Lemon Salad Dressing

Lemon Salad Dressing
Combine the following...
3/4 cup oil (Vegetable or Olive)
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
2 cloves of garlic

Top the salad off with tomatoes, bacon, croutons, almonds, and mozzarella/parmesan cheese.

Cranberry Jell-O Salad

1 lg. box Cherry Jell-O
1 pkg. fresh cranberries, ground
1 orange, ground, peeling and all
2 or 3 apples, ground, peeling and all
nuts
1 c. sugar

Grind cranberries and oranges. Add sugar and let set for a few minutes. Set Jell-O and add cranberry mixture and apples. Let set over night.

Cafe Rio Salad Dressing

3 tomatillas--peel off skin and cut into quarters
1 pkg. of Buttermilk Ranch dressing (dry package)
1 cup Mayonnaise
1 cup Buttermilk
1 cup Cilantro
2 cloves of garlic

Put tomatillas, garlic, and cilantro in a food processor--blend till smooth.
Add buttermilk, mayo, and ranch dressing package to the tomatilla mix and shake in a bottle. Add more mayonnaise or use less buttermilk to determine how thick of a dressing you will want.

Fruit Salad

Mix together in sauce pan:
3/4 c. sugar
2 tbsp. flour
add:
1c. pineapple juice
1/4 c. orange juice
2 T. lemon juice
2 beaten eggs

Mix well and cook until thicker and rather clear. Stir constantly to prevent scorching and lumps. Cool and mix with cool whip or whip cream. Stir in fruits.

Pineapple
apples
grapes
mandarin oranges
bananas
marshmallows (optional)

Four Bean Salad

1 can kidney beans
1 can wax beans
1 can garbanzo beans
1 can green beans
1 purple onion, sliced

Sauce:
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. salad oil
1/2 c. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp tarragon
1/2 tsp dried, crushed basil
2 T. snipped parsley

Pour sauce over beans and onion rings. Let marinate at least 24 hours to blend flavors.

Barbecue Chicken Salad

Chicken breasts, grilled with barbecue sauce
green leaf lettuce
tomatoes
green onions
avocado
black beans, rinsed
croutons
cheese

Dressing
1/2 cup Barbecue Sauce
1/2 cup ranch dressing