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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The "Salad Dressing"


When I first moved to Maui I met an AMAZING woman who I quickly adopted as my "Maui-Mom" she is also named, Hannah {though pronounced differently}. She introduced me to her FAMOUS salad dressing... It's simple, healthy and everyone who knows her knows of her amazing salad dressing. She puts it on everything and everything from her kitchen tastes AMAZING!

It's the simplest recipe, but just so tasty, I fell in love!

Then pregnancy came along and my one aversion has been olive oil... Isn't that weird?? The ONLY thing I can't even think about is EVOO--- So basically the salad dressing that I love so dearly has been out of our fridge for about 5 1/2 months... SAD! :(

Well, tonight I suddenly got a craving for this dressing!! Not exciting for some... Fantastic for ME!

So, I pulled out my Vitamix and started adding ingredients to make it.

No exact measurements, I just add to taste... But here's my best calculation.

1 C   EVOO
1/8 C  of each Balsalmic, Red Wine and Apple Cider Vinegar {Maybe a few more dashes of Balsalmic}
Good Squirt of Honey
Good Squirt of Mustard {Any kind}
1/4 C Italian herbs
Sprinkle of cayenne <--- I like it hot, so I put a lot!
Pinch of S&P {Salt and Pepper, people!}

After you blend/emulsify, dab a spoon into the dressing and see how it tastes, you'll know if it needs a little more oil or vinegar and add what you need.

This dressing is good on EVERYTHING, well, almost everything.
Tonight I made salmon {Marinated in the dressing}, Quinoa in the rice cooker with lots of herbs and garlic, all on top of a bed of healthy spinach and of course, drizzled with more dressing.
Clean, Healthy and Oh SO Delish!



XO,
Hannah

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