My favorite salad dressings

Cilantro Dressing:

1/3 cup soy sauce
¼ cup clear rice vinegar
2 T toasted sesame oil
1 ½ T sugar
1 ½ T rice wine or sake
1/3 cup chopped cilantro

Mix all ingredients.

Tahini Dressing:

1/2 cup tahini
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
pinch of salt
pinch of cayenne (optional)
1/2 tsp toasted cumin seeds, ground (optional)

slowly add the water to the tahini, stirring until smooth. Add the lemon juice and salt.


Classic citrus dressing:

1/2 cup mild and fruity olive oil
4 T freshly squeezed lemon juice
sea salt and freshly ground pepper

whisk the lemon juice into the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.



Walnut vinaigrette

2-3 T Sherry or white wine vinegar
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup toasted walnut oil (not the clear type, comes in a dark bottle or can)
2 T extra virgin olive oil

whisk all ingredients together.

Basic Balsamic Vinaigrette

3-4 T balsamic vinegar
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
3/4 cup fruity extra virgin olive oil