pasta salad - packet of pasta, cooked. 2xtins 4-bean mix. large tin supersweet corn. capsicum, diced. Salad or spanish onions x 2 - finely diced. 2 tins flavoured tuna (I like the sundried tomato flavour). Mix all together

Couscous & roast veg salad - roast a pan of chopped colourful veg - spanish onion, pumpkin, carrot, potato with some rosemary & sea-salt. Cook couscous, fluff with butter. toss veg (including rosemary) through gently.

good luck

Edit: dress up simple garden salads by adding rockmelon cubes.

[*Ali*]

watermelon salad- so tasty and easy. Cubed watermelon, diced red onion & fresh mint.......mmmmmmmm