Thursday, 23 August 2012
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Summery Lemon Basil Vinaigrette Recipe
This is a guest post from fortheloveofcooking.net
I wanted to serve a light salad to pair with the Summer Veggies with Pasta and Shrimp so I decided to do a simple spinach salad with a tasty vinaigrette. I found this recipe at Tiny Green Mom that looked perfect. I tossed this light and tangy vinaigrette with spinach, tomatoes, bell pepper, red onion, toasted pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese for a delicious and beautiful salad that we all loved. If you like lemon and basil then try this vinaigrette!
Combine the chopped basil, canola oil, olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, honey, garlic, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste in a shallow dish. Blend the mixture with an immersion blender until well combined. Drizzle over your favorite salad ingredients and toss to coat evenly. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
Lemon Basil VinaigretteYield: 6
Prep Time: 10 min.
Total Time: 10 min.
Ingredients:Directions:Zest and juice of one lemon
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 cup of basil leaves, chopped
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4-1/2 tsp honey
3 tbsp canola oil
1 tbsp olive oil
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to tasteCombine the chopped basil, canola oil, olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, honey, garlic, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste in a shallow dish. Blend the mixture with an immersion blender until well combined. Drizzle over your favorite salad ingredients and toss to coat evenly. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
What is your all time favorite salad dressing to make?
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Lemon and basil are favorite flavors of mine, and I think this dressing will go perfectly with my favorite chicken salad recipe. This also gives me an excuse to use my new Cuisinart blender parts. I've been wanting to try out the food processor attachment for a while now, but I needed a good recipe to motivate me. This is perfect! Out of curiosity, do you think it would be okay to omit the canola oil and stick with olive oil only? Thanks for the recipe. I can't wait to try it out.