Posted in Labor Day, Salad on Aug 29th, 2008 No Comments »
This is a serious potato salad fit for a king; with eggs, bacon, red onion and celery.
Australian Potato Salad
8 russet potatoes, unpeeled
1 stalk celery, diced
2 hard boiled eggs, sliced
1 small red onion, minced (or half of med/lg onion)
4 slices cooked bacon, diced
2 eggs, well beaten
1 c sugar
1/4 ts mustard, dry
1 tb parsley, minced (or other [...]
Posted in Salad on Aug 7th, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s a nice side dish salad that’s pretty easy to make, but looks and taste great for company.
Avocado, Tomato & Mushroom Salad
2 large Tomatoes sliced or 4 Plum tomatoes sliced
2 Avocados; cut in half, seed removed, peeled and sliced
1/3 c Virgin olive oil
12 md Shiitake mushroom caps sliced thick
1 tb Finely minced garlic
1 tb Finely [...]
Posted in Salad on Aug 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
This easy to make dressing adds lots of flavor for a special salad.
Honey Apricot Dressing
4 oz peeled Apricot Halves; pitted (you can use canned)
1/2 c Dairy Sour Cream
2 T Honey
1 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
1 ds Salt
Put all of the ingredients into a blender container and blend until smooth. Chill, if desired. Makes 1 cup. [...]
Posted in 4th of July, Salad on Jun 28th, 2008 No Comments »
Why not try some potato salad with red or small new potatoes. Here’s a recipe that has some light options, but you can always replace those for the full fat versions.
New Red Potato Salad
Ingredients
2 pounds whole tiny new potatoes or 6 medium red potatoes
1 cup thinly sliced celery
3/4 cup light mayonnaise dressing or salad dressing
1/2 [...]
Posted in Pasta, Salad on Jun 21st, 2008 No Comments »
Here’s a fun, different and tasty salad you can make quickly that everyone will love. Try it the next time someone asks you to bring a salad to a party.
Zesty Summer Pasta Salad
6 ounces uncooked dried angel hair pasta (very thin spaghetti), broken into thirds
3/4 cup Italian dressing
1/4 cup sliced ripe olives
1/4 cup (about 1 [...]