Oh, and...

while we're on the topic of salads, I thought I should share my all-time favorite summer salad ever, courtesy of Mama Hertz.  As a dairy lover, I could probably eat the entire thing in one sitting.

Mom's Tasty Cucumber-Cottage-Cheese Salad

Ingredients:

2 medium cucumbers
2 green/spring onions
1 pint cottage cheese

4 tablespoons mayo

juice of 1/2 lemon

3 tablespoons dry dill (i'm pretty sure I add way more dill than this...)

dash Tabasco (or any other hot sauce)

dash of salt

Directions:

1. Peel cucumbers, split lengthwise, and scoop out seeds. Chop remainder into bite-sized pieces.

2. Chop green onion.

3. Mix all ingredients. Devour at once or chill.