Top tip: Make this salad dressing in bulk, one time per week, and store it in your refrigerator in a glass jar (avoid plastic) to use throughout the week. It will save you money on expensive salad dressings and spare your waist line from unwanted added preservatives, additives, artificial ingredients and sweeteners that can pack on pounds. Use this simple recipe as starting point to make your favorite flavored salad dressings.
When one thinks of pesto, one can consider it as a way of dealing with abundance such as fresh summer herbs. There are so many things you can do with pesto, like use it as a spread on a sandwich, or as a sauce in which to toss pasta, or as a garnish to top a grilled chicken breast, or even toss with roasted organic veggies such as potatoes.
1 cup packed fresh organic basil leaves 1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt plus 1/4 cup of salt for every quart of water used to blanch the basil leaves 1/2 cup olive oil
Use as many organic ingredients for optimum flavor.
1 1/2 cups organic wild rice 4 cups of water or homemade organic chicken stock 1/2 cup celery chopped 1 cup of onions chopped 1 cup fresh mushroom buttons 2 tablespoons of organic butter salt and pepper to taste
If a dish calls for crème fraiche or sour cream, the best flavor enhancing trick is to make your own! It's easy, more flavorful and much cheaper than store bought crème fraiche and results in a far superior end product. Here is a simple recipe that only requires two ingredients.
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