Tuna Tetrazzini Salad

I went exactly one week into the new year before crashing on my big plans of working out and eating healthy.  After baking about 6 dozen cookies for my husband on deployment my habits got worse and worse.  I still have the remnants of healthy eating wasting away in my fridge and can't fathom the thought of them wasting away and having their only contribution be to my compost pile.   In an effort to revive these veggies on their last days I came up with a Tuna Tetrazzini Salad.  I use only things in my fridge,  but the beauty of cooking is the creative spin you put on it.  Some of the best recipes come from leftovers and last minute ideas.  Tetrazzini in itself is a meat and pasta type dish you can add whatever you would like to make it your own flavor. Take from each column to create your own.

Protein (3 cups chopped)	Starch (1.5 cup	Veggies Chopped	Herbs/spices (1/2 tbl fresh 1.5 tbl dried)	Sauce	Topping (1/3 cup chopped roasted or unroasted)
Tuna	Spaghetti	Garlic (3 cloves)	Basil	Olive Oil/Parmesian	Almonds
Chicken	Linguini	1  chopped medium onion	Thyme	Teryiaki	Peanuts
Beef	Lo Mein	1/2 chopped pepper	Cilantro		Bread Crumbs
Tofu	fuzilli	1/2 cup roasted pepper	Oregeno		Sesame Seeds
Shrimp		1/2 cup mushroom	Ginger		Feta Cheese
		1/4 cup olives	Curry
		1/4 cup celery	Turmeric
		1/4 cup carrots	parsley
		1/4 cup bamboo shoots
		1/4 cup water chestnuts
		1/2 cup tomatoes