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Olive Oil based Salad Dressings

Dressing for Yard Salad

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1 Tbsp raw honey
1/3 cup lemon juice
fresh ground pepper, to taste
1 tsp minced fresh tarragon
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

Dissolve honey in lemon juice. Add pepper and tarragon, and stir, and then add olive oil in a cruet. Shake vigorously to blend. You only need a few tablespoonfuls for the salad, so save the rest of the dressing for lateruse.

Parsley Dressing

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3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp onion powder
2 Tbsp chopped parsley

Beat well the first 3 ingredients. Add the chopped parsley. Good on lettuce wedges.

Salad Dressing

1/4 cup basil flavored extra virgin olive oil *

1 clove garlic diced

1/4 tsp superfine ground mustard

1/4 tsp oregano

fresh sqeezed lemon juice (1/4 small lemon)

salt and pepper to taste & shake well.

Honey Mustard Dressing

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1/2 C spring water

1/2 C extra virgin olive oil

1 t mustard powder

1 pinch of white pepper*

1/8 t garlic powder

2 T honey

*Add up to 1/8 t white pepper for a peppercorn dressing, all other ingredients stay the same

Lime, Oil and Garlic Dressing

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1/4 teaspoon sea salt, plus a little more if needed

1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic

2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots

1/3 cup lime (or lemon) juice, plus extra, if needed

1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra, if needed

Freshly ground black pepper

In a small bowl, whisk the salt, garlic, and shallots with the lime juice until the salt is dissolved. Slowly whisk in the oil until emulsified. Taste. Season with pepper and a little more salt, if needed, and add more lime juice or oil, if needed. Makes 1 1/3 cups

Herb Dressing

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Chop together very fine:

2 stalks celery and leaves

2 small green onions + tops

4 sprigs parsley

Add:

1 tsp. paprika

1/4 tsp. dried basil

1/8 tsp. marjoram or rosemary

Add to above:

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

2/3 cup lemon juice

Shake vigorously in tightly covered jar until well blended. Allow to stand in refrigerator until flavors are blended.

Caesar Salad Dressing Recipe

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1 raw egg

3 tbsp lemon juice

1 Tbsp minced garlic

1 tsp Worchester

½ tsp dry mustard

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 oz tin anchovies with capers packed in olive oil

Blend first five ingredients. Slowly drizzle in oil, blending

continuously. Blend until dressing thickens. Add entire contents anchovies tin, blend.

Enjoy!!