This recipe was my first recipe to ever be published onto a cooking website in 2008! I was so over joyed when Allrecipes.com picked my recipe for their site! This is a salad I've made many times for family gatherings! Its a garlic and seafood lovers dream!
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| Italian Shrimp and Scallop Salad INGREDIENTS; 2 pounds peeled and deveined small shrimp DIRECTIONS; In a small bowl, stir together the garlic, parsley, celery leaves, salt, and corn oil; set aside. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Pour in the peas, and return to a boil. Stir in the scallops, and boil for 3 minutes, then add the shrimp and continue cooking for 1 1/2 minutes more. Drain well, then cool in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.Once the seafood has cooled, toss it with the garlic dressing until coated. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight before serving. Toss again before serving. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And this was my second recipe that was published by Allrecipes.com, about 3 years after the first one! I love the push cart hot dogs, mainly because of the onions they serve on top...so I mixed and matched many different ingredients until I came up with the perfect combination for this recipe! This tastes just like the kind of onions I often would get from my favorite hot dog stands!  Hot Dog Onions INGREDIENTS; 2 tablespoons corn oil 1 extra large onion, thinly sliced 1 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®) 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard 1 teaspoon white sugar 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons tomato paste DIRECTIONS; Heat the corn oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the hot sauce, yellow mustard, sugar, chili powder, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue to cook for about 5 minutes. Stir in the water and tomato paste; simmer until liquid has reduced, about 20 minutes.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My 3rd recipe to be published, by the same site, was this one! Its the salad dressing recipe I've been making for several years! I use this dressing on pasta salad as well as tossed salads! It's a very light dressing that lets the flavor of whatever you put it on, shine through! |
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| Lite Italian Salad Dressing INGREDIENTS; 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 3 fluid ounces corn oil 1 tablespoon white sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon salt DIRECTIONS; Whisk together the vinegar, olive oil, corn oil, salt, sugar, pepper, and oregano in a bowl. Pour into a carafe and use as needed on salads! |
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