Creamy Summer Salad Dressing Recipes

CREAMY SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the cream, oil, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper; shake well. Serve with salad. Refrigerate leftovers.

SUMMER DINNER SALAD WITH CREAMY CAPER DRESSING

Steps:

• Creamy Caper Dressing: Whisk together the capers, vinegar, buttermilk, salt and pepper.
• Then whisk in the oil in a steady stream to emulsify.
• Salad: Prepare a large bowl of ice water.
• STeam the corn until tender, about 3 to 6 minutes, depending on the ripeness, immediately plunge the corn into the ice water, and remove as soon as it's cooled.
• Using a large sharp knife, cut the corn from the cob, being sure to catch any juice.
• Cut the tomatoes in half width wise, then scoop out the seeds with your fingers.
• Cut into 1/4 inch dice.
• Peel off the outer dark green leaves from the romaine and cut off 3 inches from the tip.
• Cut inner leaves into 1/2 inch ribbons, then wash and dry thoroughly.
• Remove any brown outer leaves from the endive, then cut leaves into 1/2 inch ribbons.
• Combine the corn, tomatoes, romaine, endive, bacon and croutons in a large bowl.
• Toss with the dressing to distibute evenly.
• Add salt and pepper as you toss, until the capery flavour of the dressing comes through on the leaves.

CREAMY SUMMER SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk. Or, even better, place in a jar with a tight lid and shake!
• Taste.
• Uses: Coleslaw dressing; fresh lettuce and onion salad or even a cucumber onion salad
• **Great addition is garlic!! Replace the salt with garlic salt or add chopped garlic. Great on a BLT salad with garlic croutons!