AS Annie said “your never fully dressed without a smile” and I say a salads never dressed without a dressing. I don’t particularly like shop bought ones and think they are very expensive for what they are after all most dressings can be made with basic store cupboard ingredients and a jam jar to shake it up in.
Plus making your own ensures its not packed with salt or saturated fats let alone colours and food enhancers.
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Instructions
- Roasted Pepper and Basil Dressing 1 roasted peeled red pepper 8 – 10 basil leaves 4 – 5 tablespoons virgin olive oil 1/3 fresh lemon juice Blitz to form a smooth dressing – season to taste. I like this with most mixed leaf or basic green salads
- Lime and Coriander drizzle with crushed peanut 3 tablespoons sunflower oil 1 teaspoon sesame oil 3 tablespoons coriander – finely chopped 2 fresh limes – zested and juiced 1 generous teaspoon runny honey 1 heaped tablespoons slated peanuts – crushed Shake or whisk the ingredients together until well mixed. Perfect for Asian inspired salads or noodles.
- 1-2-3 mustard shake 1 teaspoon English mustard (Colmans) 2 tablespoons cider vinegar 3 tablespoons virgin olive oil Shake or whisk until emulsified, season to taste. An all-round dressing for an anything tossed salad.
- Cheats Thousand Island 1 roasted red pepper – skinned 1/2 small stick celery – de-stringed and chopped 4 tablespoons mayonnaise 1/4 fresh lemon juice Process all the ingredients together and season to taste. My daughter uses thousand island like some people use ketchup but its great drizzled on to salads too.
- Blue Cheese Mayonnaise 30 – 40 g blue cheese 3 tablespoons mayonnaise pepper to taste Simply mash all the ingredients together with a fork. Nice on pasta or cabbage based salads like coleslaw or celery based salads like blue cheese waldorf.
- Oil and Balsamic 1 part balsamic to 3 parts virgin olive oil – shake the ingredients together, season to taste and pour. For that extra balsamic sweetness add a pinch of caster sugar. Serve on leaves, anything with tomatoes like Greek or roasted vegetables or cheese based salads.
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