Here is a recipe for a salad with our favorite Mexican flavors. What makes it so? Ingredients like corn, peppers, tomatoes, onions, avocado, and black beans along with cucumbers, carrots, lettuce and a creamy cilantro dressing give this hearty salad all the fabulous South of the border flavors. Add in pickled jalapenos for extra pizzaz!
Continue reading Mexican SaladCategory Archives: Salad Dressings and Vinaigrettes
Sour Cream Honey Mustard Dressing
Think of this like a creamy ranch dressing, its sour and sweet with a lot more pizzaz.
Continue reading Sour Cream Honey Mustard Dressing
Fig and Lemon Dressing
Here is a sweet and tangy dressing that tastes awesome on any salad but especially great in a salad with dates and fruits.
Continue reading Fig and Lemon Dressing
Maple Champagne Vinaigrette
The inspiration for this vinaigrette comes from a salad I had recently at the Cinnabar Hills restaurant where they had tossed their salad with the dressing.
Continue reading Maple Champagne Vinaigrette
Avocado Dressing Two Ways
Looking for a creamy dressing thats different from the usual ranch or ceaser dressing? This is the one. A dressing made from ripe avocado thats so creamy that it transforms any salad into decadent salad.
Continue reading Avocado Dressing Two Ways
Lemony Oregano Garlic Vinaigrette
Looking for a delicious lemony vinaigrette with the added pizzaz of herbs and garlic? Look no more. This salad dressing is lemony sour, herby with a punch of garlic.
Continue reading Lemony Oregano Garlic Vinaigrette
Balsamic Vinaigrette
I love balsamic vinegar! I love the fruity, sweet and syrupy flavor with a tangy edge. Balsamic vinegar perks up any salad and gives it that restaurant quality pizzaz.
Continue reading Balsamic Vinaigrette
Asafetida Cumin Vinaigrette
You’ve heard me mention asafetida many times as I have used it in plenty of my Indian recipes, but this is the first time I am sharing a recipe with asafetida in a salad vinaigrette, and it tastes awesome!
Continue reading Asafetida Cumin Vinaigrette
Lemon Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
I’ve been making this lemony sweet mustard vinaigrette a lot lately especially as fresh lemons are in abundance in our area right now. The combination of fresh lemon juice and honey is always a winner for a fresh tasting salad dressing, but add a little mustard and you get a vinegary spiciness that adds another layer of flavor that is delicious.
Continue reading Lemon Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
Orange Dijon Vinaigrette
Orange Dijon Vinaigrette is a recipe I collected from my friend Deb whom I recently saw at a holiday luncheon where she had brought an arugula and spinach salad with persimmons, orange, and pomegranate. This salad tasted outstanding! Not only was the combination of greens and fruit perfect, the dressing made the salad taste even better.
Continue reading Orange Dijon Vinaigrette