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greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

Home made salad dressings

Yana · Dooney & Bourke

YOu can do olive oil/salt/pepper/lemon juice/dijon mustard ( I prefer the whole grain kind, so that you see grains later in dressing), red paprika, grill spice.

1 special we do at home, that might sound crazy, but it's delicious:
Mayo, sugar & minced garlic...For a cup of mayo about 2 teaspoons ( flat) of sugar, 2-3 cloves of garlic. Let it stand for a hour or so, the sugar grains will melt into mayo & the mixture will be smooth. I also add herbs to it according to what i have in the fridge at the moment: I believe dill/parcely/cilantro would work. Chop them finely.

P.S. I watch what I eat, so my mayo is very light/fate free...you know there are products with 15 cal per spoon or something...

-- Edited by Yana on Friday 21st of January 2011 09:34:37 PM

Suasoria · Chanel

Raw vegan Caesar

This is one I make in the Magic Bullet - a coffee grinder works too. This is really only one serving so multiply.

1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds - grind until fine
Add to that
2 tablespoons olive oil
Juice of about half a lemon (2-3 tablespoons?)
1-2 garlic cloves
Salt/pepper to taste

Chinese "chicken" salad

Juice of one orange (about a half a cup)
A few drops of toasted sesame oil (half a teaspoon?)
1 tablespoon other light oil, not olive (regular sesame or canola work)
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon agave syrup, brown rice syrup, or honey

Adjust to your taste and you could also add some apple cider vinegar if the orange is on the sweet side. Sesame seeds are good tossed in this.

Or "Bacon" ranch

Half a cup of Vegenaise
A few drops of liquid smoke flavoring
Teaspoon or so of apple cider vinegar
A few sprinklings of dried green herbs like chives and dill

Your mileage may vary.

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

My paternal grandmother made a wonderful oil and vinegar dressing. She was first generation Italian-American, and her cooking was fab--as you can imagine. My mom tried to learn it from her, and she was quite successful too (thank goodness).

I don't have any guidelines for ratios / amounts of ingredients. It is made just to taste. Super simple too -

Corn or Canola oil

Red wine vinegar

Salt

Pepper

Garlic Powder

It tastes especially good on a salad containing a blend of

- iceberg and green leaf lettuce,

- diced green pepper

- thinly-sliced white or yellow onion,

- sliced tomatoes,

- black olives (halved),

- small cubes of provolone cheese,

- deli ham (like Boar's Head Branded Deluxe Ham),

- sandwich pepperoni, and

- hard salami

My mom just gets medium thick slices of the meats from the deli and cuts them into rectangles that are about 1 inch by 3/4-inch in size. Not the most healthful salad in the world, but it tastes great! We have it at Christmas time.

gossipgirl · Dooney & Bourke

My favorite is:
50/50 olive oil and white wine vinegar (or rice wine or white balsamic)
minced shallot
minced garlic clove
spoonful dijon
spoonful honey (cuts acidity and nice balance w/o being too sweet)
salt and pepper to taste
optional: some fresh tarragon