Ingredients:
Cucumbers
Grape Tomatoes
Pine Nuts
Honey Roasted Pecans
Feta Cheese
Croutons
Craisins
Over a bed of spinach and romaine lettuce, with Ken's Steakhouse Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette dressing drizzled on top.
What are some of your favorite salad toppings and dressings?
Shanzy! I love this.
ReplyDeleteAs you know, I love me some Essad crutons, feta, pears, and pecans. Ooo..and red peppers. Give some sort and yum dressing and I'm happy. I particularly love Julia Child's Basic Vinaigrette Dressing From her book "Julia's Kitchen Wisdom"
This is a bare-bones recipe for the simple all-purpose vinaigrette, which you will vary as you wish. Its beauty lies solely in the quality of your ingredients. Note that you will so often see proportions of 1 part vinegar to 3 parts oil, but that can make a very acid, very vinegary vinaigrette. I use the proportions of a very dry martini, since you can always add more vinegar or lemon but you can't take it out.
Ingredients:
1/2 Tbsp finely minced shallot or scallion 1/2 Tbsp Dijon-type mustard 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 Tbsp wine vinegar 1/3 to 1/2 cup excellent olive oil, or other fine, fresh oil Freshly ground pepper
Instructions:
Either shake all the ingredients together in a screw-topped jar, or mix them individually as follows. Stir the shallots or scallions together with the mustard and salt. Whisk in the lemon juice and vinegar, and when well blended start whisking in the oil by droplets to form a smooth emulsion. Beat in freshly ground pepper. Taste (dip a piece of the salad greens into the sauce) and correct seasoning with salt, pepper, and/or drops of lemon juice.
Tay Tay! Wow, I love that my family has their own croutons :) And, I definitely want to try this recipe :) I am so glad you commented! I love our shared passion for a good salad.
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