Homemade Salad Dressings

Here are some of my favorite homemade salad dressings, most of them invented by relatives or friends. I've thrown in some novelty dressings for good measure. MARTHA's SALAD DRESSING

Mix all ingred except vinegar and garlic in blender. Add vinegar. Float garlic on top. Makes 1 Qt. dressing and serves about 32. JOANNE's BLUE CHEESE or ROQUEFORT DRESSING This is really great! Juice of 2 lemons salt and pepper

Mix all ingred. in blender. Makes 1 qt. Will keep refrigerated for 1 month.

(Note, if you like chunky dressing...mix 1/2 of the cheese with the remaining

ingred. in blender, then add the remainder of the crumbled cheese at the end.) LYNN's HERB DRESSING

In blender combine: LEMON - LEEK SALAD DRESSING for strong flavored salad greens

Whisk in bowl. Chill for several hours before serving. CHRYSANTHEMUM SALAD DRESSING (from Sunset Magazine)

Place chrysanthemum leaves and other ingred. in blender. Blend until smooth,

slowing pour in oil. Turn motor on and off to incorporated all of oil. SPICY LEMON DRESSING (from Sunset Magazine) In addition to salad greens, this dressing is also good on cold, cooked bulgar or rice accented with nuts, raisins, chopped apple; or or cold cooked vegetables such as broccoli, asparagus, green beens or cauliflower. VINAGRETTE FOR LINGUINE PRIMAVERA SALAD (the salad consists of cold Linguine noodles and a colorful assortment of cold, steamed vegetables such as broccoli, chinese peas, red bell pepper... use what you have on hand). freshly ground pepper PARMESAN HERB DRESSING (Spice Islands Cookbook)

Serve on cooked, artichokes, cauliflower, string beans, aspargus or lettuce. Good with hot vegetables too. This recipe uses bottled herbs from Spice Island, but you could modify it to use fresh garlic, etc. tarragon, basil and lemon thyme) Whirl ingred. in blender, adding oil a little at a time. Continue beating AUNT ALICE's FRUIT SALAD DRESSING The fruit base: Juice of 1 lemon Juice of 1 orange boiler stirring constantly until thick. Cool. Store the fruit base in in glass in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

When you are ready to add the dressing to your fruit salad, fold in This is good on chopped apple salad with walnuts and chopped celery or on any assortment of mixed fruits. ALICE's COLE SLAW DRESSING

add 2 Tbs. granulated white sugar

stir in 2 Tbs. white vinegar Salt and pepper

Add to shredded cabbage slaw.