Red, White & Blue Salad & Dip-Stick Brats

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Red, White & Blue Salad
An easy, fast dish to take to Fourth of July gatherings.

Serves 8
2	Bags Kroger Popeye Spinach
1	Cup strawberries, rinsed and sliced (See Chef’s Note below)
1	Cup blueberries, washed and drained
1/4	Cup (or to taste) Private Selection Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
1/2	Cup Kroger Shredded Coconut
1/2	Cup Kroger walnut halves and pieces (optional) – in case you want to “go nuts” on the Fourth!

Toss the strawberries and blueberries with Popeye spinach and Raspberry Vinaigrette. Sprinkle coconut over top and serve. Add walnut halves, if desired.

CHEF’S NOTES: SLICING STRAWBERRIES. Wash and hull (remove the green top and hard white core) the strawberries. Then use an egg slicer to slice them: Put strawberries in slicer with the tip up. You’ll get uniform-sized slices in half the time.

DIP-STICK BRATS

Serves 8-10 as a snack or hors d’oeuvres
4	Johnsonville Heat & Serve Brats or Mild Italian Sausage
1	Jar Private Selection Sweet Garden Cruncher pickles, drained
1	Box colored toothpicks
1/2	Cup (or more) of your favorite Private Selection Mustard (Sweet-n-Hot Stone Ground, Whole Grain with Garlic, or Dijon)

Thaw either sausage (or some of each). Heat in microwave according to package directions, and slice crosswise.
Spear a pickle slice, then a sausage slice on the same toothpick. Arrange these “Dip Stick Brats” on a platter.
Put one (or more) of your favorite Private Selection mustards in dishes in center of the platter to dip the brats into.

CHEF’S NOTES: JOHNSONVILLE HEAT & SERVE BRATS AND ITALIAN SAUSAGE: A great idea when you need a fast and easy meal or snack. They’re already grilled for you, so all you have to do is heat them (about 90 seconds in a microwave). See package directions for other heating options. Then eat them with your favorite Private Selection mustard or use the sausages in other dishes such as pasta, pizza, and casseroles.

Enjoy!

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