March 25th, 2010
In 1976 and ’78 Cuisinart provided a wonderful little wire-bound cookbook called “New Recipes for the Cuisinart Food Processor and it was written by James Beard and Carl Jerome. Unfortunately, it is out of print and my copy (I lost my original) came from a garage sale. Buy it if you can find it; the recipes are magnificent. And here is the wonderful Green Goddess Recipe. If you are squeamish about making your own mayonnaise, substitute with Best Buy’s, Trader Joe’s or another good mayonnaise. This recipe needs to be made in a food processor, not in the SaladSuccess shaker.
Green Goddess Salad Dressing – makes 2 cups
1 ¾ cups mayonnaise
6 anchovy fillets
3 green onions (scallions) chopped roughly
2 shallots halved
2 tbsps of a good white vinegar such as tarragon, balsamic or apple
10 sprigs parsley with stems removed
2 sprigs fresh tarragon leaves or 1 tsp dried tarragon leaves
Salt & Pepper to taste
Directions
With the metal blade in place, add mayonnaise, anchovy fillets, green onions, shallots, vinegar, parsley and tarragon to the beaker. Process until mixture is evenly chopped, about 30 seconds. Taste and season with salt & pepper. Process for 5 seconds.
Optional ingredients: A bunch of chives (coarse chop), 1 tsp of Worchestershire sauce, chopped fresh cilantro, lime (for Southwestern Cobb Salad) dash of cayenne pepper.
Salads: Cobb, Southwestern Cobb (add freshly cooked corn, black beans and taco strips), Spinach with Egg, and Mixed Greens.
Green Goddess Dressing recipe courtesy of James Beard and Carl Jerome
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March 18th, 2010
Looking for something different and spring-like, but don’t want to indulge in off season produce? Try this salad for a change of pace. Warm and delicious, this will tempt the most demanding palates.
INGREDIENTS
2 red onions finely sliced
Olive oil
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 crushed, pressed or finely chopped garlic cloves
2 tsp grated ginger root
1 ½ cup split lentils – I use the common red lentils that you can find in any grocery store
3 cups vegetable stock or bouillon
2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
2 tbsp chopped cilantro
4 – 5 cups spinach
2 avocados, pitted and sliced
1 tsp hazelnut or walnut oil
4 tbsp Greek or strained plain yogurt – greek has a richer texture
Fresh ground pepper
DIRECTIONS
In a large skillet over medium heat with enough olive oil to cover the bottom, sauté onions until soft, for about 10 minutes. Add cumin seeds, garlic and ginger root. Sauté for 2 minutes, constantly stirring.
Stir in lentils; add stock at a ladleful at a time and constantly stirring, until the stock is absorbed – about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in herbs.
Toss spinach in hazelnut or walnut oil, then divide among 4-6 salad plates or one large serving plate
Mash goat cheese with yogurt in a small bowl (you can also use a stick or mini-blender but don’t puree) and season with fresh ground pepper.
Place lentils among salad plates or serving plate and top with avocado slices and goat cheese mixture.
Courtesy of Salad by Love Food
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October 16th, 2009
Here is another southwestern rendition of ranch dressing, this time with chipotles, limes and cilantro. Has a delightful clean fresh taste and it’s great as a dressing or a dip.
INGREDIENTS
Mayonnaise
Buttermilk or sour cream
4 large spoonfuls of parmesan cheese
4 large spoonfuls of lime juice
4 large spoonfuls of pureed chipotle peppers
1 large spoonful of cilentro
1 spoonful of minced dried onion
1 spoonful of cumin
1 clove of garlic, pressed or minced
2 dashes of salt
1 dash of cayenne
DIRECTIONS
Mayonnaise to the ½ blue marks on the SaladSuccess Shaker
Buttermilk or sour cream to the top of the blue vinegar line
Add the rest of the ingredients
Shake vigorously and chill for ½ hour or more.
Reshake before serving
Once again, don’t squeeze out the dressing through the poppet top; just unscrew the top and pour over your salad.
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October 14th, 2009
Well, let’s turn up the heat. And the spices. You can use any taco seasoning with this recipe. I myself have a large bottle of McCormick Taco Seasoning that I bought at Costco, but the best I found was Chef Andrew Cohen’s Southwest Spice Seasoning. Give a call at Malabar Trading Company at 831-469-8233 to order. Warning, these packets are small so order enough. This dressing is not only great while eating chicken wings, but also on a green salad with jicama, cheddar cheese, sweet red peppers and of course, avocado slices.
INGREDIENTS
Mayonnaise
Buttermilk or Sour Cream
4 large spoonfuls of taco seasoning
1 clove of garlic, pressed or minced
2 dashes of salt
2 dash of cayenne pepper
DIRECTIONS
Mayonnaise to the ½ blue mark on the SaladSuccess Shaker
Buttermilk/sour cream to the top of the blue vinegar line
Add taco seasoning, garlic, salt & cayenne pepper
Shake vigorously and chill for ½ hour.
Reshake before serving
Once again, don’t squeeze out the dressing through the poppet top; just unscrew the top and pour over your salad .
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October 13th, 2009
Fried Chicken with Ranch Dressing, it’s an American classic. Here is a simple and wonderful way to make Ranch Dressing for chicken or for a mixed salad. I especially love it over beets. If you want it with a richer taste, then replace the buttermilk with sour cream. Delightful, either way.
INGREDIENTS
Mayonnaise
Buttermilk
4 large spoonfuls of Parmesan cheese
2 large spoonfuls of dried parsley
1 spoonful of minced dried onion
1 clove of garlic, pressed or minced
2 dashes of salt
1 dash of pepper
DIRECTIONS
Mayonnaise to the ½ blue mark on the SaladSuccess Shaker
Buttermilk to the top of the blue vinegar line
Add Parmesan cheese, dry parsley, minced dry onion, garlic, salt & pepper
Shake vigorously and chill for ½ hour.
Reshake before serving
Once again, don’t squeeze out the dressing through the poppet top; just unscrew the top and pour over your salad.
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October 7th, 2009
I love poppy seed dressing over tart apples such as Pippin or Granny Smith, various finely sliced cabbages, and a couple handfuls of chopped walnuts. However you might try it on baby spinach leaves, paper-thin slices of red onion, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries and almond slivers. It’s that sweet/sour mix that is so exciting for our palates
INGREDIENTS
Oil – canola or vegetable
White wine vinegar
4 large spoonfuls of honey or sugar
2 spoonfuls dry mustard
2 large spoonfuls poppy seeds
A dash or two of salt
DIRECTIONS
Oil to the ½ blue mark of the SaladSuccess shaker
White wine vinegar to the ¾ blue oil mark
Add honey or sugar, dry mustard, poppy seeds and salt
Shake vigorously in SaladSuccess shaker
Chill and shake again before serving (you’ll need to open the top or else the poppy seeds with clog the poppet top)
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October 6th, 2009
Right now, in the autumn, the cabbages are in every store and market. And it is a good time to start making coleslaw salads using the SaladSuccess Shaker. For the next several weeks, I’m going to be posting slaw dressing recipes that you can also use over other salads. Usually these dressings are sweeter and they also can be made with low fat ingredients.
INGREDIENTS
1 head green cabbage
½ head red cabbage
4 carrots
½ spoonful of celery seed
Mayonnaise
Sugar
White Vinegar
1 large spoonful white horseradish
1 small spoonful of paprika
Sprig of parsley
DIRECTIONS
Using the food processor, chop the cabbages using the thin slicing disc and the carrots with the shredding disc. This is enough salad for several days, so place extra shredded salad in a plastic bag.
Mayonnaise to the ½ blue mark on the SaladSuccess Shaker
Sugar to the ¾ blue line
White vinegar to the top blue vinegar line
Add horseradish
Shake vigorously in the SaladSuccess Shaker
Pour over salad with celery seed, and toss
Add paprika and sprig of parsley as a garnish or decoration
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September 24th, 2009
I was looking thru my Bon Appetit magazines for a dessert, and came up with this dressing. Little more work than usual since you have to boil and reduce the pineapple and apple juice, but absolutely worth it. Use it on a Waldorf Salad – apples, chicken, celery, seedless grapes, onions, walnuts and soft green lettuces.
INGREDIENTS
Apple juice
Pineapple juice
Olive Oil
3 large spoonfuls Mayonnaise
2 spoonfuls of Honey
1 heaping spoonful of Dijon Mustard
½ spoonful of
Tumeric or cumin (sometimes I’ll add a little curry)
DIRECTIONS
Apple juice to the 1/3 orange line
Pineapple to the 2/3 orange line
Mix in the SaladSuccess Shaker and pour into a heavy medium sauce pan.
Boil for 10 minutes - Mixture should coat the back of a spoon
Cool completely
Olive oil to the 1/3 orange line
Add honey, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and spice
Shake vigorously in Salad Success Shaker
Add cool juice mixture
Shake again vigorously in Salad Success Shaker
From Bon Appetit December 2007 edition, page 50. Originally from Crew Restaurant in Scottsdale, AZ.
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September 17th, 2009
Thousand Island dressing is always my first choice when eating salads with avocado or eggs. To really dress it up, add some shrimp on top of your salad and presto, it becomes dinner. Use low or no-fat mayonnaise for a healthier choice.
INGREDIENTS
Mayonnaise
Ketchup
2 large heaping spoonfuls of sweet pickle relish
2 large spoonfuls of Worcestershire sauce
2 large heaping spoonfuls finely chopped green pepper
2 large spoonfuls of finely chopped onion
1 small spoonful of paprika
2 dashes of salt
1 dash of pepper
DIRECTIONS
Mayonnaise to the oil blue line
Ketchup to the top blue vinegar line
Add sweet pickle, Worcestershire, paprika, green pepper & fine onion
Salt & Pepper
Shake vigorously in the SaladSuccess Shaker TM
Due to the thickness of the dressing and the ingredients, you’ll need to spoon this dressing on to your salad.
For a change of pace, replace green pepper and onion with chopped celery & parsley.
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September 3rd, 2009
I loved this dressing as a young adult, but now can never find it at any restaurant. This is great on salad – with beets, of course – eggs, lobster, or as a sandwich spread. It is thick, so you’ll need to unscrew the cap once you’ve given it a good shaking. To reduce calories and fat content go “lite” on the sour cream and mayonnaise. Remember to put paprika over the dressing as an accent.
INGREDIENTS
Sour Cream
Mayonnaise
Catsup or Chili Sauce
2 spoonfuls of finely grated Horseradish
4 spoonfuls of Caviar – if you have some on hand
2 spoonfuls of Worcestershire sauce
3 dashes of Tabasco
1 minced Kosher Pickle
1 stalk of minced Green Onion
½ spoonful of Sugar
Salt & Pepper
Paprika
DIRECTIONS
Sour Cream to the 1/3 orange line of SaladSuccess Shaker
Mayonnaise to the 2/3 orange line
Catsup or Chili Sauce to the top orange line
Add horseradish, caviar, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, pickle, green onion, and sugar
Salt & Pepper to taste
Shake vigorously in the SaladSuccess Shaker
Arrange salad, pour dressing on the greens, and add paprika.
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In 1976 and ’78 Cuisinart provided a wonderful little wire-bound cookbook called “New Recipes for the Cuisinart Food Processor and it was written by James Beard and Carl Jerome. Unfortunately, it is out of print and my copy (I lost my original) came from a garage sale. Buy it if you can find it; the recipes are magnificent. And here is the wonderful Green Goddess Recipe. If you are squeamish about making your own mayonnaise, substitute with Best Buy’s, Trader Joe’s or another good mayonnaise. This recipe needs to be made in a food processor, not in the SaladSuccess shaker.
