Slug Salad Recipes

FIREHOUSE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl toss the lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, carrots and black beans to evenly combine. Plate this mixture and top with the mango and the beet sticks. Drizzle on lime cumin vinaigrette.
• Combine the lime juice, rice wine vinegar, cumin, honey and jalapeno until smooth. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk in cilantro. Taste and adjust seasonings. Reserve.
• To morph into a Sauteed Shrimp Salad: Place 12 to 15 (about 3/4 pound) large peeled shrimp in a small bowl. Pour about half of the lime cumin vinaigrette over the shrimp. Cover and marinate for 20 minutes.
• In a saute pan over high heat, toss the shrimp, with salt and pepper, for 2 to 3 minutes, or until their tails turn bright pink. Serve over the salad and drizzle on remaining lime cumin vinaigrette.

SLUG SALAD

Steps:

• To caramelize the almonds: Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the almonds and saute until golden, about 2 minutes.
• Add the brown sugar and stir to combine. Spread the almonds on a baking sheet, separating them. Set aside to cool. When completely cooled, the almonds will have a hard, candied coating.
• To assemble the salad: In a large bowl, toss the lettuce with the red onion, blue cheese, mandarin oranges, and dressing to taste.
• Sprinkle the almonds over the salad and serve immediately.

NATURAL SLUG REPELLENT

Steps:

• Combine the coffee and water in the bottle.
• Shake to mix.
• Spritz slugs as needed.
• Reapply if necessary after a couple of days or after it rains.

THAI SHRIMP SALAD (SHRIMP YUM GOONG)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Warm a small pan over medium heat. Add the shrimp and let them cook on one side without browning. Once one side begins to turn opaque, flip them over until they are cooked all the way through. Remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside to cool.
• In the same pan over medium heat, add the minced pork and stir until cooked. Don't let the meat brown. Reserve the pork and juices on a plate and set aside to cool.
• In a medium-sized bowl, add the shrimp, minced pork, cilantro, spring onion, onion, celery leaves, and chiles. Stir until well incorporated.
• In a small bowl combine the fish sauce, lime, and sugar. Stir together until the sugar dissolves completely.
• Add the dressing to the ingredients in the medium bowl and give it a good mix. Serve immediately with Thai jasmine rice . Feel free to add more fish sauce, lime juice, or chile to the dish to taste.

HALLOWEEN SLUG SALAD (HAM SALAD WITH ASPIC)

Steps:

• 1. Mix ham,celery,carrots,relish and mayonnaise in bowl.
• 2. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon gelatin over 1/4 cup water in a small pan. Let stand one minute. Heat softened gelatin over low heat until dissolve, stirring constantly. Cool slightly and mix into ham salad. Chill.
• 3. Cut out a large slug shape from cardboard (or pizza take out box); cover with foil. Mold ham salad into slug shape on cardboard, pressing tightly to form; refrigerate.
• 4. FOR THE ASPIC: (the skin of the slug) in large bowl, sprinkle remaining gelatin over 1 cup cold tomato juice;let stand 1 minute. In a large sauce pan, heat remaining 3 cups tomato juice to a simmer. Pour hot juice in bowl over gelatin mixture and stir until gelatin completely dissolves, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and salt, let cool,then chill until thick but not set. Place chilled slug on wire rack set over baking sheet to catch excess aspic. Slowly spoon 1/2 tomato aspic over ham mold; reserve remainder at room temperature.
• 5. Refrigerate ham slug mold for 20 minutes. Remove from refrigerator and pour aspic over slug to cover evenly. Chill 1 hour, or until firm.
• 6. Black olive bugs: Optional: Because, you know, the slug salad isnt gross enough! :) Make a clear gelatin mixture with 2 teaspoons gelatin in 1/2 cup water. Pour into small cups (mini muffin tins work well) press black olives with carrot slices for legs into gelatin. Chill until firm.

SLUG SALAD

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a skillet, then toss in the almonds. Saute for 1 to 2 minutes, until lightly browned. Add the brown sugar and toss to coat. Immediately spread the almonds on a baking sheet. Let cool and harden. Toss the remaining salad ingredients with the almonds and dressing. Serves 12