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"Toss in the Flavor" with Redpack Tomatoes giveaway. Enter today!

The month of May is National Salad Month!

Redpack Tomatoes is holding it's second annual "Toss in the Flavor" promotion during National Salad Month. 

There are prizes and recipes!

Visit Redpack Tomatoes on Facebook May 13-June 10 to enter for your chance to win a Grand Prize Picnic Basket worth $400! One basket will be given away each week during the promotion, plus Redpack Tomatoes is also giving away 3000 custom Redpack tote bags. So go enter for your chance to win! 

The basket includes tools to help you make your favorite Redpack Summer Salad, so you can spin, chop, toss, dress, and mix your favorite Redpack Summer Salad. Please visit Redpack on Facebook for all the details and fine print.


Did you know you can use canned tomatoes in appetizer and salad recipes as well as main dishes and of course pastas? Well, you can! 

The benefits of using canned tomatoes are: juicer tomatoes, healthier-picked and canned at peak of ripeness, already peeled and diced and less expensive that tomatoes in the produces dept, plus you can store them in you cupboard for anytime you need tomatoes.

This is my go to Summer Salad recipe for weeknight dinners, it's super easy, and super fast to prepare.

  • 1 or 2 cucumbers peeled and chopped into bite size pieces
  • Red Pack Petite diced tomatoes, drained
  • handful of grated Cheddar Cheese
  • Italian Salad Dressing


combine all the ingredients in a bowl
mix well


serve immediately or chill for later

Go to RedPack for more tasty recipes like Sassy Chicken Salad:



SASSY CHICKEN SALAD                                      printable version
MAKES 6 SERVINGS
PREPARATION TIME:  20 MINUTES
1          (10 ounce) can RED GOLD® DICED TOMATOES & GREEN CHILIES, drained
½         cup light mayonnaise
1          tablespoon honey
2          cups chunked cooked chicken breast
1          cup thinly sliced celery
1          cup grapes, halved
⅓         cup chopped toasted pecans

·       In a medium bowl, combine RED GOLD® DICED TOMATOES & GREEN CHILIES, mayonnaise and honey.  Stir in chicken, celery, grapes and pecans.

·       Cover and chill.  Maybe served in hollowed out melons, avocados or papayas. Also makes a great sandwich when served on a Croissant.


Cooking Hint:
To toast pecans, bake uncovered in ungreased shallow pan in 350o oven for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown.  Another option is to toast them in the microwave.  Place a single layer on a microwave safe plate and cook on high for 2 minutes.  Stir and cook for 1 more minute.

Disclosure: I received samples of RedPack Tomatoes and a tote bag from RedPack. The comments and views are my own. 

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