Crites Family Stuff

Description

Jennifer Crites: This recipe is a staple for Farmer family gatherings. Many will remember the separate bowl prepared for Grandpa Farmer because he didn't like cottage cheese. When I make it, there are no mushrooms. Aunt Deb adds mushrooms, but she makes it wrong!
Amber Silberberger: This is my favorite salad Aunt Deb makes...my dad and I always made it for Christmas. Now I make it every Easter for my family. I bring it to pot lucks and get so many compliments on it!!! I LOVE this salad, thanks Aunt Deb!!

Ingredients for 16 servings

Dressing:

• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup oil
• .75 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp poppy seeds
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
• .75 lb sliced mushrooms (COMPLETELY OPTIONAL AND BETTER LEFT OUT)

Salad:

• 2 pkgs (6 oz each) fresh spinach leaves
• 1 head lettuce
• 2 cups cottage cheese
• .5 lb bacon (or more), cooked and crumbled
• .75 lb Swiss cheese, grated

Steps

1. Prepare the dressing the night before so you can marinate the onions and nasty mushrooms (if you so choose to use them). Mix together the vinegar, oil, sugar, salt, poppy seeds, dry mustard, onion and mushrooms.
2. Rinse and trim the spinach. Clean and tear up the lettuce into bite size pieces. Mix together and add the Swiss cheese and bacon. Just before serving add the cottage cheese and dressing.

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