Picnic leftovers re-made

So we have all hosted a party before where you make too much food and then have a fridge full of leftovers.  Sometimes you are able to pawn off some of the leftovers on your guests that they can enjoy but usually you eat the leftovers for a day or two as they were made originally and then you get to the point where they are the last thing you even want to think about after eating the same thing for 3 straight days.  By this point if things are still leftover they make their way into the trash and I'm sure if you are anything like me, you have a pinge of guilt that you are throwing away food.  Well here is my challenge to you this summer so we all don't hit the point of no return with our leftovers - get creative and make them into a different meal for everyone to enjoy.  Sneaky yes, but I assure you that people will be much happier to see a new and improved version disguised at the dinner table then the same boring thing.  Here is the first dish that kicked off the challenge for me and it actually comes from Noah and Suzanne's leftovers of food that they had at their 4th of July party.   

Corn, Roasted Pepper and Tomato Salad

Obviously your measurements will depend on how much you have leftover but here is some general direction to follow.  Also don't think you are limited to make this only if you have leftovers...it would make a great first run side dish as well.

-Cut the cooked corn kernels off of the cob and toss them into a large bowl.  (If you don't have leftover corn I highly recommend the frozen charred corn from Trader Joe's.  It is one of my favorite things that they sell and is so much better then the regular frozen run of the mill stuff). 
-Chop the roasted peppers up into a fine dice and add them to the bowl (I like to make my mother very nervous by roasting them right on the burners of the stove but a jar of the store bought peppers work well too).   
-Same goes for the leftover tomato and mozzarella salad that you served as a first course.  Chop up the tomatoes and mozzarella to a similar size as the rest of your ingredients and into the bowl they go.  
-If the tomatoes were already dressed with olive oil then you really have to add minimal oil but if not add a tablespoon or 2 of olive oil to the salad along with the same amount of balsamic vinegar.  Finish it off with some salt and pepper and a quick chiffonade of basil and give everything a stir and the leftovers are remade into an exciting new dish.  

the rest of the dinner was pretty damm good as well

And as you'll see in the next post...I couldn't wait for the leftovers and made my own fresh version of the salad!  Thanks Noah and Suz for being creative