I think you may have eaten these 3 salad recipes when you were growing up. My mom made them a lot when I was young. My garden is flourishing and I’m so excited to share these recipes with you. I’m still waiting for my first tomato, but I have picked radishes, spinach, and Cilantro. Do you love it when the seeds you have planted start peeking through the dark rich soil you have planted them in?
I must confess that I had to ask a young man in the neighborhood to help haul 23 bags of new soil, earthworms,and other Organic nutrients to my backyard. I love it when I can give some gas money to someone who knows how to work. These were not small bags. Mark and I gave up our wheelbarrow, so it’s called haul them by hand.
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Raised Garden Beds Are The Best
You may remember that I have raised garden beds and it’s so much easier for me to plant my seeds and plants without having to bend over so far. There are seven raised beds that are 4 feet by 4 feet and 18 inches tall. I wish I had a mini farm, but I don’t, so these work for me. That was always a dream for me when I was raising my daughters, to have a small farm, but it didn’t fit into our plan of life. We always had a super huge garden and raised enough fruits and veggies for much of the year. I truly believe this is why all four of my daughters are really hard workers, becausewe planted seeds, and plants, weeded and preserved our harvest. You gotta love it!
I hope you try one of my 3 salad recipes. Please tell me the version your family enjoyed. Any kind of salad is great with most meals. I must say I use more dressing than I probably should, but that’s how I roll.
3 Salad Recipes
1. Taco Salad
I can’t believe Idon’t have any Mexican inmy DNA, because I could eat Mexican food every night and lots of salsa.
Taco Salad
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Course:Salad
Cuisine:Mexican
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
- 1-poundcooked hamburger drained and crumbled
- 1head lettuce chopped into bite-size pieces
- 2tomatoes chopped
- 1onion finely chopped
- 1can kidney beans (rinsed and drained)
- 1can ofsliced and drained black olives
- 2cupsgrated cheese
- 1bag of Doritos or Tostitos (slightly broken into pieces)
- One bottle of Catalina or Russian Dressing
Instructions
Combine all of the ingredients except the dressing in a large bowl and mix together. Pour the desired amount of dressing over the salad and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Garnish with sliced avocado if desired after serving.
2. 7-Layer Salad
This is one of my all-time favorite salads. You can make it a 10 layer salad if you want by adding even more vegetables.
7-Layer Salad
Prep Time
15 mins
You make it ahead of time and cover the platter or 9-inch by 13-inch cake pan with plastic wrap.
Course:Salad
Cuisine:American
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
- 3-4cupsLettuce (chopped)
- 1cupchopped purple onions
- 2cupschopped fresh celery
- 1cupfinely chopped carrots
- 10-ouncepackage of frozen petite peas (thaw and drain)
- 2cupsgrated cheese
- 2cupscooked bacon (chopped into bite-size pieces)
Dressing:
- Mix the following ingredients together and set aside.
- 1-1/4cupsmayonnaise or Miracle Whip
- 2tablespoonssugar
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
Grab a platter or 9-inch by 13-inch cake pan/lasagna pan or large glass bowl. Layer the lettuce, onions, celery, carrots, peas.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad and sprinkle grated cheese and crumbled bacon (optional) right before serving.
Recipe Notes
Mine always has bacon, just giving you the heads up here.
3. Pea and Cheese Salad
When I was growing up my mom made this salad with ham, if we had leftover ham. Otherwise, it was peas, cheese, lettuce, celery,and onions. I remember my mom used canned peas and Velveeta cheese.
Pea and Cheese Salad
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Course:Salad
Cuisine:American
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
- 1large package frozen petite peas (thawed and drained)
- 1/2cupfinely chopped purple onion
- 1cupham cut into cubes (optional)
- 8-10slicesof cooked bacon chopped into bite-size pieces
- 8-ouncesof cubed cheese (cheddar is my favorite)
Dressing:
- 1/2cupsour cream
- 1/4cupmayonnaise or Miracle Whip
- 1tablespoonwhite vinegar
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Combine the salad ingredients in large bowl. Mix the dressing with a whisk and pour over the salad until thoroughly combined. Place in the refrigerator until cold. Stir again just before serving.
My friends, I hope you let me know if you grew up eating a variation of my 3 salad recipes. I love sharing recipes to hopefully get people to cook from scratch again. Please stay healthy and storing water and food. May God bless you and your family.
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Pea Salad:AdobeStock_28810404 by Jivanshreela
Layered Salad:AdobeStock_98384092 by Peredniankina
Salad:AdobeStock_164408627 by Monticello
Taco Salad:AdobeStock_101936974 by Brent Hofacker
