Saturday, March 14, 2009

Strawberry Salad Dressing

Here comes one of the greatest inventions of my life.  I think I am a bit too prideful about it, actually.  I might even dare to call it phenomenal:

Strawberry Salad Dressing

¾ cup sugar
½ tsp. salt
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup vegetable oil
8 strawberries, stems removed

Purée strawberries in food processor or blender.  Add remaining ingredients and blend (blending helps incorporate the oil and makes dressing a little creamier).  Serve over a delicious bed of greens and other salad trimmings (I like berries, nuts, cheese, bacon, chicken, other fruits, etc.).

This may look vaguely familiar to anyone that already has "my" poppy seed dressing recipe.  Many people have told me that recipe has changed their lives.  It has certainly changed mine (thanks to my cousin Lindsay, I believe)!  So yes, the strawberry dressing invention happened when I ran out of poppy seeds and started experimenting.  One of those happy accidents.  I will include the original salad recipe here for any of you who don't have it!  This salad has definiely kept me up at nights (in a good way).  Sorry, I can't get it to not double space:  

Spinach and Swiss Salad

2 bags (10 oz) baby spinach (or 1 bag Romaine lettuce)

½ red onion, finely chopped

½ cup sliced mushrooms

¾ cup grated Swiss cheese

½ lb. bacon, cooked and crumbled

Dressing:

¾ cup sugar

1 tsp. dry mustard

½ tsp. salt

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

1 cup vegetable oil

½ Tbsp poppy seeds 



6 comments:

Katie said...

Thanks, Jenn. I do love your poppy seed dressing, so now I'll have to try it with strawberries. Yummy salads are divine! Thanks for sharing.

Kristie said...

Thanks! I love new dressings (I can't use a store bought dressing- I loathe them). This sounds delish.

Shaun - Jillian said...

Those both sound so yummy! I have a salad that I make that has different salad items but the poppyseed dressing is pretty similar. I am definitely need to try the strawberry one!!

Mary Pugh said...

I think I was lucky enough to partake of this fabulous dish and I can vouch for it's "phenomenalness"

Ned and Linda said...

I'm another fan of your poppy seed dressing so I'll definitely try this new twist to it. Love those salads!

Reno 411 said...

Yummmm salad and strawberries. I can't wait to try it.