Salad dressing recipes, including this recipe for Fresh Basil Vinaigrette...

 
  SALAD DRESSINGS:
Fresh Basil Vinaigrette
 

Fresh Basil Vinaigrette

 

Great versatile vinaigrette...
 

2 small 

 

cloves garlic

 

½ tsp 

 

salt

 

¾ cup 

 

fresh basil leaves, loosely packed

 

¼ cup 

 

extra-virgin olive oil

 

¼ cup 

 

canola oil

 

1/8 cup 

 

red wine vinegar

 

2 tsp 

 

Dijon mustard

 

¼ tsp 

 

freshly ground black pepper

 

 

1

Put the salt and garlic in a food processor or blender and pulse to chop and combine.

2

Now add the remainder of the ingredients and continue pulsing until the basil is minced and the vinaigrette is well combined.

 

Yield: 1 cup vinaigrette

 

 Cooking Tips

*Graet over beefsteak tomatoes or steamed asparagus, as well as tossed with fresh greens. You can also us it to marinate chicken and fish.

 

 Recipe Source
The Black Dog Summer on the Vineyard Cookbook



 

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 ***Hey, This One's a Keeper!  would make it again.  "Easy dressing to put together, and a great way to use up some fresh basil from the garden.  Nice and flavorful!"
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