rinemb - Posted - 05/05/2026:  10:21:49

As in other cities, Wichita had a love affair with the introduction of "garlic salad" in the 1950s. A local BBQ joint owner recently found a hand written recipe for it in a box he had not opened.

He traced the recipe to his parents who lived next door to the owners of "Doc's Steak House" a local legend of affordable dining. (A place his folks dined at frequently.) Many folks in the day went there mostly for their garlic salad. He has now added this salad to his own offerings, and once again it is attracting a lot of attention. Our local food editor claims a main component is the abundance of fine chopped celery in the slaw, and the use of fresh garlic. That said, this recipe is being held in confidence.

Is garlic salad still available in your area, or do you make it?

Brad

Edited by - rinemb on 05/25/2026 12:23:40

Owen - Posted - 05/05/2026:  10:39:51

Man... do I gotta get out more, or what?!?!?  

I'm ignorant about garlic salad. So I asked my wife what she knows about it. "Nothing."  Me: "Did you ever make it? ... or eat it?"  Wife: "Nope, never heard of it."

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And onto a tangent, though you can come up with a connection to salads without straining yer imaginations... hope all you you-alls are enjoying

reubenstump - Posted - 05/05/2026:  10:45:53

As a lover and grower of garlic, I would like to see Doc's recipe.

ETA:  found a couple.  No idea of their veracity.  Searching led me to this facebook page.

facebook.com/groups/2095245934...76337907/

Edited by - reubenstump on 05/05/2026 10:50:14

Texasbanjo - Posted - 05/05/2026:  11:16:45

Both recipes sound good and the first one could be cut down to family size rather than crowd size.

rinemb - Posted - 05/05/2026:  11:17:37

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Originally posted by reubenstump

As a lover and grower of garlic, I would like to see Doc's recipe.

ETA:  found a couple.  No idea of their veracity.  Searching led me to this facebook page.

facebook.com/groups/2095245934...76337907/

 

 

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For now, I am going with the second version with no lettuce.  Basically, from personal experience eating at the bbq joint often in the past, where it is now being served.  I will have to go eat there and deconstruct while eating it.  brad

rinemb - Posted - 05/05/2026:  11:20:30

That second recipe called for a blender, but using a modern food processor might eliminate the water medium to blend with? One may have to be careful not to turn it into mush, though. Brad

Edited by - rinemb on 05/05/2026 11:21:18

rinemb - Posted - 05/05/2026:  11:22:15

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Originally posted by Owen

Man... do I gotta get out more, or what?!?!?  

I'm ignorant about garlic salad. So I asked my wife what she knows about it. "Nothing."  Me: "Did you ever make it? ... or eat it?"  Wife: "Nope, never heard of it."

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And onto a tangent, though you can come up with a connection to salads without straining yer imaginations... hope all you you-alls are enjoying

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reubenstump - Posted - 05/05/2026:  11:24:12

I grow my own garlic and peppers, and make my own mayo (super easy). I don't grown the more bitter green bell peppers - only various sweet bell or spicy varieties.

I'll have to try this when the peppers and garlic come in later this year. I'd be interested to hear the thoughts of others if they try any version along the way.

I'm not a cabbage fan but it should hold up better than most lettuce.

slammer - Posted - 05/05/2026:  14:41:53

Never heard of it. Being a lover of many different types of slaw, I’d give it a go for sure, excluding any green pepper!!!
Slammer!!!

rinemb - Posted - 05/05/2026:  15:29:29

I tolerate green bells on very limited background basis. I would prefer red or yellow or maybe poblano pepper? Brad

Edited by - rinemb on 05/05/2026 15:29:54

rinemb - Posted - 05/07/2026:  07:45:30

Update...Our local paper that posted the article has included a picture of a serving of the garlic salad referenced in the story by the present bbq joint. I have not gone to try it, but the pic suggests the owner is using something very similar to the first recipe Reubenstump posted. It definitely has carrot in it, and appears to have the lettuce and celery. It dollops out in a ball that holds it shape, so it is fairly firm. Brad

reubenstump - Posted - 05/07/2026:  10:39:41

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AndrewD - Posted - 05/07/2026:  13:39:11

1 bud of garlic ? That's not a garlic salad, it's a salad. May as well call it a "salt salad" as it has half a tsp of salt.

eagleisland - Posted - 05/08/2026:  05:45:31

I grew up in southwestern Connecticut. My grandparents had a house on Cape Cod, not far from where I live now. We would go there for at least two weeks every summer. It was heaven.



We'd typically leave around 3 pm on a Friday afternoon. Back then, the Interstate system wasn't anywhere near as well developed as it is today, so the trip would take a minimum of five hours and, depending on traffic, sometimes as long as seven.



There was a steak house in New London, Connecticut that we all liked a lot. It was a great place to stop for dinner on our way there. It was called the 95 House, and it's long since gone, but not from the memories of old timers. Enough old timers still recall it fondly that about ten years ago, the local paper tracked down the recipe and published it.



The steaks were good enough, but what everyone loved about it was the garlic salad dressing and the garlic bread (which was the fiercest I ever had). The place was so garlicky that I distinctly recall arriving at my grandparent's house one evening, and as we walked in, one of my uncles grinned and said "Well, I know where YOU all had dinner!"



This is a bit different than the salad discussed above, but it's in the ballpark. And while this isn't QUITE how I remember it, it's very close. My older sister, who was also a fan, agrees. I've made a few modest tweaks to bring it closer to my memory of it.



95 House Dressing

2 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoons mustard powder

2 large cloves garlic, finely minced

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, oil, vinegar, lemon juice,Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl and blend well.

Chill, covered, until serving time.

Serve over a mixed green salad of lettuce and Chinese cabbage.

 

Edited by - eagleisland on 05/08/2026 05:46:52

rinemb - Posted - 05/08/2026:  07:12:44

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Originally posted by eagleisland

I grew up in southwestern Connecticut. My grandparents had a house on Cape Cod, not far from where I live now. We would go there for at least two weeks every summer. It was heaven.



We'd typically leave around 3 pm on a Friday afternoon. Back then, the Interstate system wasn't anywhere near as well developed as it is today, so the trip would take a minimum of five hours and, depending on traffic, sometimes as long as seven.



There was a steak house in New London, Connecticut that we all liked a lot. It was a great place to stop for dinner on our way there. It was called the 95 House, and it's long since gone, but not from the memories of old timers. Enough old timers still recall it fondly that about ten years ago, the local paper tracked down the recipe and published it.



The steaks were good enough, but what everyone loved about it was the garlic salad dressing and the garlic bread (which was the fiercest I ever had). The place was so garlicky that I distinctly recall arriving at my grandparent's house one evening, and as we walked in, one of my uncles grinned and said "Well, I know where YOU all had dinner!"



This is a bit different than the salad discussed above, but it's in the ballpark. And while this isn't QUITE how I remember it, it's very close. My older sister, who was also a fan, agrees. I've made a few modest tweaks to bring it closer to my memory of it.



95 House Dressing

2 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoons mustard powder

2 large cloves garlic, finely minced

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, oil, vinegar, lemon juice,Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl and blend well.

Chill, covered, until serving time.

Serve over a mixed green salad of lettuce and Chinese cabbage.

 

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Me ol brain is not seeing the sour cream and mayo listed? Thx

eagleisland - Posted - 05/08/2026:  09:21:36

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Me ol brain is not seeing the sour cream and mayo listed? Thx

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Sloppy cut and paste work by yours truly. Here it is again, with the missing ingredients.

1 24 oz. container sour cream

2/3 cup mayonnaise

2 TBS

2 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1  1/4  teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoons mustard powder

2 large cloves garlic, finely minced

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, oil, vinegar, lemon juice,Worcestershire sauce, mustard seeds, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl and blend well.

Chill, covered, until serving time.

Serve over a mixed green salad of lettuce and Chinese cabbage.

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 05/08/2026:  11:22:15

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Originally posted by eagleisland

I grew up in southwestern Connecticut. My grandparents had a house on Cape Cod, not far from where I live now. We would go there for at least two weeks every summer. It was heaven.



We'd typically leave around 3 pm on a Friday afternoon. Back then, the Interstate system wasn't anywhere near as well developed as it is today, so the trip would take a minimum of five hours and, depending on traffic, sometimes as long as seven.



There was a steak house in New London, Connecticut that we all liked a lot. It was a great place to stop for dinner on our way there. It was called the 95 House, and it's long since gone, but not from the memories of old timers. Enough old timers still recall it fondly that about ten years ago, the local paper tracked down the recipe and published it.



The steaks were good enough, but what everyone loved about it was the garlic salad dressing and the garlic bread (which was the fiercest I ever had). The place was so garlicky that I distinctly recall arriving at my grandparent's house one evening, and as we walked in, one of my uncles grinned and said "Well, I know where YOU all had dinner!"



This is a bit different than the salad discussed above, but it's in the ballpark. And while this isn't QUITE how I remember it, it's very close. My older sister, who was also a fan, agrees. I've made a few modest tweaks to bring it closer to my memory of it.



95 House Dressing

2 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoons mustard powder

2 large cloves garlic, finely minced

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, oil, vinegar, lemon juice,Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl and blend well.

Chill, covered, until serving time.

Serve over a mixed green salad of lettuce and Chinese cabbage.

 

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I remember the 95 House... :0)

eagleisland - Posted - 05/08/2026:  12:10:11

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I remember the 95 House... :0)

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Do you remember it as fondly as I do?

Lizwadsworth65 - Posted - 05/08/2026:  13:12:38

I don't recall a garlic seasoned slaw, but there were various permutations of "Love Salad" circulating for many years; the current one is served at Brick and Basil, a local pizza joint that started life as a food cart. It is a basic green salad with an oil-and-vinegar dressing that is fairly heavy on the garlic. I believe the original, from New London, had a clove of garlic squished around in the bowl that the salad was made in.

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 05/08/2026:  14:44:15

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I remember the 95 House... :0)

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I remember the good lookin ..waitress... ;0)

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 05/08/2026:  14:50:58

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eagleisland - Posted - 05/08/2026:  17:21:50

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I remember the good lookin ..waitress... ;0)

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I seem to recall several, with the confession that during the years we stopped in my nethers had yet become sufficiently active enough to care too terribly much.

Edited by - eagleisland on 05/08/2026 17:23:31

rinemb - Posted - 05/25/2026:  12:31:38

Well I made the garlic salad. This thing went national in coverage. I imagine a big boost in tickets at the bbq joint?
I will serve it as a dish for our family patio Memorial Day Celebration. I used: a smallish head of lettuce, medium size head of cabbage. 6 carrots, and three big stalks of celery. Along with a cup of mayo, Tablespoon lemon juice, 1.5 teaspoon salt, and 3 cloves of garlic for the dressing. We shall see, eh. Brad

 

banjo bill-e - Posted - 05/25/2026:  12:56:56

This thread gives me heartburn! I ate and enjoyed garlic all of my youthful years but one night in my early 40s I woke up feeling like an elephant was on my chest and I thought that I was having a heart attack--and that thought triggers all of the other symptoms---so off we dash to the ER where the very experienced doctor took one look at me and said "nope, I can see a heart attack from across the room and that is not you." An interview got to my dinner and he told me "I don't think that you can eat garlic anymore" and he was right, problem solved. I can tolerate the small amount used in many regular dishes but that's it.
And when I'm King, adding garlic to mashed potatoes will be a crime!

eagleisland - Posted - 05/27/2026:  06:05:07

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And when I'm King, adding garlic to mashed potatoes will be a crime!

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Only a true tyrant would deny his subjects the pleasures of The Stinking Rose.

Revolutions have started over less.

rinemb - Posted - 05/27/2026:  06:23:53

I thought the first servings tasted a bit bland, as did Marilyn. It was indeed fresh tasting, a bit of crunch, and the salad held its shape dished out with an ice cream scoop. For first leftovers, I stirred in another dollop or two of mayo and a splash of vinegar-not enough to make it loose or runny. I thought it was much better with the boost. Brad

AndrewD - Posted - 05/27/2026:  11:53:02

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And when I'm King, adding garlic to mashed potatoes will be a crime!

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One of the many reasons why I'm glad you'll never be King.

Lizwadsworth65 - Posted - 05/28/2026:  05:00:10

For those who have visited Martha's Vineyard in past decades, who remembers Jimmy Sea's Pan Pasta? Tons, and I mean tons, of garlic, salad served family style in big colanders, and insanely huge portions that typically fed one person for 3 meals (reportedly Bill Clinton was able to finish his, but he was a man of large appetites.) They had an entree of grilled swordfish in a red onion and wine vinegar sauce that I still recall as one of the best things I ever ate.

slammer - Posted - 05/28/2026:  11:29:55

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I remember the 95 House... :0)

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I remember the good lookin ..waitress... ;0)

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I bet she remembers you too!!!

Slammer!!!