Start with this Du'a
Replying to the greeting of the People of the Book
إذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ فَقُولُوا: وَعَلَيْكُمْ
Idha sallama 'alaykum ahlu-l-kitabi faqulu: Wa 'alaykum
“When the People of the Book greet you with salam, reply: Wa 'alaykum (and upon you).”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6258
The reply to say is simply: Wa 'alaykum.