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Grilled Romaine Salad

On January 8, 2012 By

I read about this on a blog… and now I can’t find which one to give that person some credit. Sorry. Anyways, this isn’t really a tough thing to do… you basically take a romaine heart, slice it in half the long way, brush with a bit of olive oil and grill. It doesn’t take [...]

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Sweet Miso Salad Dressing

On November 27, 2011 By

Dresses one head of lettuce. Double the recipe for pasta salad.

1 tsp. Balsamic Vinegar
1 Tbs Sweet White Miso (heaping)
1 Tbs Dijon Mustard (heaping)
1 Tbs Granulated Sugar
2 Pinches Salt
Fresh Cracked Black Pepper, to taste
3-4 Tbs (approx) peanut or canola oil
1 Tbs [...]

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Russian Dressing

On November 13, 2011 By

Ingredients

1/4 cup salad oil
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon paprika
salt and pepper to taste

Combine ingredients and mix until oil is emulsified. A blender works well for this, I use [...]

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Blue Cheese Dressing

On November 10, 2011 By

1/2 cup Miracle Whip
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp white pepper
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp worcestershire
1/2 tsp celery seed
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 cup milk
4 oz crumbled blue cheese

Combine everything but the blue cheese in [...]

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Greek Salad Dressing

On November 7, 2011 By

This is a recipe from my days of slinging gyros. It’s great drizzled over a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, some onion, feta cheese and of course kalamata olives. We also did a sandwich where we tossed lettuce, tomato, cucumber and feta in the dressing and wrapped it in warm pita bread.

Basically, just [...]

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Oriental Cole Slaw

On November 5, 2011 By

Dressing
    1 cup – cider vinegar
    1 cup – canola oil
    3/4 cup sugar
Heat vinegar in saucepan. Add sugar, stir until dissolved. Combine with oil & cool before using.

Slaw Mix
    1 med head green cabbage, shredded
    1 cup carrots,  [...]

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Sriracha Slaw

On October 31, 2011 By

For the Dressing

1/3 cup chunky natural peanut butter 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice 1/4 cup fresh pineapple juice or freshly squeezed orange juice 1/4 cup sriracha 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tbsp fish sauce 1 tbsp ginger paste 2 tbsp sugar For the Slaw 1-1/2 lb napa cabbage, shredded 1/2 lb red cabbage, [...]

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Garlic Vinaigrette

On October 26, 2011 By

1.5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 garlic cloves, minced

whisk or shake well to combine

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Balsamic Vinaigrette

On October 24, 2011 By

Combine 2 tablesoons balsamic vinegar, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon minced shallots and 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard in large bowl. Stir in 1/4 teaspon sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt.

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Black Peppercorn Yogurt Dressing

On October 16, 2011 By

1/2 cup nonfat plain greek-style yogurt
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
1 tsp whole black peppercorns, crushed or ground
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/4 tsp sea salt

whisk all together until smooth and incorporated

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