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Jul. 26, 2007
"That Good Salad"
A few weeks ago we had a volunteer group here. One of the things they brought me was a bunch of old "Taste of Home" magazines. I love that magazine! The recipes inside are always good. I went through them to cut out all the recipes I wanted to try (don't have room for all the magazines). I ended up with 75 recipes! I decided that I am going to work my way through them. We've had a good bit of company lately and I've had the chance to try out several of the recipes.
On Tuesday of this week I tried out three recipes in one meal. One was a bust, but the other two were keepers. I've been trying to do more with salads in an attempt to add more fresh veggies to our diet. The salad that I tried out was from Betty Lamb in Orem, Utah. She shares this about the salad.
When a friend shared this recipe, it had a fancy French name. Our children can never remember it, so they say, "Mom, please make 'that good salad'."
It was good and my husband raved over it. He never does that! I think it's the dressing he liked so much. The salad didn't seem that out of the ordinary to me. However, there wasn't but a spoonful left so I guess he wasn't the only one to like it! So, without further ado, here's the recipe for "That Good Salad."
"That Good Salad"
Dressing
3/4 c. vegetable oil
1/4 c. fresh lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
Salad
2 bunches (1 lb. each) romaine lettuce, torn
2 c. chopped tomatoes (I did mine in thin wedges)
1 c. shredded Swiss cheese (We don't get that here so I used small cubes of Mozarella)
2/3 c. slivered almonds, toasted (I didn't see the word toasted so I didn't do that)
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 c. Caesar salad croutons (the garlic/cheese ones looked better so I bought those)
Basically, just make the dressing, make the salad, pour some dressing on the salad and mix well adding in the croutons at the last minute before serving.
The only thing I did differently was to put the cut tomatoes, mozarella cheese, and bacon in the bowl, pour on a little of the dressing and let it marinate until it was time to put in the lettuce, Parmesan cheese, almonds, and croutons right before serving.
Enjoy! |
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