Jackie’s Uncle Fred’s Dressing or Fresh Garden Salsa

Emily

ingredients

Uncle Fred’s Dressing

1 cup olive oil
1 cup Wesson oil
1 cup tarragon vinegar
6 oz can V-8
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp chili powder
garlic salt
Lawrey’s Seasoning salt
1 tsp dry mustard
2 Tbs sugar
salt & pepper (coarse)

Garden Fresh Salsa

2 cans of blackbeans drained and rinsed
6 ears of fresh corn shucked (or 2 cans of corn drained)
1 red onion chopped
1 red bell pepper chopped
2 - 3 ripe tomatoes chopped
2 cans rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies
a bunch of cilantro chopped
juice of 1 lime

Salsa Dressing

1/2 cup olive oil (I use 1/4 cup)
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
2 Tbs water
1 Tbs sugar (I omit)
2 Tbs dijon mustard
toe of chopped garlic
1 cup tomato juice or Bloody Mary Mix

directions

for Uncle Fred’s Dressing:

In a one quart mason jar, mix all the ingredients well. Add a few whole toes of garlic. Shake with lid before using. Do not refrigerate. Spoon over creole tomatoes.

for the salsa:

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Mix dressing well. Add to bean mixture. Refrigerate. Serve with tostitos.
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We treat it like a “friendship” salsa. Before it has been totally eaten, we add more ingredients and a little more dressing. I also like to add yellow and orange peppers. Sometimes I don’t add cilantro on the second time around because Julia and Danny don’t care for it. I also find it sweet enough without adding the sugar and I prefer less oil in the dressing.

1
Jackie always finds the best use of fresh garden ingredients. No two salads are ever the same which makes eating her creations an adventure! And she is all about fresh and healthy. The recipes for the dressing and the salsa are two of my favorites!
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Also, I give her credit for the idea to put strawberries in my salad. It was my idea to add the spiced pecans, so together we created a favorite for our summer salads!

notes

Creole tomato season wouldn't be the same without Jackie's dressing. The salsa uses all the fresh summer ingredients and is wonderfully light and refreshing!

Source: Jackie Jung Barré