J.B.
These are my 3 favorites that everyone gobbles up like crazy! They go well with everything and it's hard to decide which one to make! You've probably had at least one of these at a pot-luck before. They're very popular.
7 layer salad
1 head of washed, dried and torn lettuce
a can of drained, sliced water chestnuts
a box of frozen green peas
8 oz shredded cheddar
a bottle of bacon pieces -real ones or crumbled bacon you do yourself
1 chopped onion
small jar of Duke's mayo (If you don't have Duke's use your fave, but Duke's really does make a difference. I always use Duke's light).
2 tblspns of white sugar (I've also used Splenda)
Layer all ingredients on top of one another starting with lettuce, onion, chestnuts, peas, cheddar, mayo mix and bacon. Cover and let sit overnight in fridge. Toss well and really stir it up right before you serve it.
Broccoli Salad (this is just about my fave and I don't even like broccoli!)
2 heads of broccoli washed and chopped
16 oz of shredded sharp cheddar
1 chopped red onion
jar of Hormel bacon pieces or 7 or 8 strips of crumbled fried bacon
*Put all of this in the bowl together
In a different bowl whisk together:
2 tblspns white sugar
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2/3 cup of mayo (again, Duke's light is the best)
2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
1tsp lemon juice
Pour over the broccoli mix and chill. YUM! I just took it to a potluck on Saturday night and everyone there came up raving about how much they loved that salad!
Sunny Salad (I'm making this one on Thursday -it's DIVINE)
1 bag of slaw mix
1 cup of sunflower seeds
2 oz package of slivered almonds
2 packs of ramen noodles – crushed (uncooked) – discard the flavoring pack
Brown almonds in tbsp oil. It's really tasty to use sesame oil.
Mix all of the above in a bowl together.
Dressing:
4 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup salad oil - Note – If you can't fine salad oil, canola oil will work fine.
2 tsp accent
1 tsp pepper
4 tbsp rice vinegar
Mix all of the ingredients together. Shake until blended and creamy.