A Salad Dressing to Tickle Your Taste Buds

I promised a client that I would post this dressing recipe asap. Why? Because it's simple, delicious, quick and easy and makes all the difference to a salad and, finally, being new to this and all, she needs it!

I created this dressing as a variation on the simple vinaigrette. Not that there's anything wrong with the aforementioned, but sometimes, for whatever reason, we yearn for a taste-bud assault and that's not always the deal with an undressed or plainly dressed salad, is it?

So, a few weeks ago, while on a dressing creation mission, I set about satisfying the taste-buds fully and completely by using every great chef's secret knowledge. And what might that be? I'm glad you asked : )

Sweet ~ Sour ~ Salty ~ Bitter ~ Pungent

is the answer to the question. And the question is: What are the 5 flavours that the taste-buds recognise (and yearn for)?

And basically, if you can create a recipe that includes at least one ingredient that ticks each of the 5 boxes, then you pretty much have it - so long as the result is palatable of course!

So without further ado, the recipe:

Karen's Taste-Bud Tantalising Salad Dressing

Simply take each of the following ingredients, place into a salad dressing shaker or jam jar with lid, and shake well until fully mixed:

Base: Approx. 1 cup of olive oil + 1/2 cup of pure water (the water makes it less oily and gummy)

Sweet: Honey OR Agave nectar (about 1 Tablespoon)

Sour: 2-3 Tablespoons of apple cider vinegar

Salty: A liberal shaking of a natural flavoured salt like Herbamare

Bitter: The juice of half a lemon

Pungent: Crushed garlic if you haven't used a spicy salt (above)

TOP TIP: Make more than you need as this will last well in a fridge for at least a week - and you'll be glad you did!

Comments

[Mr Lemon Maple Syrup]

Great you came up with that recipe. The proportions are right. Classic ingredients can produce winners like this one!

[susan bland]

for almond hummous how long would you soak the almonds for? susan 15.4.09

[CATHY WARREN]

FOOD LOOKS GREAT!

[bev]

i made a salad that was real delicious too: choped kale,dill,romaine, diced pear/tomatoes,and this would have been nice with your dressing .....