My son, Grant did all the food for his grandfathers 80th birthday party. Many have asked me to post the recipes, so here they are. You will have to down size the recipes
Salads
Horseradish Slaw
5 qts shredded green cabbage
5 qts shredded red cabbage
2.5 qts shredded carrot
1 cup finely sliced green scallions
8 Granny Smith green apples- cubed 1/4″ tossed into 3 T lemon juice before mixing with slaw mix
Dressing
2 cups of apple cider vinegar
1 1/4 c of sugar
4 t black pepper
Mix the above ingredient until sugar is dissolved. Combine with slaw mix and let sit for 30 minutes
1 qt mayonnaise
1 c sour cream
1 1/2 c horseradish- grated
1/4 spicy ground mustard
Mix ingredient , thoroughly then mix in slaw and let sit for at least 1 hour
Salsa Bar
Black Bean Cumin Dip
2 pounds of cooked black beans
1 1/2 t chopped garlic
1 1/2 t toasted cumin seed, ground fine
1/4 cup cilantro leaves
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 jalapeno, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients in food processor till smooth
Grilled Corn Salsa
4 ears corn
2 jalapeno peppers
2 tomatoes, stemmed, seeded and cut into 1/2 cubes
1/2 cup diced red onion
1/2 t minced garlic
3 T minced cilantro leaves
1 T minced peppemint
1/4 c squeezed lime juice
2 T olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Peel corn and place on grill till cooked. Remove corn from cob. Grill japapenos for 5 minutes turning periodically and let cool. Stem and seed jalapenos then mince. Add all ingredients, stir to combine..
Will post more recipes as I get them from Grant.
Does Grant ever cater private events? I think he might need to help out the “Mini-Seasons” during one of their fabulous get togethers.
Maybe I can talk him into that when we gather at my house.