My kids prefer the dressing on rainbow pasta. I add chopped broccoli to the boiling pasta during the last three minutes of cook time, then rinse the pasta and broccoli in cold water and let it cool down before tossing it with the dressing.
Lemon Dill Dressing
1/4 to 1/2 cup olive oil
zest and juice of one lemon
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dill
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Mix all ingredients. For best results, make ahead of time and refrigerate for a few hours to allow flavors to meld.
One of my favorite things about making this dressing is using my two favorite kitchen tools. Pampered Chef makes the best garlic press, hands down; and no kitchen is complete without a Microplane, or four (two fine grater, one coarse grater, one ribbon grater). I can zest the lemon and grate the cheese with one single tool.
I hope you enjoy this recipe. Perhaps it will become one of your family's favorites too!
24 comments:
Yummy, this looks amazing. I'm sure it WILL become a favorite. Along with the soup which we made AGAIN last night!
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Thanks for sharing more kitchen goodness :)
This looks absolutely delicious! I'm glad I'm not the only one that loves to whip out the microplane! Wheee! Thanks for sharing a recipe that will no doubt be used in my kitchen over and over.
I love those same tools. And this dressing does look wonderful. Is it dried or fresh dill you use?
Sandy - I used dried dill. If you are lucky enough to have fresh dill, use more - maybe 2 tablespoons.
oh yum!!
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This looks delicious! I'm always on the lookout for a good salad dressing recipe.
Thanks! We haven't made this for awhile. I was trying to decide what to fix this weekend. We add imitation crab and make it a whole dinner. It's also good with red bell peppers.
Finally!! This is my favorite recipe of yours... the one I use the most, that's for sure! I could drink the dressing right out of the bowl when the salad is gone (not that I ever have.)
Oh, and I love my microplaner, too. Thanks to a friend that couldn't believe I was living without one.
Mmmmm. I might just make this tonight, on plain salad. I looove my pc garlic press. Several years ago, I was a p-chef consultant for the six month period that allowed me to earn extra incentive points and thereby get all their cool stuff.