The Skilful Cook Part 104

_Ingredients_--1 tin of oysters.

1 crisp lettuce.

1 head of celery.

A little _mayonnaise_ or salad-dressing.

_Method._--Wash the lettuce, and cut it coa.r.s.ely.

Wash, and cut the celery into one-inch lengths,

Trim the oysters, and mix them with the salad.

Put the mixture into a salad-bowl, and pour over the _mayonnaise_ or dressing.

Celery Salad.

_Ingredients_--2 heads of celery.

1 beetroot.

A plain salad-dressing.

_Method._--Wash the celery, and cut it into half-inch lengths.

Put them in a salad-bowl, and pour the dressing over.

Garnish with a border of beetroot.

Tomato Salad.

_Ingredients_--A few ripe tomatoes.

Equal quant.i.ties of oil and vinegar.

1 dessertspoonful of chopped parsley.

Pepper and salt.

_Method._--Slice the tomatoes and lay them on a gla.s.s dish.

Sprinkle them with the parsley.

Mix the oil and vinegar with pepper and salt, and pour over them.

Cauliflower Salad.

_Ingredients_--1 boiled cauliflower.

A little _mayonnaise_ or salad-dressing.

Pepper and salt.

_Method._--Divide the cauliflower into tufts, and remove the green leaves.

Place them on a dish, and pour the dressing over them.

Garnish with beetroot.

Potato Salad.

_Ingredients_--Some boiled potatoes.

1 boiled onion.

Some plain salad-dressing.

_Method._--Slice the potatoes and onion thinly.

Lay them on a dish, and pour the dressing over.

If preferred, the onion may be omitted.

Haricot Salad.

_Ingredients_--Some nicely cooked haricot beans.

1 teaspoonful of finely-chopped parsley.

Equal quant.i.ties of oil and vinegar.

Pepper and salt.

_Method._--Lay the beans in a dish.

Sprinkle them with the parsley.

Mix the oil and vinegar with the pepper and salt, and pour over them.

Lentil Salad.

_Ingredients_--Some boiled lentils.

A little chopped parsley.

Equal quant.i.ties of oil and vinegar.

Pepper and salt.

_Method._--Lay the lentils in a dish.

Sprinkle them with the chopped parsley.

Mix the oil and vinegar with the pepper and salt, and pour over them.

Mixed Salad.

_Ingredients_--Equal quant.i.ties of boiled potato, carrot, turnip, and beetroot.

Equal quant.i.ties of oil and vinegar.