Muffy Vhay: Cool salads to beat the heat

With gardens and farmer’s markets in their prime this time of year — and hot weather setting in as well, salads are the logical choice for lighter summer meals. They can be made of just about anything you have on hand or have growing in your garden — fresh, raw or cooked. Some thoughts are: all sorts of leftovers augmented by nuts, fruits, lots of greens, marinated mushrooms, cooked shrimp, pastas, canned beans. Just keep the colors and textures balanced — some darks, some lights, some