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Dress
Salads are a wonderful solution
for a light lunch or supper during
summer months. A simple dress
ing can transform the taste of salad
and make a difference on whether
or not family members will love it
Forget the salad dressings that
line grocery shelves. Make your
own—free of additives and much
tastier. With today’s blenders,
choppers, and food processors,
making your own salad dressing
has never been easier.
Customize dressings to fit your
family’s taste. Eliminate ingre
dients such as garlic if your family
doesn’t like the aftertaste. Add
fresh herbs from your garden. Sub
stitute a different oil. Try seasoned
vinegars.
Here are some recipes to spark
your culinary creativity to make
the best salad dressings, you’ve
ever had.
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peppers, cucumber and onion Sprinkle with oil then with lemon juice,
oregano, and salt and pepper to taste Sprinkle leta cheese and olives
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CREAMY BLUE
CHEESE DRESSING
2 cups mayonnaise
'A cup chopped parsley
2 tablespoons lemon juice
8-ounces blue cheese, crumbled
A large onion, minced
8-ounces sour cream
Combine all ingredients with a
spoon (do not beat). Refrigerate.
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Somerville, NJ.
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SALAD DRESSING
'A cup tomato juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice or
apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon finely chopped
onion
Salt and pepper to taste
Put all ingredients into a half
pint jar with a tight lid and shake to
combine. Refrigerate and shake
vigorously each time before using.
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Salad dressings are popular on more than greens. Dressings add new flavors to
potatoes, pastas, all kinds of vegetables, and even meat dishes.
HERBED-TOMATO
SALAD DRESSING
'A cup salad oil
1 teaspoon basil leaves, crushed
'A teaspoon salt
'A teaspoon ground black
pepper
'A cup tomato juice
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
In a container with a tight-fitting
lid, combine oil, basil, salt, and
black pepper. Let stand for one
hour for flavors to blend. Add
tomato juice and vinegar; shake
well. Serve over salad greens.
LO-CAL DRESSING
V* cup sugar
2 teaspoons mustard
1 teaspoon salt
'A cup white vinegar
1 cup salad oil
1 teaspoon celery seed
Mix together all ingredients in
blender.
The Fruitful Vine
1938 CORN OIL SALAD
DRESSING RECIPE
'A cup apple cider vinegar
'/ cup com oil
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
or sugar substitute
'A teaspoon celery salt
1 clove garlic, mashed
Black pepper to taste
Whisk together all ingredients,
pour into a jar with a tight lid.
Refrigerate overnight. Shake vig
orously before serving.
BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
‘A cup orange juice
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons balsamic or red
wine vinegar
Combine ingredients.
CREAMY TARRAGON
DRESSING
'/ cup salad oil
V* teaspoon tarragon leaves,
crushed
V* teaspoon garlic powder
'A teaspoon salt
Ground black pepper to taste
V, cup low-fat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon grated parmesan
cheese
Combine oil, tarragon, garlic
powder, salt and black pepper. Let
stand one hour for flavors to blend.
Add yogurt and cheese, mix well.
Serve over mixed greens.
If you have recipes for the topics listed below, please share
them with us. We welcome your recipes, but ask that you
include accurate measurements, a complete list of ingredients
and clear instructions with each recipe you submit. Send your
recipes to Lou Ann Good, Lancaster Farming, P.O. Box 609,
Ephrata, PA 17522. Recipes should reach our office one week
before publishing date listed below.
August
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Lebanon
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ITALIAN DRESSING
16-ounces plain yogurt
% cup grated paimesan cheese
'/ cup chopped fresh parsley
2 teaspoons grated onion
1 clove garlic, crushed
14 teaspoon salt
'/» teaspoon pepper
For dressing, combine all ingre
dients and mix well. Chill, cov
ered, 2 to 3 hours to allow flavors
to blend.
LEMON POPPYSEED
DRESSING
1 cup lemon-flavored low fat
yogurt
1 teaspoon poppy seed
Combine yogurt and poppy
seeds. Refrigerate until ready to
serve.
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