Exotic Greens with Kiwi-Honey Vinaigrette
January 26, 2009
By: Megabeth
Category: Salads
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This recipe was featured in the Valentine’s Day suggestions in Vegetarian Entertaining by Vegetarian Times. The kiwi-honey vinaigrette brought a hint of summer in the dark cold winter. It’s pretty thick so a little bit of the dressing goes a long way.
Exotic Greens with Kiwi-Honey Vinaigrette
Vegetarian Times: Vegetarian Entertaining
Dressing
2 kiwi fruits, peeled and coarsely chopped
3 T canola oil
2 T red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
1 T honey
1/4 t salt
1/4 t white pepper
Salad
8 ounces mixed gourmet greens, such as radicchio, endive, romaine, or red leaf lettuce
8 cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cucumber, sliced (peeled if waxed)
1 large carrot, peeled and shredded
To make the dressing, combine all dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until smooth, about 5 to 10 seconds.
Pour into a serving container and refrigerate until ready to use.
So was the Vegetarian Times’ suggestion that one make this for someone else on Feb. 14th, or to request it of someone?!
I love kiwis, but had never thought of them a main ingredient for a salad dressing. I have them in salads all the time, so I suppose that’s a logical next step, though.
Do you have any other [favorite] dressings? I could get by on vinegar alone, every time, but wouldn’t mind a change now and then, especially when we have people over (not everyone is as enamored of vinegar as I am, apparently).
1Request it, of course… :)
I have a recipe for a green goddess dressing. (I fell in love with a version of that dressing from an organic lunch place during a summer stint in New York City.) I’ll try to make it soon. I grew up eating Grammy’s Salad Dressing but usually just throw balsamic vinegar and fresh ground pepper and I’m good to go.
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