Sue's Salad /
Vegetable Recipes
BROCCOLI - LIMA BEAN CASSEROLE
1 small bag frozen chopped broccoli		1 small bag frozen lima beans
1 small can water chestnuts (drained)		1 carton sour cream (8 oz)
1 envelope dry onion soup			1 can mushroom soup

TOPPING:
3 C. Rice Crispies cereal browned in 1 stick of margarine.

Cook vegetables till tender.  Combine rest of ingredients and add.
Put in a greased 2 qt. baking dish.  Spread Rice Crispie topping over all of it.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
BROCCOLI SALAD
1 bunch broccoli, separated into florets		
1 head cauliflower, separated into florets	8 bacon strips, fried and crumbled
1/3 C. chopped onion				1 C. chopped seeded tomatoes
2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced			1 C. Miracle whip
1/3 C. sugar					2 T. vinegar

In a large salad bow, combine broccoli, cauliflower, bacon, onion, tomatoes and
eggs; set aside. In another bowl, combine mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar; mix until
smooth.  Just before serving, pour dressing over salad and toss. SERVES 6 
PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE SALAD
1 pkg. lime Jell-O				3/4 C. hot water
1/3 C. juice from pears				1 pkg. cream cheese (5 - 8 oz)
2/3 C. mashed pears				2 T. Miracle Whip
1 small bowl of Cool Whip		

Dissolve Jell-O in hot water, then add pear juice.  In another bowl, mix the 
Cool Whip, cream cheese, and Miracle Whip and beat with a mixer.  Then pour this
mixture into the Jell-O and add the pears and stir.  Cover and let set in 
refrigerator until firm.  Makes 1 quart.
FRENCH ONION POTATOES
6 medium potatoes--cubed and unpeeled
1/4 C. butter
1 1 oz. onion soup mix
2 C.  shredded mild cheddar cheese
1/2 C. sliced green onions

Put cubed potatoes into baking dish.  Dot w/butter and sprinkle w/dry onion soup.
Cover and bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.  Stir potatoes and bake another
30 minutes.  Uncover and sprinkle w/cheese and sliced onions.  Serves 6.
But for hearty appetites, you might want to increase the number of potatoes
to 8 - 10.
MUSHROOM-RICE CASSEROLE
	
1 C. chopped celery			1/2 C. chopped onion
1/2 C. chopped green pepper		1/2 C. canned mushrooms (drained)
1/4 C. butter				1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 C. milk				1/2 C. instant rice (not cooked)
1/4 C. copped pimento (optional)	1/2 t. salt	
1/8 t. pepper				1/4 C. minced parsley (optional)

In skillet, saute celery, onion, green pepper and mushrooms in the butter.
When tender, add rest of ingredients except parsley.  Pour into casserole dish.
Cover w/lid or tin foil and bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
Uncover and stir.  Add parsley to top and bake uncovered 10 minutes to form a
slight crust.
OVERNIGHT LETTUCE SALAD
1 head lettuce				1 red onion - thinly sliced
1 pkg. frozen peas - cooked and salted and drained
6-8 pieces fried bacon - crumbled

Mix all ingredients in large salad bowl.  Cover top completely with Miracle Whip.
Top all that with a layer of grated Parmesan cheese.  Cover bowl tightly with 
Saran Wrap and refrigerate overnight.
PRETZEL SALAD
2 C. crushed pretzels (not too fine) 	3 t. sugar
1-1/2 stick butter

Combine the above.  Put in well greased 9 x 13" pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes, then cool.

1 - 8 oz. cream cheese (softened)	1 C. sugar

Mix very well, then fold in 1 large Cool Whip.  Spread over top of cooled 
pretzel mixture. Refrigerate while doing next step.

Dissolve 1  6-oz pkg. strawberry or raspberry jello into 2 C. boiling water.
Then add 2  10-oz. pkg. frozen strawberries.  Mix, and put in refrigerator until
it starts to set.  Then pour over the cream cheese mixture and cover.
Refrigerate.  SERVES 12.
SPICED CARROTS
4 C. sliced carrots				1 medium onion-chopped
1 green pepper-chopped				1 can tomato soup
1 t. mustard					1 C. sugar
1 t. salt					1/2 C. oil
1 t. pepper					3/4 C. vinegar

Cook sliced carrots until crisp/tender.  Drain.  Add chopped onion and green pepper.
In another bowl, mix the tomato soup, mustard, sugar, salt, oil, pepper, and
vinegar.  Pour over the carrots and refrigerate in a tightly closed container.
Will keep for 2 weeks (Refrigerated).
WALDORF SALAD
2 C. diced tart apples				1 T. sugar
1/2 t. lemon juice				1 C. chopped celery
1/2 C. chopped nuts				1/4 C. Miracle whip
1/2 C. whipped cream or Cool whip		1 C. Small marshmallows
1 C. halved grapes				Dash of salt

Combine all ingredients and refrigerate for several hours.
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