Salad recipes

Originating from the Castle Restaurant, Olean, NY, this house salad dressing was particularly famous. The restaurant closed in the mid-1980's. The recipe was created by Chef Anthony Quirino Lentola in the 1950's.

Retro apricot Jello salad layered with crushed pineapple, marshmallows, a cooked custard-whipped topping, and a sprinkle of Longhorn cheese. A Midwestern potluck classic.

Pennsylvania Dutch dandelion salad with a warm bacon and cream dressing made from eggs, vinegar, butter, and sugar. A classic spring foraging recipe.

Western salad with lettuce, spinach, and onion tossed in a homemade egg yolk vinaigrette with garlic, paprika, dry mustard, and chopped parsley. Bold dressing, fresh greens.

Norwegian meat salad with julienned lamb or veal and ham in a creamy vinaigrette, garnished with sliced egg and pickled beet. A hearty Scandinavian main dish salad.

This is commonly known in some regions as Frog's Eye Salad)

Old-fashioned banana salad with a tangy cooked vinegar and egg dressing, topped with crunchy ground peanuts. A Southern potluck favorite that serves a crowd and keeps beautifully in the fridge.

Retro jello salad made with lemon gelatin, hot tomato juice, and hard-boiled eggs set in a mold. A savory vintage side dish served on a bed of lettuce.

Frog Eye Salad with tiny acini di pepe pasta in a cooked pineapple custard, folded with mandarin oranges, marshmallows, and whipped topping. A classic potluck dessert salad.

Sweet spaghetti fruit salad with pineapple, apples, a tangy lemon custard dressing, and fluffy whipped topping. A retro potluck favorite that chills overnight for easy entertaining.

Fresh spinach salad with crumbled feta, black olives, hard-boiled eggs, and red onion dressed in oil and vinegar. A Greek-inspired salad ready in 15 minutes.

Make your own kind of caesar salad with this simple recipe that's easy to follow and understand.

Cajun shrimp pasta salad loaded with boiled shrimp, hard-boiled eggs, elbow macaroni, black olives, and dill pickles. A crowd-sized cold salad built for potlucks and family reunions.

Orange fruit salad layers lemon and orange jello with crushed pineapple, marshmallows, sliced bananas, and shredded cheddar under a creamy pineapple custard topping. Retro potluck classic.

Sweet and sour potato salad with hard-boiled eggs, sweet pickles, and a homemade cooked dressing of egg yolks, vinegar, and mayonnaise. Old-school Pennsylvania Dutch picnic salad.

Classic potato salad: the church-supper, picnic-table original. Cubed potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, crunchy celery and onion, all dressed with a tangy mayo-vinegar binder. Six pantry ingredients.