Apple & Pecan Salad

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Apple & Pecan Salad

Salad Ingredients:

* 2-3 Apples, cut in bite size pieces, I used Red Delicious Apples
* 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice

In a bowl of water put in Lemon Juice and Apple Pieces and set aside while cutting up the rest of Salad.

* 2-3 Celery Stalks, diced
* 1/8 cup Dried Cranberries
* 1/2 cup Grapes, cut in half
* 1/2 cup Pecans, roasted in a cast iron pan just until you can smell them
*2 tablespoons Flat-leaf Parsley, chopped

Drain Apples and add to the above ingredients adding the pecans just before serving.

Dressing:

*1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
* 1/4 cup Olive Oil Mayonnaise
* Zest from a 1/2 Lemon
*1 tablespoon of Honey
*Fresh Ground Pepper to taste

Mix together and add to the prepared Salad ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Serve on a Layer of Iceberg Lettuce.

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Dressing

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Roasting Pecans

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Enjoy!

Lindy

French Dip Sandwiches

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French Dip Sandwiches

Meat:

*Eye of the Round Roast, seared, optional for more flavor

Sear Roast in pre-heated Cast Iron frying pan with 2 tablespoons of Light Olive Oil, on medium heat for about 4 minutes for each side and use a splatter guard.

Using a Crockpot cook on medium-high for about 6-8 hours or longer depending on your crockpot directions (or cook in a Dutch Oven in Oven about 6 hours at 350* F. or until it sheds easily.

Add the following to seared roast in your choice of cooking pot.

* 1-2 bottles 12 ounce IBC Root Beer, but if you like another brand that would work also.
* 1 package of Au Ju Sauce, add dry
*1/4 cup Dried Onions
1/4 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes, optional
Salt and Pepper to taste

Add the above in order as listed.

Cook the above ingredients together and when roast is done it should pull apart easily, shred with 2 forks or use a mixer see here

Au Ju Sauce

Make another packet of Au Ju Sauce according to the directions on the package for dipping sandwiches.

Serves 6

*1 package of 6 buns of your choice for Sandwiches, (I used sub sandwich buns from Old Grist Mill.) butter and toast/broil buns in oven until slightly brown and top with Cheese of your choice. My family likes Swiss Cheese, Pepper Jack and Provolone. Then top with hot meat.

You can find my homemade Rolls for French Dip Here.

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Enjoy!

Lindy