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George Brent's Western Salad - This is a very easy salad to prepare ahead of time and let chill in the fridge for a while before serving.

The dash of tabasco and the secret addition of chopped jalapeños, adds a little spiciness to this dish. I did of course not use green peppers and added yellow bell peppers and 1 jalapeño instead.

The flavors that really stand out are the avocado, peppers and lettuce. Since the salad is already made with plenty of dressing, mostly in the form of mayo, the lettuce gets tossed into the mix for a lovely freshness.

We served this salad last night with the Pizza Burgers I made. It was a delightful match-up.

I really wanted to to this Donald O'Connor French Dressing recipe (which is really more like an Italian vinaigrette) and today was the perfect time to make it, since I was making 2 of Joan Crawford's Recipes that call for French Dressing.

It was pretty easy to make and when I got to the part where I had to add the onion juice, I actually did try 2 different lemon juicers. First I tried one like this, and it did nothing, and then I tried this type of lemon squeezer/juicer and it worked a little!

I ended up just grating the onion finely with a microplane grater to get up to a tablespoon and that was pretty liquidy.

The taste was really good, and the onion essence is pretty strong, but in a good way. I think it will mellow out after sitting in the fridge for a day or so.

This is similar to the recipes I usually make, but I never add onion so that's a nice change. I like to store this type of dressing in a jam jar so I can shake it right before using.

So now, I'll be posting the 2 salad recipes that I used this on...