FAVORITE SALAD DRESSING.....

This is my favorite salad and salad dressing. Be forewarned, though, that this recipe is made to serve 12. I usually half the amounts and still have gobs.

Fresh Spinach Salad with Orange Curry Dressing

Dressing:
1 c. apple cider vinegar
2 tsp curry powder
2 tsp dry mustard
1 3/4 c. oil
2 Tbsp (heaping) orange marmalade
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Tabasco sauce
1 tsp pepper

Combine all ingredients except oil in blender. Add oil in a fine stream, processing constantly at high speed until thickened. (I combine all ingredients at once in my Vitamix - everything emulsifies great and in 30 seconds or less!) Chill until serving time.

Salad:

4 bunches fresh spinach
6 apples, chopped
2 c. golden raisins
1 3/4 c. walnut halves
6 green onions, chopped
1/4 c. sesame seeds, toasted
1 lb bacon, fried and crumbled

Lana

This is my favorite, too! And it's really good to baste (or douse) on tilapia with soy sauce and bake.

This Asian noodle salad is amazing. The dressing is so delicious I always make extra to have with a green salad the next day. 


Asian Noodle Salad

DRESSING
Ginger Root - 1 inch piece
Garlic - 2 cloves
Cilantro - 1/2 a bunch
Green Onion - 3
Avacado - 1/2 medium
Sesame Oil - 1 tbsp
Soy Sauce - 1/4 cup
Lime - 1 to 2
Rice Vinegar - splash
Hot Sauce - couple squirts
Blend Together and add enough water to thin

NOODLES
Cook rice noodles, drained, rinsed with cold water and toss with 1/3 the dressing

MEAT
Add 1 tsp Sesame oil, saute ground pork, chicken, or turkey in pan, once browned, add 1 grated clove of garlic and about the same amount of grated ginger, juice of 1/2 a lime, 1/4 cup of peanut butter, splash of soy sauce and squirt of hot sauce.

TO SERVE
Serve noodles under thinly sliced Chinese cabbage, carrots, red pepper, cucumber, bean sprouts, green onion, top with sauteed meat and dressing

I like a simple balsamic vinegar with a little olive oil, then some whole grain mustard and a few herbs.