Recipe for Tomato and Basil Salad Dressing
This tomato and basil salad dressing is a nice, light dressing that you can use not only on salads but also on fish and shellfish, as well as on chicken.
Category
Lunch
Main Ingredients
Quick and Easy
Prep Time
5 min
Total Time
5 min
Ingredients
Serves 6
1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons Walnut oil
2 tablespoons White wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Sherry vinegar
3 Tomatoes
18-20 Fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped
Dash Sugar
To taste Kosher salt and cracked black pepper
Directions for Recipe for Tomato and Basil Salad Dressing
1
Oils
Pour the extra virgin olive oil and the walnut oil into a blender and blend well.2
Remaining ingredients
Add all of the remaining ingredients, except the salt and pepper. Blend until smooth.3
Season
Season to taste with Kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Shake well and serve over your favorite salad greens.Tip
Sweet basil does a lot to bring out the flavor of the tomatoes. In addition, the acidity of the vinegars blends well with the sweetness of the oils.
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13 Comments
Post a CommentI just love how you present this. Wonderful... :o)
And my garden is full of both tomatoes and basil. Perfect timing, Dena. Thanks for this recipe.
Sounds awesome!
this one sounds great! :) jeffrey
Well done, and thanks...YUM!
this is a keeper!!! sounds delicious.
Yummy!
Sounds simply delicious.
Sorry - making more coffee as we speak! I must be half-asleep.
Michele -- You throw the tomatoes in the blender with all of the other ingredients and blend them right along with everything else.