Chicago Dog Salad

Name: Chicago Dog Salad
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup yellow mustard; 2 tablespoons vinegar (eyeball it); 1 rounded teaspoon sugar; 4 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 sack (8 ounces) shredded cabbage blend for slaw salads; 1 romaine lettuce heart, shredded; 2 vine-ripe tomatoes, diced; 3 large half-sour or garlic pickles, chopped; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 8 pork or beef hot dogs, cut on an angle into 1-inch-thick slices

December 9, 2011

Eat well, eat more! I cut out the bun so I can have more dogs and veggies with less guilt. Chicago-style dogs are my favorites, with pickles, tomatoes, onions, mustard, and slaw on top. This salad reverses the order and piles the veggies up high underneath the dogs.

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