Salad Dressing

Bullock’s Tea Room Lemon Poppy Dressing

A Blast from the Past This old time favorite salad dressing from the Bullocks Department Store has been published in the Los Angeles Times many times over the years.     Bullock’s Tea Room Lemon Poppy Dressing 3/4 cups sugar 1 tsp dry mustard 1/3 cup vinegar 1 1/2 Tbs onion juice 1 cups oil 1 […]

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  March 7, 2011   3 comments

Vermouth Dressing

Vinegar-free Dressing There can be no doubt, in my mind anyway, that the most quintessential salad dressing is vinaigrette.  This simple combination of oil and vinegar along with seasonings like mustard, herbs, salt and pepper is universally loved and lends itself to an infinite number of variations.  It is much more French than what is known […]

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  October 26, 2010   No comments

La Coupole Salad

A Taste of Paris Here is a salad from La Coupole in Paris, which is located in Montparnasse.  With a list of former regulars that includes Man Ray, Aragon, Picasso and Hemingway, this brasserie is a Parisian institution. With seating for 450, the dining room is France’s biggest. La Coupole Salad Serves 6 1 large […]

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  June 30, 2010   No comments

New Mexico Chopped Salad

Poblano Chile Peppers I love making different summer side salads. Here is one that has poblano chilies.   Poblano peppers are one of the most popular peppers grown in Mexico.  The poblano is a relatively mild chile pepper originating in the State of Puebla, Mexico. Dried it is called an ancho chile. While poblanos tend to have a mild flavor, occasionally […]

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  June 21, 2010   No comments

Salad Sevillana

Here is a great Summer salad. Salad Sevillana Serves 4 Use the extra dressing with boiled potatoes or green beans to make an instant salad later in the week. 1 cup olive oil 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 tsppaprika 1 tsp dry mustard 1 tsp salt […]

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  June 17, 2010   No comments

Original Green Goddess Dressing

The Gift of a Goddess I thought that it would be particularly fitting to start off March with something green.  Green Goddess is a salad dressing that is named for its green tint. They say it originated at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco in 1923, when the hotel’s executive chef wanted something to pay tribute […]

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  March 1, 2010   2 comments

Pomegranate Dressing

I made a salad the other day for an event and the dressing seemed to be a crowd pleaser. It was mixed baby greens, blue cheese, toasted almonds, pomegranate seeds and pomegranate vinaigrette. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:298]  

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  November 10, 2009   4 comments