Molly's recipes

These are two of the delicious dishes served at our baby shower...

Marinated Mushroom Salad from Women of Great Taste

1 lb fresh mushrooms sliced

1 cup thinly sliced celery

½ cup diced pepper (I use either red or green)

½ cup thinly sliced red onion (I skipped this for Rachel's shower)

Dressing:

¼ cup olive oil

1/3 cup red wine vinegar

1/3 balsamic vinegar

2 tsp dried basil (I prefer to use fresh basil)

1 ½ tsp salt

1 tsp sugar (or more to taste)

1 clove garlic minced

½ tsp black pepper

Whisk until blended and pour over veggies. It is best if it marinates overnight in the refrigerator. Toss before serving. I used those boxed pre washed greens with herbs and find that makes it even better.

Chicken Salad (serves six)

3 cups chicken breasts

1 cup chopped celery

3 hard cooked eggs chopped

¼ cup green onion

¼ cup green pepper (I skipped this for Rachel's shower)

1 cup seedless grapes

Dressing:

¾ cup (or more) low fat mayonnaise

2 tsp lemon juice

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp black pepper

Top with chow mein noodles or cashews and garnish with sliced eggs

Note from Molly....I have made this salad many times and find I always like it the second day with the cashews mixed in. Also, I don't like it dry so I make a little more of the dressing, plus the girls like to dip veggies in the dressing.