Old-Fashion Vegetable Salad Recipes to Enjoy!

Salads are always popular.  They are easy to make and many can be made ahead of serving time.  They are easy to take to family reunions, picnics, office luncheons, and church pitch-in meals.  The best part is that almost everyone seems to enjoy them.  Here are two old-fashion vegetable salad recipes that you might like to try the next time you want a salad.  Choose from Mixed Vegetable Salad or the Crunchy Cauliflower and Broccoli Salad.  Both are old recipes from my youth in Southern Indiana.

MIXED VEGETABLE SALAD

2 boxes frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup large yellow onion

Dressing:

1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp prepared mustard
1/2 cup vinegar

Cook the frozen vegetables just slightly so they are still crisp. Drain well and add the chopped vegetables. Put the vegetables in a bowl that can be covered. Put the sugar, flour, salt, mustard, and vinegar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat to a boil, turn off heat and allow to cool. Pour the dressing over the vegetables, cover and refrigerate until chilled.

CRUNCHY CAULIFLOWER and BROCCOLI SALAD
This is another old Indiana recipe.

1 large head cauliflower
1 large bunch broccoli
1 medium red onion
1 medium bell pepper
1 jar pimento

Dressing:
1 cup Miracle Whip salad dressing
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/3 cup vinegar

In a large salad bowl, break cauliflower and broccoli into small pieces. Slice the onion into thin slices, break into rings and add to the salad bowl. Dice the bell pepper and add to bowl. Add the drained and chopped pimento.

In a small bowl whisk together the salad dressing, oil, sugar, dry mustard, and vinegar until well blended. Pour the dressing over the vegetables in the salad bowl. Toss to mix well. Cover, refrigerate and let stand overnight for the vegetables to marinate. Serve chilled.

Enjoy!