Delicious Salads
The Australian Bilby
Bilbys are today sparsely populated in Australian regions of the Tanami desert in the Northern Territory, in the Gibson and Great Sandy Deserts of the Northern Territory, the Pilbara and Kimberley areas of Western Australia and the Mitchell Grasslands of Queensland. Bilbys are marsupials, members of the bandicoot family, and feed on seeds, insects, fruit, etc. Growing to a length of over 50cms they are very much a protected species throughout Australia.
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Rice Salad
Ingredients
1 cup rice cooked in boiling water with 1 packet chicken noodle soup and spread on a shallow dish to dry.
2 tablespoons sultanas
2 tablespoons chopped onion or spring onion
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 tablespoons mild green or red pepper
2 tablespoons celery
1 dessertspoon preserved ginger
Method
In a screw top jar or similar add 1 crushed clove garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 cup white vinegar, 1/2 cup olive oil, shake well and mix through salad
Brown 2oz blanched almonds in oven and toss over top, prawns, chicken pieces, ham or any cold meat may also be added.
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Golden Glow Salad
Ingredients
15oz can of crushed pineapple
2 cups grated carrot
1 small grated onion
1 dessertspoon gelatine
2 cups water
1 packet lemon jelly
Method
Put juice off pineapple and 1 cup water on stove to simmer and add jelly crystals, dissolve gelatine in 1 cup hot water and add to jelly, let cool, add carrot and pineapple, put in refrigerator to set and garnish with peas, tomatoes, cucumber pieces etc.
Potato Salad
Ingredients
10 cold potatoes
3 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
Pepper and salt to taste
1 dessertspoon chopped parsley
1 small onion, finely chopped
Method
Cut potatoes in slices about 1/4" thick. :Put in salad bowl with oil and vinegar; season with pepper and salt; add parsley and onion. Then mix lightly together, being careful not to mash potatoes. Set aside for about 1 hour before serving.
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Carrot Salad
Ingredients
2 lbs cooked sliced carrots
1 large sliced onion
1 green mild sliced pepper
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon
Mustard
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup French salad dressing
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 can tomato soup, puree or juice
Method
Mix all ingredients carefully together and let stand for 12 hours. Will keep in refrigerator for several weeks
Curried Rice Salad
Ingredients
1 red pepper
2 sticks celery
3 shallots
1 red apple
3 cups cooked rice
1/2 cup sultanas
1/2 cup mixed chopped nuts
Sauce
2 tablespoons French dressing
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon curry powder
Salt and pepper
Method
Toss all the salad vegetables, nuts and rice together, place sauce ingredients in screw top jar, shake well, add to other ingredients and mix well, chill and serve.
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Kidney Bean Salad
Ingredients
1 can kidney beans washed and drained
1 small chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 large skinned and chopped tomato
1 cup bean sprouts
2 chopped hard boiled eggs
2 tablespoons chopped
fresh herbs, your selection
2 tablespoons good oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 tablespoons yoghurt
salt and pepper
Method
Combine all ingredients and toss lightly
Apple and Celery Salad
Ingredients
2 tablespoons condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon mustard
Pinch cayenne
3 dessertspoons vinegar
1/2 gill cream or milk
2 eating apples
1 head white celery
Curled celery
Chopped nuts
Method
Place condensed milk in a basin with sugar, salt, mustard, and cayenne, add vinegar gradually, stirring well, then add cream or milk slowly and mix well, peel apples, wash and dry celery, cut all into dice, mix together, and pour salad dressing over, serve in a salad bowl, garnished with curled celery (see below) and chopped nuts.
To Curl Celery
Wash and dry some sticks of young white celery, cut into inch lengths and cut each piece half way down several times, place in a basin of cold water for 15 minutes.
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Capsicum Salad
Ingredients
Some capsicum
Lettuce leaves
A mixed salad
Salad dressing.
Method
Wash capsicum. Cut tops off flower end and remove centre. Fill with a mixed salad. Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves. Garnish daintily. Serve salad dressing separately.
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Cheese And Potato Salad
Ingredients
1 lettuce
Finely chopped mint
1 oz. Diced cheese
1 dessertspoon grated cheese
1 tablespoon cold potato
Mild Chilli
1 tablespoon cooked peas
Gherkin
1 tablespoon cooked diced carrot or grated raw carrot
Mayonnaise.
Method
Arrange 2 or 3 lettuce leaves and some shredded lettuce on a dish. Lightly pile diced cheese, potato flavoured with mint, peas, and carrot on lettuce in separate heaps. Decorate with grated cheese, chilli, and gherkin. Serve mayonnaise separately.
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Ingredients
1 large tomato
Lettuce
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 small tin sardines
1/2 cup chopped cucumber or celery and gherkin
Chopped parsley
Capers or an onion
1 lemon
Method
Peel and slice tomato. Mix with mayonnaise and cucumber. Pile in centre of lettuce leaves arranged on glass dish. Arrange sardines across top of salad. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, capers, or onion. Garnish with slices of lemon.
Mint Salad
Ingredients
1 oz. Gelatine
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 pint water
1 gill white vinegar
2 tablespoons chopped mint
Green colouring
Salad ingredients.
Method
Soak gelatine in half the water. Place chopped mint in saucepan with rest of ingredients. Bring to boil. Add dissolved gelatine. Strain and cool. Pour into a shallow glass and allow to set. Decorate edges with salad ingredients such as curled celery, lettuce leaves, etc.
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Orange And Onion Salad
Ingredients
1 orange
Parsley
3 or 4 lettuce leaves
1 medium tomato
1/2 finely sliced white onion
Salad dressing
Dressing
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon vinegar
Pinch mustard
1 tablespoon cream
Pinch salt.
Method
Peel and slice orange and arrange in bowl with lettuce leaves and sliced onion. Garnish with parsley and tomato. For dressing, mix sugar, mustard, and salt together, and add vinegar and cream alternately and gradually, stirring all the time.
NOTE
1 tablespoon of condensed milk may be substituted for the cream. If this is done, the sugar should be reduced to 1 teaspoon.
Pineapple And Cheese Salad
Ingredients
4 slices pineapple cut about a 1/2 an inch thick
1/4 1b. cheese cubed
1/8 teaspoon salt
Small lettuce
1 apple
Some curled celery
Squeeze lemon juice
Gherkin
2 pieces white celery
Mayonnaise,
Method
Sprinkle pineapple slices with salt. Core apple and remove centre, leaving shell only. Squeeze lemon juice on apple shape. Cut apple and pieces of celery finely and mix with half the cheese. Fill apple shape with mixture. Arrange lettuce leaves on a dish and place on them pineapple slices and filled apples. Decorate with cheese fingers or grated cheese, celery curls and gherkin. Serve mayonnaise separately. This salad is sufficient for 4 people.
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Pineapple And Cream Cheese Salad
Ingredients
Lettuce leaves
Parsley
1 medium slice fresh pineapple
Gherkin
1 oz. Cream cheese
Chilli
Thousand Island dressing.
Method
Arrange a bed of lettuce leaves on a dish. Place a slice of pineapple in centre. Pile cream cheese on pineapple. Pour Thousand Island dressing over cheese. Garnish with parsley, gherkin, and chilli.
Stuffed Tomato Salad
Ingredients
Some apple-shaped tomatoes
Some finely chopped cucumber
Cream cheese
Celery
Salt and pepper to taste
Chopped shallots
Parsley
Method
Divide each tomato into sixths and cut half way through to base. Push sections out like flower petals. Mix together cream cheese, cucumber, celery, shallots, and salt and pepper. Fill each tomato centre. Sprinkle with finely chopped parsley.
NOTE
Other fillings, such as brains, chicken, or cooked vegetables may be substituted for the cream cheese filling.
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Tabulee Salad
Ingredients
1/4 cup bulger wheat
1 cup parsley
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup hot water
1 shallot
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tomato
1/2 cup mushrooms sliced
salt and pepper,
Method
Pour boiling water over wheat and let stand until light and fluffy. Drain any excess water completely then combine all ingredients carefully together.
Creamy Potato Coleslaw
Ingredients
1 lb cooked diced potatoes
1 capsicum sliced
1 onion sliced
1/2 small shredded cabbage
1 stick celery sliced
Method
Carefully toss together.
Dressing
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup French dressing
1 teaspoon French mustard
Mint chopped
Method
Blend well and pour over salad.
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