White Balsamic Caramel Vinegarette

That’s right – caramel sauce.  Try it and ask guests to guess what the “mystery ingredient” is.

Ingredients:

  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 caramel sauce
  • pinch of salt
  • ½ c white balsamic vinegar
  • 1 2/3 c salad oil

Directions:

  1. Put the first 5 dressing ingredients (egg, mustard, caramel, salt and white balsamic vinegar) in a bowl.
  2. Blend together, using an immersion blender or hand mixer.
  3. Then, slowly add the oil and continue blending to create a creamy dressing.

Makes about 3 cups

Serves: 10 -12

Source: Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Chef Todd Gold, The Purple Cow Restaurant, Little Rock, Arkansas

Rum-Brown Sugar Vinaigrette

We went on a trip on The Independence ( American Cruise Lines) up the coast of Maine.  Great food!!! This dressing was on their Bleu Cheese Salad.  The chef was very generous about sharing recipes.

Ingredients:

  • 6 Tab olive oil
  • 5 Tab pineapple juice
  • 3 tsp dark rum
  • 2 tsp lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp dried chili pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 Tab white balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions:

  1. Place all ingredients into the bowl of a blender with the exception of the olive oil.
  2. With the machine running, slowly add the olive oil until vinaigrette comes together.

Serves:  Makes 1 1/2 cups

Source:  Executive Chef, American Cruise Lines

Dominico’s Garlic Dressing

From Julie’s mother’s favorite restaurant in Long Beach.  Also  one of my favorite dressings.

Ingredients:

  • 2 c mayonnaise
  • 3 Tab wine vinegar
  • 7 cloves of garlic, mashed (yes, seven!)
  • 1 can consomme (not beef bouillon)

Instructions:

  1. Mix vinegar and garlic into mayonnaise.
  2. Slowly add undiluted consomme.
  3. Chill.

Serves:  Makes 1 quart

Friendship Dip

An old tried and true Girl Scout favorite.  We would have each girl bring some of her favorite fruits and all share.

Ingredients:

  • 2 c sour cream
  • 7 oz marshmallow cream
  • assorted fruit – cut in bite size cubes
  • toothpicks

Instructions:

  1. Mix sour cream and marshmallow cream in a bowl.
  2. Use toothpicks to dip fruit.

Serves:  3 Cups – maybe 20 Brownies, 10 Juniors, and 2 Cadettes/Seniors.

Source:  A hundred Girl Scout events/campouts.

 

Lucia’s Sour Cream Dressing

Lucia Henderson was Margie’s  Godmother. She would collect the best recipes from her daughters and daughters-in-law to share with us. Only the best made it home with her.

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 c sour cream
  • 1 Tab vinegar
  • 1 Tab lemon juice
  • 1/4 teas salt
  • 1/4 teas celery salt
  • 1/4 teas paprika
  • 2 Tab brown sugar
  • enough drained crushed pineapple to make 1 cup.

Directions:

  1. Mix first 7 ingredients in a measuring cup.
  2. Add drained crushed pineapple.
  3. Chill and serve on cole slaw or fruit salad.

Serves:  Makes enough for half a medium head of cabbage, salad for 4.

Source:  Lucia Henderson

Creamy Parsley Dressing

This one is for Helen.  It is almost like Green Goddess dressing.

Ingredients:

  • 1 c       Oil
  • 1/4 c   Red wine vinegar
  • 1 c       Sour cream
  • 1 c       Mayonnaise (real)
  • 1/4 c   Dried onion
  • 1          Large bunch parsley

Directions:

  1. Process all but mayo and sour cream in a blender or food processor.
  2. Add mayo and sour cream while running.

Source:  The Loving Spoons of Villa Park, Catherine Wells

 

 

Basil Mayonnaise

Another good thing to dip artichokes in.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup mayonnaise (yes, Mary, real mayo)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove, minced (easy to do with a micro file)

Directions:

  1. Mix ingredients in a bowl.
  2. Cover and refrigerate over night.

Serves:  Makes 1 cup.

Source:  Sunset June 2001

 

Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise

Sooo good with artichokes!  And tomatoes.  And potatoes.  And hamburgers.  And . . . . .

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup mayonnaise (yes, Mary, real mayo)
  • 12 roasted garlic cloves, room temperature or cold (not hot)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 4 chives finely chopped

Directions:

  1. Put everything in a food processor and pulse until blended.
  2. Refrigerate.

Makes: 1 cup

Source:  GOK

Red Roquefort Dressing

Sounds odd, but really works.  Good.

Ingredients:

  • 1¼ c  mayonnaise
  • 5 Tab  ketchup
  • ¼ c  Minced onion
  • 2½ Tab  red wine vinegar
  • 2½ Tab sugar
  • 1½ tsp  Dijon mustard
  • ¾ tsp  paprika
  • ¾ tsp  salt
  • ½ tsp  celery salt
  • 1/8 tsp  pepper
  • 1¼ c  vegetable oil
  • ¾ c  crumbled  Roquefort

Instructions:

  1. Combine mayonnaise, ketchup, onion, vinegar, sugar, mustard, paprika, salt, celery salt, pepper.
  2. Add oil in a stream, whisking.
  3. Whisk until it is combined well.
  4. Add Roquefort, stirring gently.
  5. Chill

Serves: Makes about 3½ cups

Notes:

  • Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip – both work
  • I used dried minced onions

Source: The Jefferson Avenue Boarding House via (the now deceased) Gourmet Magazine