Jean Lafitte Salad Recipes

GRANDMA JEAN'S POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Boil cubed potatoes until they are tender. Drain and cool. In a large bowl add celery, onion, 2 eggs and pickled relish. Add the salad dressing, yellow mustard and sugar. Stir well. Place the sliced egg on top of potatoes and sprinkle with paprika and salt. Let the potato salad chill in the refrigerator for 2 1/2 hours or overnight.

SALADE LYONNAISE

Steps:

• Put frisée or other greens in large salad bowl. Put olive oil in skillet over medium heat. When hot, add bacon and cook slowly until crisp all over, about 10 minutes. Add shallot or onion and cook until softened, a minute or two. Add vinegar and mustard to the skillet and bring just to a boil, stirring, then turn off heat.
• Meanwhile, bring about an inch of salted water to a boil in a small, deep skillet, then lower heat to barely bubbling. One at a time, break eggs into a shallow bowl and slip them into the bubbling water. Cook eggs for 3 to 5 minutes, just until the white is set and the yolk has filmed over. Remove each egg with a slotted spoon and drain briefly on paper towel.
• If necessary, gently reheat dressing, then pour over greens (they should wilt just a bit), toss and season with salt and pepper to taste. Top each portion with an egg and serve immediately. (Each person gets to break the egg.)

JEAN LAFITTE SALAD

Steps:

• Mix meat and vegetables with oil and vinegar dressing; let stand for an hour.
• Add pickles egg and mayonnaise.
• Chill and serve on a bed of lettuce leaves or mesclun.

JEAN LAFITTE'S BAYOU GUMBO

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from chicken breast.
• Place in a sauce pan with water and cover.
• Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and cook chicken from the bone.
• Chop meat and set aside.
• Saute onion, green pepper and garlic with 1 tsp water.
• Add flour and cook for one minute, stirring constantly.
• Add 3 1/2 cups water, chicken and remaining ingredients, except crab meat and shrimp. Cook until boiling.
• Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Stirring in crab meat and shrimp.