Today I picked up my first CSA delivery. I got Chinese cabbage, Siberian kale, chives, garlic chives, a spicy greens salad mix of about twenty greens, small bunches of Tango lettuce , spring herbs, granola and eggs.
My bag also had a note from the Clay HIll folks with an update on the irrigation system, information about the green house and hoop houses and a recipe for Garlic Scallion and Almond Pesto.
I’m planning on making fresh pasta and the pesto for dinner tomorrow night. I let you know how it goes. I made maple syrup seasoned salad dressing to top the spicy mixed greens for a salad for dinner. Here’s how I did it:
Maple Salad Dressing
I combined one teaspoon of Dijon mustard, two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, two tablespoons of red wine vinegar, one tablespoon of fresh lemon juice, three garlic scallion, half a teaspoon of salt, five grinds of pepper, half a cup of maple syrup, one third of a cup of olive oil, one third of a cup of grape seed oil and one third of a cup of safflower oil in my mini processor.
I used a couple of tablespoons of the dressing and the remainder went into the fridge in a jar. I’ll be able to make nearly instant salads all week.
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Maple Salad Dressing List
- Dijon mustard
- balsamic vinegar
- red wine vinegar
- maple syrup
- lemon
- garlic scallion
- salt
- pepper
- olive oil
- grape seed oil
- safflower oil
Maple syrup dressing? What a great idea! I love maple syrup. I’m really curious to try this. It doesn’t end up being too sweet?
No. I don’t think it is too sweet. I don’t like salad dressing with sugar in them. We’ve been eating CSA salads all week with this dressing. The greens have a little zing and the dressing works well. It might not be so good on a Boston or butter lettuce salad. Thanks for stopping by.
Yum–I’m making this dressing right now!
I’m putting it on a salad for dinner too.
Maple syrup?
Yep! Thanks – a gremelin must have grabbed the maple syrup when I wasn’t looking. I fixed the recipe to include half a cup of maple syrup.