ITALIAN DRESSING

(2 cups)

3/4 cup wine vinegar

2/3 cup red wine

1 clove garlic

1 tsp. salt

2 tsp. capers

1/2 cup oil

1 tbsp. mustard seed

2 peppers - green or red

2 tsp. prepared mustard

1 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. rosemary - dried

1 tsp. oregano - dried

Mix vinegar and wine, set for 1 hour. Finely chop garlic. Add

salt, capers, mustard seed and pound to paste. Remove pepper

insides and cut into slivers. Boil garlic paste, add peppers and

spices, stirring. Remove from heat, add oil, cool.

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ITALIAN SALAD

(6 Servings)

1 cup cooked beets

1 cup cooked carrots

1 cup chopped celery

head lettuce

1/2 cup green peas

1/2 cup cucumbers, pared, seeded and diced

Mayonnaise thinned with cream or sour cream

Prepare the vegetables and chill. Then combine with dressing.

Prepare beds of lettuce and top with salad.

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PASTA SALAD

(4 - 6 Servings)

12 oz. pork luncheon meat

2 celery stalks

2 red-skinned apples

4 sweet dilled pickles

2 cups cooked pasta (shells, spirals or bows)

1/4 cup sliced stuffed olives

2 anchovy fillets (option)

2/3 cup mayonnaise

1 tsp. soy sauce

juice of 1 lemon

1/2 tsp. salt

pinch cayenne pepper

1 tsp. apple pie spice

Slice luncheon meat and celery. Core and slice apples and slice

pickles. Mix together pasta, meat, olives, celery, apples and

pickles. Chop anchovy fillets (optional) - add to following:

Combine mayonnaise, soy sauce, lemon juice and seasonings. Chill

lightly before serving with pasta salad.

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