Salad Dressings

Green Goddess Dressing -- The Seattle Times March 26, 2000
¾ c gently packed fresh French tarragon leaves ½
t salt
¾ c snipped fresh chives
6 T extra-virgin olive oil
¾ c gently packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
¾ c sour cream or yogurt
6 anchovy fillets
freshly ground black pepper to taste
¼ c freshly squeezed lemon juice

Puree herbs, anchovies, lemon juice and salt in food processor or
blender. With machine still running, add oil in slow stream. Scrape
down sides. Add sour cream and pepper; process until smooth. Store
tightly covered in refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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Sunwise Salad

This salad is filled with yellow and orange fruits and vegetables
arranged to look like the sun.

2 sweet yellow peppers, cut into rings...cook rings in a covered
skillet in boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes, drain and cool.
1/2 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
3 Tablespoons orange juice
2 t. fresh snipped chives
1/2 t. honey
1/8 t. salt
1/8 t. fresh ground pepper...stir together orange peel, juice,
chives, honey, salt and pepper to make marinade. Set aside. Set
pepper rings in a plastic bag and add marinade to coat. Chill for 4
to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
lettuce leaves
6 to 9 plum tomatoes or 2 to 3 medium tomatoes, sliced
1 medium orange, sliced
1 cup red cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup yellow cherry tomatoes, halved (optional)
freshly ground pepper (optional)...

To serve, line a large platter with lettuce leaves. Arrange tomato
and orange slices around the edge. Drain pepper rings, reserving
marinade. Arrage pepper rings in an overlapping circle inside the
circle of tomatoes and oranges. Fill center with red cherry
tomatoes. Garnish with yellow tomatoes and extra ground pepper, and
drizzle with reserved marinade.

Wild Thyme Pasta Salad

Ingredients: 1 package spiral pasta 1 jar artichoke hearts Sliced tomatoes & mushrooms Wild Thyme seasoning to taste Boil pasta. Let cool then add sliced tomatoes, mushrooms & artichoke hearts. Mix well & add the seasoning. Let sit in the refrigerator for a few hours. Serve chilled.