On Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 4:31:38 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 10:59:54 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
> wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 11:39:01 -0400, Gary > wrote:
> >
> >>Just made a new batch this morning. Good with any meal but
> >>especially good with lasagna or spaghetti for me.
> >> - one large cucumber peeled and chopped
> >> - equal amount of fresh tomatoes chopped
> >> - one large onion peeled and chopped
>
> What does "chopped" mean... sounds messy... for salads I prefer
> sliced/diced, and neatly, all equally sized pieces.
>
> >>Mix all in a large bowl with a small amount of kosher salt. Cover
> >>and refrigerate for a few hours. Drain liquid off the bottom then
> >>add your favorite salad dressing. I prefer the mix of mayo and
> >>ketchup for this. Pink dressing. Not much...just a good taste.
> >>
> >>OR... just add dressing to a bit each time you have some.
> >>
> >>Today's batch appears to be almost 2 pints. Good addition for
> >>several meals.
> >
> >vinegar and oil is the way I do it.
>
> I use fresh squeezed lemon juice and EVOO, s n'p, and maybe a smidgen
> of fresh herbs, typically fresh picked curly leaf parsley. It would
> never occur to me to make salad dressing with ketchup. I wouldn't
> salt a salad in advance to remove the water... end up with limp wussy
> ingrediants and tossing that liquid is like tossing the baby out with
> the bath water,,, that's a great way of getting rid of the Vitamins
> and Minerals.

Sometimes I'll put mustard in a vinegarette. I will never be able to spell that. I could look it up, but that would take too much time.