Fire 'n Ice Salad

Submitted by Izzy Knight

"Hot 'n flavourful. This salad will definitely impress your guests. Recipe originally from "Taste of Home Soups, Salads and Sandwiches""

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 4 medium tomatoes, cut into eighths
• 1 medium green pepper, julienned
• 1 small jalapeno, minced
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 3⁄4 cup cider vinegar
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons mustard seeds
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 7 drops hot pepper sauce (optional)
• 2 medium cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced

directions

1. In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, green pepper, jalapeño & onion; set aside.
2. Combine the next seven ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute.
3. Pour over vegetables.
4. Let stand until mixture comes to room temperature.
5. Stir in cucumbers.
6. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
7. Drain before serving.

Reviews

[Jitter_Bug]

This turned out GREAT!! SOP loved it, said it was delicious! Thank you.

 

[chef blade]

Finally got around to making this dish from my "cookbook". Great salad for a cookout. We thought our serving bowl was too big so we didn't drain the recipe as suggested and poured it all over a huge serving of chopped iceberg lettuce.

 

[ZeRic]

make this exactly as written. thought it tasted too much like vinegar. although everyone else liked it, i think i will make it again only jazz up the heat factor some.

 

[skat5762]

This was fantastic. I went a little heavy-handed on the horseradish, and cut the amount of sugar in half: absolute perfection. And you were quite right: my guests were tres impressed. This is going into regular summer rotation at my house.

 

[joiathome]

Excellent contrast of flavors. Thought this might end up a too spicy for my taste, but it was perfect. I made the recipe exactly as stated except maybe a few extra tomatoes. The next day the extras were wonderful in a chicken salad. Thanks for the great recipe.