A Taste of Sunshine ~ Caesar Lemon Dressing

I love this dressing. A good friend gave me this recipe, and it tastes so fresh and clean. I love it on salads of any kind and any mix, or on roasted veggies (like roasted asparagus with grated Pecorin Romano cheese..YUM!)

This is where you would use your virgin olive oil, if you have some handy. If you don't, and can't afford it, use regular. My Mom did, (She is first generation Italian-American, and honestly, I don't remember a lot of virgin olive oil, it was a special thing; she used the big can, which I still buy, and can get a good price on when it's on sale.), and I did on this batch since I ran out. You still get a lovely flavor, and the health benefits of the olive oil.


Lemon Caesar Dressing

1 lemon, juice of
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2/3 cup olive oil
ground pepper, to taste
salt, to taste

Put all ingredients in a jar. (I use a cleaned jam jar.) Shake well. Pour over whatever suits your fancy: salad, roasted vegetables, avocado, fish, etc.


I was doing my weekly visit around my favorite blogs and found a couple of other recent posts on salad dressings. (if you did a salad dressing post, email me or comment and I will link to it when I get a chance. You know I am not blogging as much as I used to! ;)

Gluten Free Goddess has a post titled: Three Ways to Dress a Naked Salad.

Natalie of Gluten Free Mommy has a salad and salad dressing recipe in her post: Mixed Greens, Cilantro, and Purple Cabbage.

Check those out for more ideas.

Cheers!!

Spicy Marmalade Dipping Sauce

Argh. Have you ever made something that tastes great, and you can't remember everything you put in it?? Well, that is this recipe. At the moment it is a work in progress..when I make it again and tweak it (with measurements), I will update here and let you know.

I hate it when this happens!! :grin:

Spicy Marmalade Dipping Sauce

sweet marmalade
Hellman's Dijonaise
fresh minced ginger
dash curry powder (optional)