Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Cilantro dressing
Yesterday I went to Trader Joe's and they had samples to try some food from the store. They made a salad with this chopped veggie mix which has broccoli, carrots, green cabbage, red cabbage, jicama, green bell pepper, radish, celery. The vegetables where all cubed. They put a cilantro dressing on it with peanuts and dried cranberries. It was so refreshing and really good. They have the cilantro dressing for sell also. I am going to try to make my own vegetable mix. The broccoli they used just the stem. So a great way to use the stem. I am thinking equal parts of all of the vegetables. I really liked that they where all cubed. Of course the cabbage was a flat cube. Great Salad!!!!! Here is my homemade cilantro dressing recipe.
1 1/2 c. mayonnaise ( I use half mayonnaise and half yogurt)
2 large cloves garlic
1/4 c. red wine vinegar
5 T. cotija cheese or feta
1/4 t. black pepper
1 t. salt
1/3 c. roasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
12 oz. salad oil. ( I always add less 3/4- 1 c.)
1/4 c. water
2 bunches cilantro stemmed.
Place all ingredients except cilantro, mayonnaise and water in a blender or food processor. blend approximately 10 seconds, then add cilantro little by little until blended smooth. Depending on size of blender, it may be necessary to do in batches. Place mayonnaise, yogurt and water in a large bowl and mix with a wire whip til smooth. Add the blended ingredients to the mayonnaise mixture, mix thoroughly. Place in an air-tight container and refrigerate.
Labels:
Salad
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)

No comments:
Post a Comment