" This Old House " Dressing

This dressing was first brought to my attention by my SIL, who found it in a local fund raising/awareness cookbook called Breast of Friend. This cookbook has been researched, tried and put together by volunteers in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. The salad I use most frequently is not the one in the cookbook but one I have put together. The dressing gets better as it sits. Prep time does not include the time the dressing sits. NOTE: Do not have to make my lettuce salad, try it on your own favorite lettuce salad. I add 3/4 cup of Salad Crunchy mix found at Nutters, it is a combination of toasted sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, soybeans and sesame seeds.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 10-12
• Yields: 1 salad

Ingredients

• 1  cup  salad dressing
• 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1⁄8 cup lemon juice
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup ketchup
• 1  tablespoon  montreal  steak spice (made by Club House)
• 1  tablespoon  roasted garlic and red pepper spice mix (made by Club House)
• 1⁄2 tablespoon  granulated garlic
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cumin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon curry powder
• 6 -8  cups romaine lettuce, coarsely chopped
• 1 1⁄2-2  cups cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
• 1⁄2 red onion, chopped
• 6 -8  hard-boiled eggs, sliced
• 3⁄4 cup  crumbled  cooked bacon
• 1 -2  cup  fresh gourmet santa fe style corn tortilla strips

Directions

1. DRESSING.
2. Combine first 11 ingredients and let rest for a day before making salad to allow flavors to blend.
3. SALAD.
4. Combine lettuce, tomatoes and red onions.
5. Just before serving add eggs, {Salad Crunchy Mix - NOTE: See recipe description} - and toss in dressing mix.
6. Top with bacon and tortilla strips.
7. Serve immediately.