SWAMP SALAD

Swamp Salad
By Tal Leverett
Servings : 10

6 tomatoes -- thinly sliced
3 onions -- thinly sliced
3 cucumbers -- thinly sliced
1 Italian salad dressing -- large
1 box saltine crackers
1 pound cheddar cheese -- thinly sliced

In flat glass dish place layer of cucumbers, layer of onions, and a layer of tomatoes. Cover with part of salad dressing. Repeat until using all of vegetables and dressing. Serve with toothpicks on the side, a plate of the crackers on the side, and a plate of the cheese on the side. You eat these by picking up a slice of tomato with the toothpick and placing on a cracker. Then you add a slice of onion, then a slice of cucumber. Top with a piece of cheese and pop into your mouth. This sounds messy and is so have a supply of napkins or paper plates close at hand, so you don't have a stained carpet. However, its a good party icebreaker and your guests will love it once they start.
NOTES : I first had this dish while a young second lieutenant attending flight school at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia. There was function for all of the officers at a clubhouse by a lake, by a swamp. I don't know the real name but swamp salad is pretty well descriptive of this dish.