Salad at Dinner for 100

Food quantities for 100 people

FOOD QUANTITIES FOR 100 PEOPLE : SALADS AT DINNER FOR 100
Option 1: Potato or Pasta Salad	35 pounds potatoes (makes 50 pounds, or about 3 1/2 gallons salad) OR Pasta salad made with 6 1/2 to 8 pounds dry macaroni or pasta PLUS 2 tablespoons salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 12 cups diced celery 6 cups green peppers and/or pickles, and/or chopped stuffed olives 2 cups minced onion 1 cup minced parsley 1 1/2 to 3 dozen eggs, hard-cooked, chopped 1 1/2 to 3 quarts salad dressing, may also use mustard or vinegrette Slaw, Mac and Potato Salad Recipes
Option 2: Caesar salad, dressed	15 heads Romaine Parmesan cheese, shredded, 5 pounds small croutons, 3-4 pounds PLUS 2 1/2 quarts Caesar salad dressing
Option 3: Tossed Salad	12-14 pounds tossed salad mix (2 ounces per person) OR 20 12-ounce heads of lettuce PLUS 12 8 ounce bottles or 3-4 quarts (1 gallon) salad dressing)- more if thick and self serve
Option 4: Assorted made salads, slaw, etc.	Coleslaw made with 20 pounds of mixed shredded vegetables total, 2 quarts dressing OR 3-4 smaller salads such as marinated beans, waldorf salad, gelatin salad, coleslaw, your choice, total 60 pounds
Option 4A: Molded jello salads	17 small packages of jello makes the right amount for a jello-based salad for 100
Option 5: Cut up fresh fruit platter or fruit salad For a simple selection, use all:	sliced really thinly, 4 cantaloupes, 2 honey dew melons, 1 12-15 pound watermelon seeded, 3 pounds seedless grapes, 2 fresh pineapples, 4-6 pounds strawberries OR other cut up sliced fruits such as kiwis, apples, berries, oranges or whatever. (Cut apples, pears and bananas turn brown and must be dipped in "Fruit Fresh" or an acid juice such as orange or lemon juice as they are cut to stay white!) 3-4 quarts salad dressing or dip: poppyseed, yogurt, caramel etc. are very nice with fruits
Option 6: Chicken, Tuna, Egg Salads	luncheon salad (1 cup serving) 6 gallons allow 1- 1 1/2 more gallon if self serve revised 12-19-04. reception (1/2 cup serving) 3-4 gallons sandwich meal self serve (1 cup for 2 sandwiches) 7 gallons