Dougherty Family Recipe Box

Category: Salad

  • Perfect Potato Salad

    Ingredients

    • 3 medium potatoes
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vinegar
    • 1/2 cup celery, diced
    • 1/3 cup onion, finely diced
    • 1/4 cup sweet pickle, diced
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon celery seed
    • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
    • 2 hard boiled eggs, shelled and sliced

    Method

    1. Cook and slice potatoes.
    2. Sprinkle potatoes with sugar and vinegar.
    3. Mix in celery, onion, pickle, salt, and celery seed.
    4. Add mayonnaise.
    5. Fold in eggs.
    6. Chill and serve.

    Source

    Barkley family recipe.

  • Coleslaw

    Ingredients

    • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon dry mustard
    • 1 tablespoon honey
    • 1/4 cup olive oil
    • 1/2 head green cabbage thinly sliced
    • 1/4 head red cabbage thinly sliced
    • 2 carrots thinly shredded
    • 3 green onions thinly sliced
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed
    • salt to taste
    • pepper to taste

    Method

    1. Mix together vinegar, mustard, honey, and oil.
    2. In a separate bowl, mix together vegetables and celery seed.
    3. Pour dressing on the salad and mix together.
    4. Season with salt and pepper.
    5. Chill before serving.

    Source

  • Vinaigrette

    Ingredients

    • 6 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 1/2 tablespoons wine vinegar
    • 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 1/8 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
    • pinch pepper
    • 2 tablespoons green herbs (basil, chives, parsely) minced

    Method

    1. Place all ingredients in a screw top jar and shake vigorously for 30 seconds.

    Source

  • Cranberry Whipped Cream Salad

    Ingredients

    • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pinapple
    • 1 (3 ounce) package raspberry gelatin
    • 1 (16 ounce) can whole cranberry sauce
    • 1 teaspoon orange zest
    • 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange sections, drained
    • 1 cup whipping cream

    Method

    1. Drain pineapple, reserve syrup.
    2. Add boiling water to the reserved syrup to make it 1 cup.
    3. Dissolve gelatin in hot liquid.
    4. Stir in cranberry sauce and orange zest.
    5. Chill until partially set (consistency of unbeaten egg white).
    6. Fold in orange sections and pineapple.
    7. Whip cream until soft peaks form.
    8. Fold whipped cream into fruit mixture.
    9. Pour into 6 cup mold, chill until set.
    10. Unmold and serve.

    Source

    Treasury of Christmas Crafts & Foods (out of print).

  • Cheddar Pasta Salad

    Ingredients

    • 3 cups medium shell pasta
    • 2 cups cubed old cheddar cheese
    • 1 cup celery chopped
    • 1/2 cup green pepper chopped
    • 1/4 cup onion chopped
    • 1 cup sour cream
    • 1 cup mayonnaise
    • 1/4 cup milk
    • 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish
    • 4 teaspoons white vinegar
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard
    • 3/4 teaspoon salt

    Method

    1. Cook, drain, and cool pasta.
    2. In a large bowl, toss pasta with cheese, celery, green pepper, and onion.
    3. In a separate bowl, mix together remaining ingredients.
    4. Toss the pasta with the sauce.
    5. Cover and chill for several hours in the fridge before serving.

    Source

    Complete Step-by-Step Cook Book (out of print).