Guacamole is a Spanish or Mexican side dish and sometimes used as a dip for fried corn tortillas and even potato chips. You can make it plain avocado or you can add pico de gallo. You can also serve the pico de gallo separately on a bed of shredded lettuce with a scoop of theContinue reading “Guacamole”
Category Archives: Salad
Boiled Peanuts Salad
Snacking on boiled peanuts when I was a kid back home was a delight. I have not had boiled peanuts for years except every so often here in the States, when we would take a trip to the country towards East Texas that we would sometimes find them for sale on the side of theContinue reading “Boiled Peanuts Salad”
Ampalaya (Bitter Melon) Salad
Cut the bitter melon (ampalaya) in half lengthwise and scrape the seeds out including the pith with a spoon until you feel the hard part. Slice diagonally thinly. Dress with: 2 TBS. vinegar 1 tsp. sugar 1/2 tsp salt dash of black pepper Let it sit for a few minutes before serving. The longer itContinue reading “Ampalaya (Bitter Melon) Salad”
Easy Fruit Salad
There are many fruit salad recipes floating around but this one was my own concoction and some may even call it Tropical Fruit Salad. Nevertheless, my kids always ask for this on holidays or when there is a big get together. Some eat this with the meal and some eat it like a dessert. DrainContinue reading “Easy Fruit Salad”
Apple Salad
This is a simple salad but it can be made as fancy as you want it to be and still tastes delicious. For this one I used the new large apples called Honeycrisp. They are crisp, sweet-tart and I like them even to eat off the hand. Peel or not peel, dice the apples andContinue reading “Apple Salad”
Tomato Salad
I came across this recipe for tomatoes that is very delicious. I had a good tomato crop this year so I had to make something with them. This is very good with small, ripe tomatoes like Cherry tomatoes, Grape tomatoes, Campari tomatoes, etc. A handful of tomatoes, quartered to make about 3 to 4 cups.Continue reading “Tomato Salad”
Spaghetti Salad
This is a nice side dish or taken to a potluck. It is very easy to prepare. 12 oz pkg. Spaghetti cooked per package dir. 8 oz Italian Dressing ¾ cup cut green onions ¾ cup diced celery 1 TBS Poppy seed Season with salt and pepper. 1 cup dill pickle juice Cook the spaghettiContinue reading “Spaghetti Salad”
Macaroni Salad
For a small batch of this, cook an 8 oz. package of elbow macaroni according to package direction. Add 1-tablespoon salt in the water. Drain and allow to cool. ½ medium onion minced 1 stick celery minced Add these to the cooked and cooled macaroni: ½ cup mayonnaise. ½ tsp. salt ½ tsp. ground whiteContinue reading “Macaroni Salad”
Potato Salad
4 to 6 Servings Ingredients: 6 medium size Red potatoes or Russet 3/4 cup mayonnaise preferably Hellman’s (NOT Miracle Whip) 1 stalk celery chopped ¼ cup chopped onion 1 TBS prepared mustard 2 hard-boiled eggs chopped 2 TBS chopped dill pickles or Dill Relish 2 TBS juice from pickles salt and pepper (black or whiteContinue reading “Potato Salad”
Kilawing Labanos (Daikon Radish)
My daughter Carie likes this dish and she used to ask her paternal grandmother to cook it for her instead of me because they use pork spleen that I don’t use or eat. I think it is called “lapay” in Filipino. Carie loves liver also, so that would explain why she likes it with spleen.Continue reading “Kilawing Labanos (Daikon Radish)”
Kusina ni Norie 