Category: dressing
Lobster Salad with Avocado, Feta and Lemon Vinaigrette
Lobster salad, anyone? Sure, this isn’t your standard lobster salad — but maybe it’s time to think outside the shell with avocado, red peppers and feta cheese. A tangy lemon vinaigrette brings the flavors together in an unforgettable summer salad. But first let’s talk lobster. Whenever we pass the lobster tanks at our local grocery [...]
Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Whenever I am unsure of anything, I’m totally guilty of thinking about it a lot (read: overthink and analyze to death). And frankly, the past few years have given me a lot to think about. The good news? I can handle it better now. As I have gotten older, I have found solace in making lists [...]
Shallot Vinaigrette Recipe
This is the story of a vinaigrette. A delicious, sweet-tangy vinaigrette that I adore. Last year, I went to an event at Craftbar where I discovered my new favorite salad dressing: Shallot Vinaigrette. It was one of those edible moments where the fork glided into my mouth and I was instantly won over. Forkful after [...]
Grilled Shrimp and Avocado Salad with Asian Vinaigrette Recipe
Sunday is usually a big day around here for the kids and I. We make snacks for the week, perhaps some exciting dessert or side dish, and we take a billion photos … but yesterday, with the soaring temps and humidity, we didn’t cook at all, save a quick, easy new coleslaw recipe that will [...]
Lemon Rosemary Vinaigrette Recipe
When I served our salad last night, I was a little apprehensive. Shawn isn’t a big fan of lemon so I wasn’t sure he’d even try this dressing. But he tasted it on one piece of lettuce and then dressed his whole salad with it. “Rosemary is really the star,” he remarked … and it [...]
Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing Recipe
The sun came out this morning, bringing with it deep blue skies and promise of better weather to come. As cliche as it sounds, it was a sight for sore eyes … Really, all I can think is thank goodness. The New England winter bought so much snow this year, and ice too. And the [...]
Honeybell Orange Rosemary Vinaigrette Recipe
I miss summertime. We’ve had a taste of warmer weather (notice I didn’t actually say warm) lately, and it was starting to spoil me. My thoughts have drifted to all the things that my little family will do this summer: growing our food, making weekly trips to the farmers’ market, heading to the beach. And [...]
Apple Cider Vinaigrette Recipe
A few weeks ago, I started thinking of fall flavors (seriously, when did seasons become flavors to me?). Apples, pumpkins, squash, Brussels sprouts … I started to scheme about how I could use them to create new dishes. The first thing that came to mind: Apple Cider Vinaigrette. Not a dressing that just uses apple [...]
Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
There is a fantastic little store not far from here that sells balsamic vinegar from a drum with a spigot. When I saw the drum, I thought that couldn’t possibly be where this delectable balsamic comes from, but it was. Just one of those funny things. Anyway, this balsamic vinegar is unlike any other I’ve [...]
Summer Salads: Recipe for Basil Vinaigrette
“What’s in this? This is interesting.” That was my husband’s reaction when he tasted the salad tonight. It was a simple mix of baby greens (one bag for $1 at the farmers market today — just enough for one dinner) and a homemade basil vinaigrette. I skipped the cheese and ignored the croutons and just [...]
