Cilantro Dressing for Salads

Bergy's Note:

This dressing is great on a fresh veggie salad, chicken salad, crisp green salad, taco salads or any tossed salad. Especially good on a salad that is accompanying a Mexican entree.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 32 tablesp ...

• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cilantro, packed
• 1 cup parsley, packed
• 1/4 cup sherry wine vinegar (you can substitute either red wine or cider vinegar)
• 3/4 cup olive oil (I use lite)
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 pinch sugar

Directions:

1. Using your steel knife in the food processor mix garlic and salt; process until it is a paste.
2. Add cilantro and parsley; process to a fine mince.
3. Add vinegar; process for 10 seconds.
4. Add oil in a slow steady stream with the processor on.
5. Add hot pepper sauce (to match your taste) and a pinch of sugar.
6. Chill the dressing for several hours in a glass jar; shake to combine before using.

Reviews

[L DJ]

excellent! Love cilantro, served it with taco salad everyone enjoyed it, my son drizzled some over his subway sandwich the next day he liked it so much.

[NYCDietitian]

Really great salad dressing! I used all cilantro (didn't have any parsley) and only 1/2 cup oil. Great way to use up a lot of cilantro!

[Colorado Veg Chef 77]

Yum! This is a great way to use up a big bunch of cilantro from the garden. We used it as a salad dressing & it was gone in a few days. I skipped the parsley & just used 2 cups of cilantro. We loved how it came out. I also tried the same recipe with fresh basil and was thrilled with the simple, delicious results.