Roasted Garlic and Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing for Greek Salad

Submitted by Abby Girl

"This dressing also works well as a marinade for pork tenderloin or chicken. Everything can be made up ahead of time for last minute assembling."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Dressing

• 1 head garlic, unpeeled
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄4 salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 -2 tablespoon water
• 2 sun-dried tomatoes, minced

• Greek Salad

• 8 cups romaine lettuce leaves, torn
• 1 tomatoes, cored and cut into wedges
• 1 cup cucumber, diced
• 1⁄2 cup kalamata olive
• 1⁄2 cup feta cheese, crumbled

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Using a knife, slice off 1/4 to 1/2 inch from the top of unpeeled garlic head to expose cloves. Place garlic in a small dish and drizzle with 1/2 tsp oil. Cover with foil, then bake in oven until garlic feels soft when pressed, 25 - 35 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. The recipe only calls for 5 - 6 cloves. Use the rest for other dishes.
3. Mash 6 cloves with a fork. Stir in oregano, salt and pepper. Whisk in remaining oil, vinegar and enough water for a dressing consistency. Stir in sun-dried tomatoes. Taste and add additional salt if needed.
4. In a large bowl, toss lettuce with tomatoes and cucmber. Toss with dressing. Add olives and cheese and toss again.

Reviews

[Julie F]

I used this dressing for Recipe #159781 and it was delicious. I just put all the ingedients in the food processor and blended it until it was fairly smooth. It is a thick dressing, but it thins out perfectly when it hits pasta (or lettuce). The flavor was wonderful and I enjoyed using the roasted garlic for a pleasant change. I'm looking forward to using it as a marinade because I think it would be wonderful. Thanks so much!