Salad Dressings?? page

[PrimalGoddess]

what kind do you use? I usually make mine with olive oil, lemon juice and spices? wasn't sure if that is ok or not., or a base of stone ground mustard, olive oil, apple cider vinegar and spices?

are those ok?

thanks xoxox Darlene

[Elana]

Ooh! I have a favorite that seems to work with everything (I love, love salads


Extra virgin olive oil

balsamic vinegar (make sure it says "of Modena")

rice wine vinegar

sea salt & pepper

garlic powder

onion powder


whisk it all together in the bottom of the salad bowl first, to emulsify and adjust seasonings or oil/vinegar ratio, before adding salad ingredients and toss together.


I also like to put some crumbled gorgonzola, marinated red onion (just in balsamic for at least 24 hours), chopped grapes, and toasted walnuts in every salad I make. It's such a treat.

[PrimalGoddess]

oh that sounds good!! thank you

can we have stone ground mustard? printing out your recipe! thanks xoxo Darlene

[OnTheBayou]

Forget dressing. Blue cheese crumbles, about 1.5 tbl will do 2-3 cups of greens. That's 50 calories, less than a 1/2 tbl of oil of any type.


I used to drown my salads in dressings. I'm astounded at the flavors that pop out w/o all that crappyola on it.

[maba]

Some good suggestions here:

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum...Salad-Dressing

[kuno1chi]

Has anyone here tried making mayonnaise?


Warning. It's really good...and also a gateway drug for Aoli and Green Goddess dressing.


Most excellent as a dip for sliced raw vegetables


http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Making-M...se/Detail.aspx

[PrimalGoddess]

I can't have blue cheese ...believe it or not it has some type of gluten in it, it is on my list...I have celiacs disease and it says no blue cheese!

we can't have mayo>? like reg kind from the store?


xoxoxo Darlene

[Elana]

I've made mayonnaise and it does have a nice, rich flavor, much different from what you get at the store. It's fun to experiment with different kinds, too (ex. wasabi, sundried tomato, etc.).

[kuno1chi]

Darlene,


The home-made mayo is as different from commercial, as fresh asparagus is from canned. Whole different animal.


Commercial mayo is made with soybean oil, I think, and actually has some sugar and starch in it as well(I don't have a jar, so I can't check the label).


Seems like it might be a little iffy, though.


I think it's really fun to make, kind of a delicious exercise in Food Science. I'm going to make a Kalamata Aioli tomorrow for my boy and I. It's so good he will even eat raw broccoli just to be able to dip it :-D

[maba]

I wish I'd seen your link earlier kuno1chi, I would have made some. It's too late now and time for me to hit the sack. Tomorrow, may be.