Gator & Tater Salad

Luckytrim

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Gator & Tater Salad

2 pounds alligator tail meat
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3/4 teaspoon minced garlic
2 cups chopped potatoes, skin on, boiled
1 cup Caesar salad dressing
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
3/4 cup crumbled Feta cheese
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 teaspoon salt
1 black pepper

Cut alligator meat into bite-sized pieces.
Heat oil in skillet over medium heat; add meat
and cook for 5 minutes, turning once. Add
pecans and garlic and cook an additional minute.
Remove mixture from skillet and let cool.

Combine the cooled meat with remaining
ingredients; mix well. Chill overnight.
Yield: 6 servings
 

Calicolady

New member
Me too, right in my canals, Nice fat juicy ones! I haven't dared try gator yet though. LOL!

Hey lt, why isn''t it called Zippy's?
 

Luckytrim

Grill Master
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I've had it three times, three ways........... the only one that was disappointing was at the Orlando Airport, medallions, breaded with corn flake crumbs or some such, accompanied with a teryaki- type dippiing sauce.......couldn't even taste the gator.........
 

homecook

New member
I love gator. The restaurant my brother worked at in Fl. had gator bites that were delish!! I don't know how they made them tho.

Barb
 

Luckytrim

Grill Master
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Reptiles and amphibians's meat is always pale....... but what it's classified as, I don't know.............:confused:
 
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