Raspberry Salad Dressing
I’m wearing my first sweater of the season. Yes, it is official, autumn is finally here (or perhaps I should say, it finally feels like autumn), and my fingertips are even chilled as I type this morning. Everywhere I turn, there are pumpkins and squashes, pears and apples, and the crisp thin air of fall. I may have officially embraced the autumn season, but I have to tell you, I snuck in a little taste of summer recently.
At last week’s Eggland’s Best Pink Party, my tabletop was composed of varying shades of pink – from the napkins to the flowers, the cookies and the cupcakes. Even the salad was dressed in a shocking, but lovely, shade of fuschia – the Raspberry Salad Dressing was definitely a head turner with its sweet and tangy flavors. Drizzled over fresh greens punctuated by fragrant (read: deliciously stinky) Gorgonzola cheese and slivers of pecans, it was a fabulous salad to go with the savory bread pudding. So even though summer is, by now, a fond memory, if you ever feel like sneaking in a bit of sunshine, put some frozen raspberries to work and make this gorgeous salad dressing. You won’t tan, but it will hold you over till next year.
Raspberry Salad Dressing
Frozen raspberries make this dressing enjoyable all year round! Drizzle it over your favorite greens, and highlight it with some delicious Gorgonzola or goat cheese.
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup frozen raspberries, thawed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 to 1 cup olive oil
Directions:
Blend the raspberries, sugar, vinegar, mustard, salt and lemon juice in a food processor. With the motor running, drizzle in the olive oil until it emulsifies into a creamy consistency. Drizzle over your favorite greens and serve. If preparing in advance, refrigerate in a sealed container, and do whisk well before serving.
Dressing minimally adapted from Almond-Crusted Goat Cheese Salad with Raspberry Dressing, Bon Appetit, August 2001, via Epicurious.
What an absolutely stunning dressing! The color is amazing! I love raspberry vinaigrettes, but this is like that on crack! Great recipe!
A gorgeous salad indeed ! Like how the raspberry dressing brings a pop of colour ! Can’t wait for Summer down here…
The salad looks great.
Beautiful pictures … and I will definitely be trying the dressing!
I love the color pink and salad looks so sophisticated yet girly.
stunning – both the salad and the photos of it. I love pink. I’m in sweaters too, equally clinging to summer and welcoming fall…
The vibrant color alone has me hooked! Love fruity salad dressings =)
I just finished making the raspberry salad dressing. The color is just beautiful and it taste out of this world!!! I’m marinading chicken thighs in part of it. Plan is to cook the thighs slowing on our smoker. Can’t wait for dinner. Thanks
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