Won Ton Salad

Tanner Wood

 

Salad

1-1/2 heads of chopped lettuce

1 bunch green onions

1/2 pkg won tons

3-4 chicken breast or a rotisserie chicken

Salad Dressing

4T sugar 

2T salt

1/2 T pepper

4 t rice vinegar

1/2 c. oil

Artichoke Steak Salad

by Bethany

2 lbs boneless sirloin steak
12 cherry tomatoes
1 red onion, sliced
1 jar (7.5 oz) marinated artichoke hearts
1 C sliced fresh mushrooms

1/4 C red wine vinegar
1/4 C olive oil1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp minced fresh garlic

6 C fresh spinach

Cook Steaks. Meanwhile, combine tomatoes, onion, artichokes, and mushrooms. In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, oil, spices, and garlic. Pour over vegetables and toss to coat. Thinly slice steaks across the grain. Add beef and spinach to veggie mixture. Toss to coat.

Broccoli Tomato Salad

by Bethany

This is all to taste...not set measurements

Fresh broccoli florets

Chopped Tomatoes

Red onion, chopped

Italian dressing

Combine.  Allow to marinate for at least an hour.

Chickpea and Tomato Salad with Fresh Basil

by Bethany

1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
25 large basil leaves, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 T. red wine vinegar
1 T. apple cider vinegar
2 t. olive oil
1/2 T. honey (10 g)
pinch of salt

Toss all ingredients together and chill for at least 20 minutes, allowing all the flavors to merge

Salad Dressings

Wilted Leaf Lettuce Salad 

by Elverda

leaf lettuce

2 slices bacon

1/4 c. vinegar

4 T. sugar

Cook bacon until crisp.  Drain and crumble the bacon, saving the drippings.  Set bacon aside.  Add vinegar and sugar to drippings.  Cook and stir until boiling.  Add bacon.  Pour hot dressing over leaf lettuce, toss to coat.  Serve at once.

Cream and Vinegar Dressing

by Roma

1 c. half and half

3 T. vinegar

3 T. sugar

Mix vinegar and cream first, then add sugar.  Serve with leaf lettuce

1000 Island Dressing

by Roma

1 c. catsup

1 c. Miracle Whip

1 hard boiled eggs, chopped fine

1/4 c. sweet pickle relish

1/4 c. cheese, cut into small cubes

Mix catsup with Miracle Whip.  Stir in other ingredients.  Serve over tossed salad.

Potato Salad

by Roma

6 large potatoes, cooked and diced

6-8 hard-boiled eggs

2 onions, chopped

salt to taste

Miracle Whip

chives, chopped (optional)

Mix all ingredients together after reserving some slices of egg for the top.  Use enough Miracle Whip to make it the right consistency.  (It shouldn't be dry.)  Place reserved egg slices on top and garnish with paprika and parsley sprigs.

~New red potatoes from the garden taste the best.  Whenever this potato salad went to a potluck, it was the first one gone.  It was always a great favorite to take to family gatherings at Ernest Freeman's cabin.

Marinated Tomatoes

by Kristin

5 large tomatoes

1/4 c. oil

1 1/2 T. lemon juice

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. oregano

Peel and slice tomatoes.  Combine the remaining ingredients and pour over.  Toss to coat and chill.

Macaroni Salad

by Nancy

Macaroni

Miracle Whip

1 can tuna

Fresh garden vegetables of your choice:  radishes, green onions, peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, etc.

Salt and Pepper to taste

Cook macaroni and cool it  Add chopped vegetables and tuna.  Stir in Miracle Whip to the consistency you want.  Season.

(Bethany likes to add a package of Ranch Dressing mix along with some chopped bread and butter pickles.)

Frog Eye Salad

by Nancy

1 box Acini de Pepe

3 cans crushed pineapple

3 cans mandarin oranges

1 package mini marshmallows

1 large Cool Whip

2 T. flour

1 c. sugar

2 c. pineapple juice (drained from pineapple)

Boil noodles according to directions.  Boil pineapple juice sugar and flour 2-3 minutes.  Stir in noodles and let sit overnight.  Add remaining ingredients the next day.

Freezer Cole Slaw

by Elverda

1 medium head of cabbage

1 carrot (or more)

1 green pepper

1 t. salt

Grate finely and mix in the dressing below.

Dressing:

1/2 c. vinegar

1/2 t. celery seed or celery salt

1/2 t. mustard (dry or seed)

1 c. sugar

1/8 c. water

Place in freezer bags and freeze.  Will keep in freezer for 8-12 months. It can be mixed with a little mayonnaise before serving if desired.

Delight Salad

by Roma

2 cans drained Mandarin oranges

1  20 oz can drained pineapple

1  20 oz can drained fruit cocktail

1 pkg coconut

1 pkg small marshmallows

1 pint sour cream

Combine and chill overnight.

Cold Hamburger Salad (also called Taco Salad in our family)

by Nancy

Green onions, chopped

4 tomtoes, chopped

1 head of lettuce, shredded or chopped

1/2 c. grated cheese

8 oz. of 1000 Island salad dressing

1 lb. cooked and drained hamburger

1  15 oz. can red beans

small bag of corn chips

Toss first 4 ingredients together.  Brown hamburger and add to salad along with the beans.  Add salad dressing and crunched up corn chips.  Mix thoroughly and serve right away.

Bean Salad

by Roma

Drain:

1 can whole green beans

1 can cut green beans

1 can wax beans

1 can red kidney beans

1 onion, sliced or chopped

Use any amount of type of beans you want.  The ones listed are just a suggestion.

Bring to a boil:

1 c. vegetable oil

1 c. sugar

1 c. vinegar

Pour over bean mixture while hot.  Cool and refrigerate overnight.