Your turn to help me –
If I lived in Hollywood and could spare $15 for a Tuna Tataki salad every day, it’s quite possible I’d make M Cafe de Chaya a daily lunch haunt.
But I live in Santa Monica, and I’m a grad student. And a daily $15 lunch would really cramp my happy hour style.
My friend Hannah, whom I had lunch with, sez that the salad’s all about the dressing. I’m of the opinion that it had something to do with the tuna too, but whatevs.
In any case — I hear salad dressings’re really cheap and easy to make. Thus: I’m interested in your fave salad dressing recipe, especially the kind that might imitate the spicy tanginess of M Cafe’s ponzu dressing.
Just pour balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and ponzu over the salad and tossing with salt & pepper. :) that’s the simplest dressing i always use.
Comment by m — June 19, 2007 @ 11:36 am
following up on m’s suggestion, try starting out with 3 parts olive oil to 1 part vinegar, then adjust to taste. my latest fave is minced shallot with red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt & pepper. if you go to the wed sm farmers’ market, pick up some lettuce greens from windrose farms, and green beans and cherry tomatoes from harry’s berries. halve the tomatoes and let it sit w/ the shallot/vinegar/oil/salt/pepper for awhile, then add the greens and blanched beans. the sweetness of the tomato permeates the dressing. really good!
Comment by Edie — June 19, 2007 @ 12:03 pm
3 Tbs Peanut butter
2 Tbs Olive oil
1 Tsp Sugar
2 Vinegar (rice)
Splash Soy Sauce
Toss with whatev, I like shredded cabbage.
It might make you weep with joy.
Comment by Summer — June 19, 2007 @ 5:11 pm
4 Tbs olive oil
1 Tbs balsamic vinegar
1 crushed clove garlic
1 fine chopped basil leaf
1 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp sugar
dash salt
fine chopped stone fruit such as plum or apricot
mix all together and enjoy!
Comment by Nat — June 19, 2007 @ 5:33 pm
mine’s similar to Nat’s
5 Tbs olive oil
2 Tbs basalmic vinegar
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 sweet basil leaves
1/2 cup feta or gorgonzola cheese
1 Tbs honey
(if you have fresh thyme around, throw some in too)
place in blender, food processor or magic bullet (1!2!3!) and blend it all up… yummy!
Comment by Brady — June 20, 2007 @ 1:14 pm
You guys are amazing. Okay — I might have to have a salad dressing tasting night to evaluate these –
I actually have no idea what ponzu is. I thought it was a made up word or something. Off to google –
Comment by Siel — June 22, 2007 @ 12:51 am
Dude, I just checked your blog for my recipe. Awesome.
Comment by Summer — June 28, 2007 @ 8:52 pm