Best 5 Sarasotas Ham And Swiss Cheese Salad Recipes

CREAMY HAM AND CHEESE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a 5-quart stock pot to a boil, and add pasta. Cook for about 8 minutes or until al dente.
• Strain out water, and drain pasta into a colander. Rinse pasta with cold water until no longer hot.
• Add strained pasta to a large bowl, and mix in ham, cheese, peppers, and onion.
• In a medium bowl, add the dressing ingredients, and whisk until combined; set aside.
• Pour dressing over the mixture, and mix to combine. Cover the bowl, and chill for at least one hour. You may need to remix before serving.

SWISS CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• You do not have to peel Yukon Golds for this recipe. Cook them; rinse with cold water to stop cooking process. Let dry at room temp until they have cooled off. I think it was about 30 minutes with 1/2 inch cubes.
• Combine the cheese, potatoes and celery.
• Blend the mayonnaise with mustard, worcestershire sauce an sugar. Add to the cheese mixture and blend well.
• Line a flat dish with salad greens. Pile the cheese salad on it in a mound. Sprinkle with the nuts. I skipped the salad greens, but this would make for pretty contrast.

HAM AND SWISS SALAD IN A JAR

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the first 7 ingredients. In each of four 1-qt. wide-mouth canning jars, divide and layer ingredients in the following order: mayonnaise mixture, ham, peas, onion, eggs, bacon, cheese, lettuce and spinach. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Transfer salads into bowls; toss to combine.

SWISS CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine onions, celery, green pepper and olives. In another bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper. Pour over vegetables and refrigerate several hours or overnight., Just before serving, place lettuce in a large salad bowl; add the cheese and dressing with vegetables. Toss lightly.

SARASOTA'S HAM, PEA, PENNE, IN A FONTINA CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Bread Crumbs -- In a large sauce pan, which you will use for the bacon and finishing the dish, just toast up some bread crumbs. No butter or oil, just heat on medium until the bread toasts up. Once toasty and brown, just remove to a paper towel on the side. This will go in the pasta dish.
• Bacon -- Now, in that same saute pan, add the bacon and saute on medium heat until golden brown and crisp. I don't add additional oil, the bacon will give off enough grease on it's own. Just saute on medium so it doesn't burn. Remove to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain. Don't throw away those drippings.
• Onion -- In the pan with the bacon drippings, save about 1 tablespoon to saute the onion inches Just toss out the rest - you don't want too much grease. Add the onion, garlic and cook until tender. Add in the chopped ham and season with pepper. Hold off on the salt until later, the cheese you will add is salty so we don't want to over salt. Slowly add in the cream and cheese and stir until all melted and creamy. Add the peas and the bacon and cook just another minute on medium to medium low heat. You will add a little of the pasta water to thin it, so don't worry if it is very thick. You can also add a little more cream if you want, but the pasta water is what I prefer.
• Pasta -- Now if using fresh pasta, you know if cooks up in 1/2 the time. If you are using dried, just start the pasta about the same time you start the bacon. Just cook in salted water according to direction.
• Done -- Just finish the dish by adding in the parsley to the ham sauce and then the pasta and toss. If too thick, just add a little pasta water, but this is not meant to be a creamy sauce but just to coat the pasta, so don't make it too creamy.
• Serve -- Just top with the bread crumbs and toss ever so lightly and sprinkle on the remaining parmesan and Enjoy!