Archive for the Salads Category

French Dressing – here with butter lettuce

Posted in My favorite mom's recipes, Salads on May 30, 2011 by majcych

 This dressing is our family recipe… My grandma, my mom, my aunt, my sister… everyone make this dressing at least once a week. Every time I prepare it for a company it gets huge ovations. It’s just delicious and works perfect with not only butter lettuce but also endive, shredded carrots or shredded celery root…

 

Ingredients:

½ lemon – juiced

2 cloves of garlic

Pinch of sugar

¼ cup canola oil

Salt & pepper

1 tbsp finely chopped parsley

 Head of butter lettuce

Preparation:

Wash lettuce and dry it thoroughly

Squeeze lemon juice to a small bowl

Using garlic presser squeeze garlic cloves into the same bowl

Add pinch of sugar, salt and pepper and mix well

Still mixing slowly add oil

Add parsley

Pour over the lettuce and mix well just before serving

Tomato Cucamber Dill & Mint Salad

Posted in Salads, Sides on May 12, 2011 by majcych

 

 

 

Ingredients:

4 tomatoes seeded and cut into cubes

1 English cucumber, cubed

½ red onion, chopped

1 tbsp of sherry vinegar

Juice of ½  lemon

3 tbsps of olive oil

1 tbsp of chopped dill

1 tbsp of chopped mint

1 tsp of Aleppo pepper

Salt & pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together and let it masserate for few minutes