Betty's Salad Recipe - Food.com (2024)

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Submitted by Big Daddys Cookin

"Betty's Salad is a regional, Midwest salad created by Betty Timko and featured as a menu item at her restaurant, Timko's Soup and Such, in Toledo, Ohio. The restaurant was located in a brick building at the Northwest corner of Sylvania and Douglas Roads of the Devaux Village strip mall in West Toledo. After Betty died, the restaurant closed, and her signature salad dressing is still produced and distributed at regional grocery stores."

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Ready In:
40mins

Ingredients:
12
Serves:

8

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ingredients

  • 1 (12 ounce) package spinach
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
  • 1 (6 ounce) can bean sprouts, drained
  • 1 (6 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and sliced (a second can is optional, depending on the recipe you follow )
  • 1 lb fried bacon, crumbled

  • Salad Dressing

  • 1 cup salad oil
  • 3⁄4 cup sugar
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon salt or 1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
  • 1⁄3 cup catsup
  • 1⁄4 cup white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 small-to-medium onion

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directions

  • Layer salad ingredients in order listed below.
  • Half (1/2) Package Spinach
  • Six (6) Hard Boiled Eggs, sliced
  • One (1) Can Bean Sprouts, drained
  • 1-2 Cans Water Chestnuts, drained and sliced (optional, depending on the recipe you follow
  • Add crumbled bacon.
  • Mix dressing in blender and pour over salad.
  • Keep all ingredients refrigerated.

Questions & Replies

Betty's Salad Recipe - Food.com (7)

  1. Eggs should be chopped. I've been eating this salad for years and years. My sister-in-law makes it every year for Christmas.

    Linda C.

  2. The eggs in this Betty salad look more diced than sliced. Which should it be? Also, you layer the salad and do not toss, right? Should the dressing be poured over it right before serving?

    susantoth68

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Reviews

  1. My mom knew Betty when she worked as a cook at The French Quarter in Perrysburg Ohio. Betty's 1st restaurant, "TIMKOS SOUP & SUCH" was across the street from the hotel. Betty gave this recipe to my mom who in turn gave it to me in the early 70's. It was one of my first recipes and has been "the" dish I have to bring to all family gatherings.

    dkallen_11351901

  2. My family has been eating Betty's salad for decades, and it is deeeeelicious! It's best if you make the dressing one day ahead so the flavors "settle in". We're originally from Toledo, and my mom got the recipe from Betty herself. :o)

    SuzeeQ

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    I first tried this salad over 20 years ago when I stayed near the Ohio border. I would often purchase the bottled dressing at a store called The Pharm. I have been using this Salad and dressing recipe for years now. It's one if my top 10 recipes.

    Carol R.

  4. This is very close to a salad I was served at a conference (yep, held in the Midwest) and got the recipe for since it was so good! Instead of water chestnuts, I use sliced mushrooms, and the salt is omitted from the dressing. Otherwise, it's spot-on... and so delicious! Thanks for posting!

    Starrynews

  5. This recipe is the signature salad of the Holiday Inn in Perrysburg, Ohio. The chef was Betty. Hence the name Betty Salad. My husband's sister-in-law makes it every Christmas. Definitely try it!

    Linda C.

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Tweaks

  1. This is very close to a salad I was served at a conference (yep, held in the Midwest) and got the recipe for since it was so good! Instead of water chestnuts, I use sliced mushrooms, and the salt is omitted from the dressing. Otherwise, it's spot-on... and so delicious! Thanks for posting!

    Starrynews

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Hi, my name is Scott Burkett and I live in Toledo, Ohio. I work for a Solution Service based Company DHL in the Logistics and Parts Inventory Account handling end of the business with over 67 warehouses I am responsible for. I am single dad of 2 wonderful grown children. A girl and a boy the best of both worlds and I have always been the cook of the house even when I was married. I wanted to go and study in New York after high school but time has passed me by. I continually read, watch TV, or surf the internet for new ideas. I love to try new things.

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