Walking Tacos

We love offering this dinner as a special treat for the whole family!  It makes EVERYONE happy!  And it is a great way to use your leftover chili =)  The cute little ice cream and snack stand in our neighborhood serves a version of this right inside a personal sized Fritos bag!  (Even better!  No dishes!  lol...)

Ingredients:

1 Large bag Fritos
1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped and rinsed
1-2 roma tomatoes, diced
1 large can sliced black olives, drained
1 can black or pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1-2 cans Hormel Vegetarian Chili, heated (or your own, if you have some!)
1 bunch green onions, sliced
1 jar of your favorite salsa
1 container (vegan or dairy) sour cream
1 bag shredded (vegan or dairy) cheese

Instructions:

In each person's salad bowl, put down a layer of fritos, lettuce, tomatoes, black beans, black olives, etc.  Sprinkle with cheese.  Add a dollop of sour cream, and a spoon of salsa.  Sprinkle top with green onions.

Add pickled jalapeno slices, if you want to kick it up a notch =)

Kick-ass Vegan Southwestern Salad

Ingredients:

1 small bag frozen corn
1 can black beans, rinsed
1 head romaine lettuce, or a mix
1 bunch green onions, sliced
1 package frozen black bean patties
1 package vegan cheddar cheese, or mexican mixed cheeses
1 small container vegan sour cream
1 bottle vegan ranch dressing
1 bottle bbq sauce
1 container fresh pico de gallo
1 bag tortilla chips
1 small can sliced black olives

Instructions:

Wash and chop lettuce.  Rinse beans.  Thaw the frozen corn in the microwave.  Cook the black bean patties according to package instructions.  Cut the patties into bite-sized pieces.  Slice the green onions.  Strain the black olives.

In each salad bowl, put down a bed of greens followed by the pieces of 1 black bean patty, a sprinkling of black beans, black olives, green onions, shredded cheese, a scoop of pico de gallo, a spoonful of sour cream, a handful of crunched-up tortilla chips and then a drizzle of ranch and bbq sauce.  That's it!  Yum!

Broccoli Salad (Evil)

Salad Ingredients:

• 4 cups chopped broccoli florets
• 1/2 cup raw cashews
• 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• salad dressing (recipe below!)

Dressing Ingredients:

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

Dress, Toss, and Chill:

Once the dressing ingredients are well blended in a bowl, put the dressing on the salad. Toss well. Put the Evil Broccoli Salad in a sealed container in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours. Toss once more before serving.

Our Potato Salad

Ingredients:

1/2 c apple cider vinegar
1 c canned evaporated milk
2 c Miracle Whip Salad Dressing
1/2 c sugar
5 lbs boiled potatoes
1/2 onion, minced

Instructions:

Boil the potatoes, whole.  Take out of water and allow to cool on cooling racks.  Peel all the skins off with a knife (butterknives work fine).  Slice into a large bowl.  Top with salt, pepper and minced onion.

Make a dressing out of the vinegar, milk, Miracle Whip, and sugar.

Add it all together and serve.  Yum.

Broccoli Salad

Dressing Ingredients:

1 c mayo
1/2 c sugar
2 T apple cider vinegar
dash of salt

Salad Ingredients:

1-2 bunches of Broccoli
Raisins
Green Onions, sliced OR Bermuda Onion, diced
Sliced Water Chestnuts
1/2 lb. bacon, fried and crumbled (optional!)

Waldorf Salad

(you don't know how lucky you are!)

Sauce Ingredients:

2 eggs, beaten
1 t salt
1 c sugar
2 T butter
a little more than 1/4 c apple cider vinegar and fill up to 1/2 cup line with water.

Sauce Instructions:

Mix all ingredients together until smooth.  Cook until thickened, stirring constantly- but don't overcook.  Sauce can be done in advance and cooled in refrigerator until needed.

Salad Ingredients:

1 bunch of red seedless grapes, halved
3 stalks celery, finely chopped
2 large apples, finely chopped (granny smith's are goo-ood!)
1 c pecans, finely chopped

Salad Instructions:

Combine the Salad Ingredients in large bowl and stir in the cooled sauce.  This can be prepared a day ahead and refrigerated until just before time to eat...

Finishing Ingredients:

1 pint heavy whipping cream, whipped

Finishing Instructions:

Add cold sauce to salad, then fold in whipped cream right before serving!

(you don't know how lucky you are!)