Two salads: one my recipe, one, not so much

BOTH DELICIOUS.

For our 4th of July barbeque, I made two of my favorite salads. 

The first recipe- my own creation. It works well in a lettuce based sald or a pasta based salad. I used greens this time around. 

A rough recipe:

Butter lettuce

crisp bacon pieces

peas

feta

Dressing: 

1 TB shallots, minced

1/2 tsp dijon mustard

zest and juice of one lemon

 1/2 tsp dill

salt & pepper to taste

1/3 cup Olive oil

Second yummy salad

1 lb cooked pasta (I used whole wheat penne)

1 container mozzarella balls, cut in half 

2 pints grape tomatoes, quartered

2 handfuls torn basil

1/4 cup balsamic

2 cloves garlic, minced

salt and pepper to taste

1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

1/4 cup olive oil

(these are all according to how you like it- add more or use less of anything)