Sun Dried Tomato And Bacon Salad Dressing
On August 27, 2011 I made a notation in my little spiral notebook, the one that I write recipes in , it said:
Need to make again for photos.
As you probably have guessed, it was for a Sundried Tomato and Bacon dressing. It was one of those recipe that I threw together and it came out perfect, no tweaking needed. I quickly wrote down the ingredients so I wouldnt forget and then made myself that little note. I even put a little sticky flag on the page to remind me to remake it and take photos. I stashed the notebook away, then promptly forgot about it until I received the Bella Sun Luci Sun Dried Tomatoes.
I served this on heals of the Roasted Garlic Sun Dried Tomato Soup with Grilled Truffle Cheese Croutons, which led to my choice of using the same product that I used in the soup. Ill not go on and on about how good the tomatoes were since I already shared that with you. But I will tell that the dressing flavorful, I could almost eat it straight up. For the salad I simply used some romaine lettuce and feta cheese and felt like I had a complete luncheon dish because the sun dried tomato and bacon dressing was hearty enough on its own. A chunk of the Simple Artisan Bread that Ive been making rounded out the meal.
Tips For Making The Best Sun
- Dry tomatoes vs. jarred in oil. I prefer the flavor of sun-dried tomatoes that are sold dry versus those packed in oil. If you choose to use oil-packed ones, be sure to drain them well before adding to the blender.
- Reconstitute . If your sun-dried tomatoes are on the older side and you suspect theyre too dry to blend into the dressing, reconstitute them by soaking them in warm water for ~10 minutes before adding to the blender.
- Use the good olive oil. Since the ingredient list for this dressing is so short, be sure to use the best quality ingredients you have access to. The olive oil, in particular, will determine the overall quality of the dressing. I recommend California Olive Ranch.
- Add oil at the end. If it gets blended for too long, olive oil can sometimes take on an unpleasant bitter flavor. To avoid over-processing, add it to the blender at the very end after all the other ingredients are pureed.
Variations On Mediterranean Salad
You may have noticed that this Mediterranean cucumber salad doesnt contain any lettuce. Since I worked at an authentic Greek restaurant during early college, I learned from the Santorini native owner that there is no lettuce in a true Greek chopped salad. What a surprise, considering almost every restaurant Greek salad in the United States has lettuce!
So I decided to go the authentic route with this tomato and cucumber salad recipe and skip the lettuce.
That being said, there are a couple variations I love making:
- Lettuce is a fine addition to this Greek cucumber salad. This will help stretch the salad and add more bulk to it, and also reduce the amount of carbs per serving if thats important to you.
- Add some kalamata olives or pepperoncinis for some additional flavors. This is one of the many reasons I love salad, they are so easy to customize and switch up according to preferences and what you have in the fridge!
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Three: How To Make A Thicker Vinaigrette Dressing
For a thicker sun-dried tomato dressing thats not just oil and vinegar, there are two ways to incorporate a few sun-dried tomatoes:
The oil on the left has 2-3 small slices of sun-dried tomato blended with the dressing for a thicker consistency, compared to the thinner dressing in the standard recipe on the right.
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Can You Make Mediterranean Chopped Salad Ahead
You can do some of the prep ahead for this Mediterranean chopped salad. Thats another benefit of a lettuce-free salad, they dont wilt as easily!
If you want to make this salad ahead, store the vegetables and dressing separately. Blend up the dressing it will last 5-7 days in the fridge. And chop your veggies theyll last 2-3 days in the fridge. Then right before serving, mix together.
Give your sun-dried tomato vinaigrette a good shake before drizzling it onto the salad and if its too thick, add some more olive oil. Youll want to let the dressing come to room temperature so that the oil isnt solid.
Responses To Sun Dried Tomato And Bacon Salad Dressing
What a great salad. Especially in the winter when good tomatoes are hard to come by. We love us some BLTs here. So much so that we gauge the success of our tomato patch on how many BLTs we were able to make.
I love homemade dressings and theyre so easy and no bottled taste. Yum! Saw the a la mode definition and it reminded me. When I was a kid, we moved from MA to AZ, so ate in a lot of restaurants along the way. One night I ordered apple pie a la mode and the waitress asked what kind of ice cream I wanted and I told her chocolate. My mom wouldnt let me get it she told the waitress to top it with vanilla. Ha!
So, I wanted you to know, I dont really eat salad, but I showed this to my mom who cant get enough of the stuff. She also love sun-dried tomatoes.She was practically speechless and plans to make this asap!
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Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Faqs
What can you do with dried tomato oil?
You can use leftover dried tomato oil in recipes like this vinaigrette – it works in any homemade salad dressing to give a hint of tomato flavor.You can also use it in place of regular olive oil in any recipe that could benefit from the lovely tomato flavor, like sautéed chicken, ground beef that will go into a pasta sauce, soups and stews, etc..Basically, keep it by your other oils and use it when you would like a boost of tomato flavor!
Do you store sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil?
- 1/2teaspoonblack pepper,or to taste
- 1/4teaspoonsea salt,or to taste
Is Mediterranean Salad Healthy
Yes, Mediterranean salads are healthy! This salad is packed with a variety nutritious vegetables. Each serving of salad will give you TWO servings of vegetables.
Its pretty low in calories, so if you want to turn this into a meal, I would recommend adding some juicy baked chicken or Parmesan crusted salmon on the side.
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Vinaigrette Formula: 3 Parts Oil + 1 Part Vinegar
The first step to making any homemade vinaigrette is to know the generally-accepted basic vinaigrette formula:
3 PARTS OIL + 1 PART VINEGAR
Once you have this formula down, you can add your extra spices, herbs, and other ingredients to your homemade dressings. We also like to add a bit of mustard as an emulsifier to our vinaigrettes to keep the oil and vinegar blended as much as possible.
Two: Combine The Ingredients
To make the vinaigrette, combine the fragrant tomato oil with a vinegar, a small amount of mustard , whatever dried herbs you have on hand , and a pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk or blend together until the dressing begins to thicken, and serve.
Whisk together the vinaigrette ingredients in a bowl, shake in a jar, or blend to combine ingredients.
NOTE ON VINEGARS: We prefer using a white wine vinegar as it has a tangy light taste that compliments the strong oil, however weve also tested this recipe using red wine vinegar and its super tasty as well. We tried balsamic vinegar and its good, but does have a very strong flavor .
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Pasta Salad With Sun Dried Tomatoes
The star of this big, juicy Pasta Salad is the dressing its made using the flavour infused oil from the Sun Dried Tomatoes. Never throw away free flavour especially when its this good! Quick to make and a big crowd pleaser, this can be as diverse as you want it to be!
According to Google, there are 433 million results when youre searching for a Pasta Salad.
So what makes this one different?
Kraft Sun Dried Tomato And Oregano Dressing
Kraft Sun Dried Tomato And Oregano Dressing. Remove the pieces of chicken from the slow cooker and place on a plate. Kraft sun dried tomato and oregano salad dressing.
Brush bottom of chicken with 1/4 cup dressing. Add the chicken, beans, chicken broth, corn, enchilada sauce, green chilies, cilantro, chili powder, cumin, oregano and paprika to the insert of a 6 quart or larger slow cooker and stir to combine. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 7 hours or on high for 3 to 5 hours.
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Kraft velveeta shells & cheese dinner 3 pk: Drizzle with olive oil and toss.
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add the chicken, beans, chicken broth, corn, enchilada sauce, green chilies, cilantro, chili powder, cumin, oregano and paprika to the insert of a 6 quart or larger slow cooker and stir to combine.
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Restaurant for the family and a great place for children with a children’s menu as well. Brush or pour 1/2 cup of the remaining dressing under the skin and on outside surface of chicken.
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One: Strain The Leftover Sun Dried Tomato Oil
The first step to making this vinaigrette using leftover sun-dried tomato oil is to remove the sun-dried tomatoes from the jar and reserve the remaining oil.
Strain the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes, or reserve the leftover oil after using the tomatoes in other recipes.
NOTE ON AMOUNT OF OIL FROM SUN-DRIED TOMATO JARS: We typically buy 8 ounce jars of sun-dried tomatoes. This size yields about ½ cup of oil after the tomatoes are removed. However, if youre able to buy larger jars in bulk to reduce packaging waste, increase the serving size in the recipe below for proper portions of all ingredients.
How To Make Mediterranean Salad
This easy Mediterranean cucumber tomato salad takes just 10 minutes to make!
The Mediterranean salad ingredients are super simple, and in fact there are just FIVE of them:
- Grape tomatoes
- Sea salt
- Black pepper
The addition of the sun-dried tomatoes adds such intense flavor to the dressing. You know when you have a half jar of sun dried tomatoes in the fridge and youre searching for sun dried tomato recipes to make so they dont go bad? THIS is your dressing.
Toss the dressing and veggies together, and dig in!
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That bright, neon-orange oil your sun-dried tomatoes are packed in is a gold mine of flavor. It makes perfect sense to use the oil instead of dumping it down the drain. How about as a salad dressing? You can use sun-dried tomato oil in lieu of olive oil for any of your favorite dressing recipes.
I discovered this magical ingredient while working on our Bowls book. While adding sun-dried tomatoes to our Mediterranean Tuna Salad Bowl, I thought, Why waste this? and into the dressing it went.
What Ingredients Go In A Pasta Salad
In this pasta salad, weve got cooked pasta, chicken, sun dried tomato, baby spinach, tomatoes and onion with a pasta salad dressing. But as with most pasta salad recipes, this is adaptable to what youve got on hand or whatever you want to put in it!
This is a particularly great pasta salad for taking somewhere or making ahead because it keeps exceptionally well.
I know you hear that often that pasta salads keep well. But in this case, it really does because its light on fresh veggies. Just tomatoes and baby spinach which does wilt once dressed but then seemingly becomes more integrated into the pasta salad, rather than being off-puttingly limp like when its in a normal salad.
Im probably doing myself a major disservice here by saying that its light on fresh veggies, it doesnt make it sound very summery, does it?
But actually, this is a terrific year round pasta salad because its lovely served warm too. Try it! Nagi x
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A Few Final Thoughts:
- I like to use dehydrated Sun-dried Tomatoes for this recipe, as they are Oil-Free. If you do the same, youll need to quickly rehydrate them in a little hot water before blending the dressing.
- The Italian Seasoning adds a fair amount of flavor to this recipe, but I also think it would be great with an extra boost of fresh Basil.
- The filtered water will naturally separate from the other dressing ingredients in the fridge. Make sure you give everything a good shake before pouring over your salad!
- Yield:2 1/2 cups1x
- Category:Dressing
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Sun Dried Tomato Quinoa Salad With Balsamic Vinaigrette
This Sun Dried Tomato Quinoa Salad is amazingly flavorful and has a the perfect blend of textures. You get a layer of tender spring lettuces, hearty quinoa, crunchy toasted almonds, bold parmesan, chewy bright sun dried tomatoes and a final finish of a tangy, rich balsamic vinaigrette. So much goodness in one super satisfying salad!
Its been far to long since I shared a salad recipe here. It seems as though Ive shared every kind of salad out there but Ive been missing a sun dried tomato salad.
I love those shriveled little bits of sun kissed tomatoes, they might be small but they pack a lot of exciting gourmet flavor.
They pair perfectly with this mellowly sweet and tangy balsamic dressing and the nutty quinoa and almonds.
This is the perfect side dish for dinner but it also makes a nutritious and filling lunch, with or without chicken added.
Try it! Youll love this combination of goodness!
How To Make Sun Dried Tomato And Quinoa Salad
- Cook the quinoa and chill, or just use left over quinoa from a day or two ago.
- Add all the dressing ingredients to a mason jar, cover with lid and shake to emulsify.
- In a salad bowl layer together spring lettuce blend, basil, quinoa, parmesan, almonds and sun dried tomatoes.
- Shake dressing again then pour over salad and toss.
- Serve right away for best results.
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