Saturday, April 23, 2011

Sharon's crunchy apple cashew salad with poppyseed dressing

Dressing:
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup red wine vinegar (can use apple cider but better with red wine)
1 tbsp finely minced red onion
1/2 cup oil
1 tbsp roasted poppy seeds (toasted in frying pan on stove)

Mix first five ingredients in blender, food processor, or bowl with a whisk. Slowly add oil to create emulsion. Add poppy seeds.

Salad:
Head if iceberg lettuce, torn
2 granny smith apples, peeled and chopped into small squares
1/2 cup cashew pieces
1/2 cup cubes Swiss cheese

Mix salad ingredients, toss with dressing. Serve immediately.

Orange Dream jello salad

1 large lemon cook and serve pudding
1 small instant lemon pudding
1 small orange jello
1 cup milk
2 cups hot water
8 oz. Cool whip
1 can mandarin oranges, drained

Make large lemon pudding according to package directions. Dissolve jello in hot water. Mix jello with lemon pudding and spread in 9 x 13 pan. Refrigerate aovernight to set. Top with instant pudding mixed with milk and cool whip. Decorate with oranges.