Garden Sass with Homemade French Dressing
Garden Sass is an all-but-forgotten traditional American recipe for enjoying the freshest garden vegetables. Served over greens and bacon (as described in the related link) it is a unique first course, salad, or vegetable side dish. Alone it is an unsurpassed fresh vegetable relish.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Cucumber | 1/2 cup sliced (52g) | 16 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Cayenne | 1 tsp (1.8g) | 6 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Cider | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 whole FOR THE GARDEN SASS:
- ¾ cups Diced Tomatoes
- 1 whole Diced Celery
- 1 whole Peeled, Seeded And Diced Large Cucumber
- 2 Tablespoons Sweet Green Pepper, Stem And Seeds Removed Then Chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Finely Chopped Onion
- 1 Tablespoon Homemade French Dressing (Recipe Below)
- 1 teaspoon Cider Vinegar
- ½ teaspoons Salt And Pepper, to taste
- ½ teaspoons FOR THE HOMEMADE FRENCH DRESSING:
- ½ teaspoons White Sugar
- ⅛ teaspoons Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Coarse-Grained Dijon Mustard
- 2 Tablespoons Sweet Paprika
- ½ cups Cayenne