Jac o' lyn Murphy: Salty Dog Salad Dressing

Friday, January 4, 2013

Salty Dog Salad Dressing


Every Christmas we go grapefruit picking in Palm Springs.
We all head out on the golf cart and hunt for the ripest trees around my parents' house.

Well, this year was the best "pickins" we have ever had 
and I have spent the last week trying to figure out a way to use our bounty!

One of my favorite drinks is a Salty Dog,
 but there are only so many you can drink,
(believe me I have tried)
so I decided to turn it into a salad dressing...


in a jar I combined:
the juice from 3 grapefruit (approx 2 cups)
1 tsp of salt
1/2 of a large shallot finely chopped
2 tsp of white wine vinegar
2 tsp Dijon mustard
3/4 cup of olive oil 


It is so light and refreshing, we have tried it on a few different salads.

My kids liked it on mixed greens with avocados and tomatoes
and my fave was with arugula topped with parmigiano reggiano cheese.

I think it would be a great marinade too...

Now I can have Salty Dogs all the time!


4 comments:

  1. What a fun Christmas time tradition. No way could we do that in Oregon. Too cold and wet. Great idea for salad dressing.

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  2. That sounds delicious ... I'm pinning it! I love the thought of you out grapefruit picking ... what a fun tradition!

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  3. Sound good, I will have to give your recipe a try. :-)

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