I made a small amount of Waldorf chicken salad and

[Marthe48]

Chicken Waldorf salad. I got a deli chicken Tuesday, so I used some of that. Added part of a Granny Smith apple, chopped celery, walnuts, and dried cranberries. I used honey, cream and mayo for the dressing, with a dash of hot sauce.

Waldorf salad. Used the rest of the apple, some chopped celery, walnuts, dried cranberries, and mini marshmallows. Used mayo, cream, Classic Monks fruit sweetener, about a tsp of brown vinegar, and a dash of salt.

Picnic food in January! What a cheerful break from soup and stir fry

[True Blue American]

1. I use dark grapes, but will try the apple next time.

I also use vanilla yogurt instead of mayo at times. That is best in plain Waldorf.

I made Watergate salad last week. Pistachio pudding with multi color tiny marshmallows.

[Marthe48]

3. My daughter's m-i-l

makes green salad. Had it for the first time at Easter last year. Lime jello, cream cheese, pineapple and coolwhip. Really good.

I've heard of Watergate salad, but never had it.

[True Blue American]

6. Same recipe

Just pistachio pudding. Both of those call for mandarin oranges with the crushed pineapple . I basically use what I have. Fruit cocktail. But the vanilla yogurt works in regular Waldorf so I use it in all of them.

I found a cake recipe. Big can of pineapple, juice and all, box of cake mix, I like French Vanilla. Mix, pour in 9 by 13 pan, bake until toothpick clean. Delicious. No oil, nothing else. Paula tried it.

[Marthe48]

8. Have you ever had the pineapple orange cake?

You mix 2 cans of mandarin oranges, 3 eggs and oil into a yellow cake mix, bake until knife comes out clean. Let it cool and mix a can of pineapple, a 3 oz box of vanilla pudding into a 8 oz tub of cool whip. Some of the recipes call it pig-lickin' good cake. It is so good. I haven't made it for years, too good

I might try your pineapple cake. Sounds good and easy, and in this time of fabulous eggs, a perfect end run!

[yellowdogintexas]

16. I love that stuff! Took it to a covered dish and two of

the men practically devoured it. I use a combo of lemon and lime jello

[Diamond_Dog]

2. You all are making me hungry!

Your salads sound delish!

I have a hard time getting my guys to eat fruits and vegetables but Waldorf salad and tossed green salad is usually a crowd pleaser.

[Marthe48]

4. I leave the lettuce out

It wilts pretty quick. When I worked in the hospital kitchen, they made waldorf salad and served it on a leaf. At home, we all liked it better without any lettuce

My husband liked all vegetables and fruit. I'd make chef salad, and we both liked that.

[2naSalit]

5. When I was...

Growing up in New England, we had Waldorf salad but I have never seen it anywhere near any kind of greens other than celery and marshmallows in a salad, hmmm. And, in our family, we never made Waldorf unless Macintosh apples were available for this purpose.



The sauce is made of mayo/sour cream and some sweetener. I never saw a variant until I was in my 30s and pretty well traveled by then.

I love apples in green salads, though, they make it much more interesting and tasty, so do nuts.

Sounds like you have a good set of favorite flavors going on, and that's what counts! Enjoy, you've inspired me to go make something salad-like for lunch!

[True Blue American]

7. Ambrosia.

Southern

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosia_(fruit_salad)

[Marthe48]

9. I've had Ambrosia

but never made it. My daughter's m-i-l brought a creamy fruit salad for Christmas. It was good, but I really wanted the green salad

[True Blue American]

10. They all are basically the same with variations.

For a green salad I prefer spring greens, with what ever you like added. I love Visalia or sweet onions.

My Son raises Bibb Lettuce, small heads and they hold up well.

[Marthe48]

11. Salad is always good

I put whatever I have in the bowl. I might try planting lettuce again this year.

[yorkster]

12. I used to "doctor" Ambrosia....

Would use whipped cream, drained pineapple pre-soaked in rum, and a little coco Lopez or coconut. Like eating a piña colada with a spoon.

[Marthe48]

13. Imaginative!

Sounds really good!

[True Blue American]

15. It does!

[yorkster]

21. And The bottom of the bowl is quite tasty...

it being where the rummy flavors hang out.

[True Blue American]

14. Funny, my son just texted whether I was putting vodka in it.

When yogurt first became popular one had a Pina Colada flavor. I used to eat it for lunch every day.

Now I have found fat blueberry bagels, Krogers,strawberry crealm cheese,( Walmart,) and home made blackberry jam.My DIL’s!

[yorkster]

20. I've heard of it w/ vodka. And maybe fruit of your choice.

Like mandarin orange slices cut in half ...

[yellowdogintexas]

18. my mom used to make a doozy of a frozen fruit salad

she called it 24 hour salad. Lots of fruit (I don't remember if it was all fresh, canned or both) mixed up into whipped cream, with some vanilla extract.
She put it into a casserole dish and froze it. My cousins went berserk over it.

[yellowdogintexas]

17. We always had ambrosia at Christmas with coconut cake

Made with fresh bananas, tangerines or oranges, grapefruit, angel flake coconut and pineapple chunks. We served it in dessert goblets alongside the coconut cake and boiled custard.

It did not have a dressing of any type. Maybe a little sugar.

[True Blue American]

22. No whipped cream?

But the fruit itself was enought with the coconut cake.

[yellowdogintexas]

19. I have a Weight Watchers recipe and it is really low in points

I use Kirkland canned chicken breast (drained) and work it with my fingers until it is flakey. Then I add the chopped apple, celery, walnuts and use fat free vanilla yogurt for the dressing. Sometimes I put the dried cranberries in it if I have any. I love it. We had some a couple of days ago with some tomato on the side.

Kirkland canned chicken breast is very useful! Great for soup, chicken & dumplings, chicken enchiladas etc. I always save the broth in case I need a little for a recipe

[True Blue American]

23. I use a lot of yogurt

In place of mayo.. I am on the intermittent fasting diet.. 10 Lbs, feels so good.