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Ambrosia Salad

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Ambrosia Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 6 sweet Florida oranges.
  • 1 cocoanut grated.
  • 4 plantains (red bananas).
  • ⅓ cup fine table Sherry wine.
  • ¼ cup lemon juice.
  • Bar sugar. Also known as Castor Sugar.
Instructions
  1. Peel the oranges, separate the sections, remove the tough membrane and seeds.
  2. Dispose a layer of orange pulp in bottom of shallow, glass, serving-dish, sprinkle with wine and lemon juice and sugar, strew with coconut and a layer of thinly sliced banana.
  3. Repeat until all ingredients are used, having a thick layer of coconut on top.

 

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Old Fahioned Dill Potato Salad

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Old Fahioned Dill Potato Salad
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Recipe Type: side
 
Ingredients
  • 3 lbs small red potatoes, cooked and quartered
  • 4 hard boiled egg whites, cooled and chopped
  • ½ cup Mayonnaise
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons fresh dill, minced
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
  2. Cover and let sit in a refrigerator until chilled throughout.

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Tuna Salad

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Tuna Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cans tuna drained
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • 2-3 green onions chopped
  • 1 stalk celery chopped
  • ½ c minced fresh parsley
  • 2 hard boiled eggs chopped fine
  • 2 t cider vinegar
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Mayo and or Miracle Whip to taste
Instructions
  1. Mix all the ingredients together.
  2. Serve on your favorite roll or sliced bread.

 

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Taco Salad

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Taco Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 1 Ib cooked ground beef or chicken(shred)
  • 1 head lettuce chopped
  • 1 c tomatoes chopped
  • 1 c grated cheddar cheese or Mexican blend
  • 1 red onion chopped
  • 1 pkg taco seasoning
  • 1 can beans drained(black, kidney, or pinto)
  • 1 bottle Catalina dressing
  • 1 12 oz pkg Nacho Doritos crumbled
  • The salad pictured substituted ranch dressing, white onion and Cool Ranch Doritos.
Instructions
  1. Mix the first 7 ingredients together.
  2. Chill.
  3. Prior to serving pour in dressing and stir well.
  4. Serve and garnish with crumbled Doritos.

 

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups crushed pretzels
  • ¾ cup butter, melted
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry flavored gelatin
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Stir together crushed pretzels, melted butter and 3 tablespoons sugar; mix well and press mixture into the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish.
  3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until set. Set aside to cool.
  4. In a large mixing bowl cream together cream cheese and 1 cup sugar. Fold in whipped topping. Spread mixture onto cooled crust.
  5. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in still frozen strawberries and allow to set briefly. When mixture is about the consistency of egg whites, pour and spread over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until set.

 

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Macaroni Shrimp Salad

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Macaroni Shrimp Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lg pkg of small shell pasta (cooked)
  • 2 cans shrimp drained
  • 8-10 hard boiled eggs chopped
  • 2-3 celery stalks chopped
  • 1 bunch green onions sliced
  • 1 small can sliced olives
  • 1 T mashed pimento or roasted red pepper chopped
  • ½ quart mayo
  • ½ quart miracle whip
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Once the macaroni has cooled, add all prepared ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Chill for 3 hours or until cold.
  4. If the salad appears to be dry, you can add more mayo and miracle whip.

 

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Egg Salad

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Egg Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
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Ingredients
  • 6 hard boiled eggs
  • 1 lg dill pickle
  • 1 celery stalk
  • 2 green onions
  • ¼ c mayo
  • ¼ c miracle whip
  • mustard to your liking
  • ½ cup of your favorite meat minced; ham, chicken, or shrimp
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. In a medium size bowl, chop the hard boiled eggs.
  2. Mince the pickle, celery, and onions and add to the eggs.
  3. Take the mayo, miracle whip and mustard, and mix together in a separate bowl. Then combine your meat and mayo mixture.
  4. Salt and pepper to taste.

 

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Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

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Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
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Recipe Type: Sauce
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tomatillos
  • ½ bunch cilantro
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 T diced jalapeno (canned) --you can use less if you don't like it spicy at all. I like a little kick.
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 1 T sugar
  • 1 c balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing (NOT balsamic VINEGAR... there is a difference. I used Kraft brand vinaigrette)
Instructions
  1. In a food processor or blender, combine tomatillos, cilantro, garlic, jalapeno, lime juice, and sugar.
  2. After it is all blended up well combine with balsamic vinaigrette in an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (overnight is best).

 

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Cherry Salad

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Cherry Salad
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Recipe Type: Dessert
 
Ingredients
  • 1 can cherry pie filling
  • 1 sm can crushed pineapple
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 t lemon juice
  • 1 small container cottage cheese
  • ¼ c chopped walnuts
  • 1 12 oz container cool whip
Instructions
  1. In one bowl, mix cherry pie filling and pineapple together.
  2. In another bowl, mix sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, cottage cheese, and nuts. Then add to cherry mixture.
  3. Fold in Cool Whip. Chill.

 

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Broccoli Salad

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Broccoli Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
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Ingredients
  • 2-3 bunches broccoli(approx 4 cups)
  • 4-6 green onions, chopped(or red onion)
  • 6-8 slices crumbled bacon
  • 3 + cups red grapes
  • 1 cup peanuts(or favorite nut)
  • 1 cup cheese
  • ½ cup each, mayo & miracle whip
  • ¼ cup each, sugar & vinegar
Instructions
  1. Take a large bowl. Broccoli needs to be broken into small bite size trees. Add onion, grapes and cheese.
  2. Dressing:
  3. Take mayo, miracle whip, sugar, & vinegar and stir until all lumps are gone.
  4. When you’re ready to serve, pour dressing over the salad mixture and add nuts, and bacon bits.

 

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Thanksgiving Jello Salad

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Thanksgiving Jello Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
Serves: 8-10
 
Ingredients
  • 6 oz. box raspberry Jello
  • 1 c. boiling water
  • 1 c. Sprite
  • 16 oz. can jellied cranberries
  • 1 pkg. frozen raspberries
  • 1 lg. bowl Cool Whip
  • 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
  • 1 c. powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Beat together the jello mix, water, sprite and cranberry sauce.
  2. Add raspberries and gently mix in.
  3. Pour mixture in a large casserole dish and refrigerate mixture for at least 2 hours.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients and pour over the top of the first mixture.
  5. Serve cold.

 

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Artichoke Rice Salad

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Artichoke Rice Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 1 (8 oz.) jar marinated artichokes
  • 1 box chicken flavor Rice-A-Roni
  • 1 celery stalk, chopped
  • 10 pitted black olives, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 sm. onion, finely chopped
  • 6 green onions (scallions), sliced
  • ½ c. mayonnaise or salad dressing
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. Cook rice as directed on box and allow to cool.
  2. Drain artichokes and retain the liquid.
  3. Mix the artichoke liquid with mayonnaise until creamy.
  4. Add remaining ingredients to the rice.
  5. Add mayonnaise mixture to the rice and allow to chill 4-5 hours before serving.

 

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V&O Dressing

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V&O Dressing
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 1 Clove garlic, pressed
  • 1 tsp. dry mustard
  • 3 tbsp. sunflower oil
  • ¼ tsp. basil, crushed
  • 3 tsp. red wine vinegar
  • ¼ tsp. salt
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients together thoroughly.

 

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Strawberry Salad Supreme

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Strawberry Salad Supreme
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ pt. strawberries, sliced
  • 1½ C. sugar
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 8 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 2 bananas, sliced
  • 1 C. pecans, chopped
  • 1 small carton cool whip
Instructions
  1. Mix strawberries and 1 cup sugar and let sit.
  2. Mix remaining ingredients except cool whip.
  3. Add strawberries to the mix.
  4. Fold in the cool whip and refrigerate.

 

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Mom’s Jello Salad

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Mom's Jello Salad
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Recipe Type: Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 2 large packages of strawberry jello
  • 1 pt. heavy whipping cream
  • Frozen berries to taste
Instructions
  1. Mix jello and let set hard.
  2. Beat real cream separately.
  3. Beat jello with a beater.
  4. Add thawed berries
  5. Fold in whipped cream.

 

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