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farmers "straw hat" salad

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Nancy J. Patrykus
Spokane, WA

An unshared recipe... is like an unlighted candle! I am sharing this wonderful recipe for your family you. Sometimes called a Mexican Hat, and even a Texas Hat. I have tried a few recipes on the internet, all so very different, and found that this one is with out a doubt, the very best! More ingredients, and more flavor. I found it in a 1975 Iowa Church Cookbook! Recipe by Geo.R. The corn chips on the bottom of plate supposed to look like straw. What a delicious mix of salad ingredients..it is sure to please everybody. Nancy...2/7/13

(2 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For farmers "straw hat" salad

  • 1 lb
    hamburger
  • 1 sm
    onion
  • 2 sm
    cans pork & beans
  • 1 sm
    can chili beans
  • 1/3 c
    sugar
  • 1 c
    catsup (8 oz.)
  • 1 tsp
    worcestershire sauce
  • add some tomato juice ...for liquid
  • added
    tomatoes, cukes, cheese, catsup, mustard, hot sauce

How To Make farmers "straw hat" salad

  • 1
    ********DAY 1. Fix cucumbers..(see note at bottom) Put in refrigerator overnight. Day 2. Brown hamburger and onion, then add Pork & Beans, chili beans,sugar,catsup, Worcestershire sauce, and some tomato juice.. Place in oven and heat. Keep warm. On a large serving platter, stack extra ingredients, in order as given below.
  • 2
    1. Corn Chips ..crushed (the straw) 2. warm beans and hamburger mixture 3. Lettuce 4. Tomatoes....cubed 5. Cucumbers...*NOTE: see below 6. Cheese....grated 7. Catsup 8. Mustard 9. Hot sauce
  • 3
    * NOTE: Slice and peel cucumbers. Add equal amounts of water, sugar,and vinegar. Add a pinch of salt. *****Let stand overnight. PIctures from the internet.
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