Greens With Creamy Celery Dressing Recipes

GREENS WITH CREAMY DRESSING

Steps:

• Wash greens and drain. Pat dry with paper towels. Place in salad bowl or on salad plates.
• Beat mustard and mayonnaise. Add oil in very thin stream, beating constantly with wire whisk. Dressing should remain thick.
• Beat in vinegar in thin stream; dressing should be thinner but still creamy.
• Add herbs, salt and pepper to dressing.
• Put garlic through press and beat in. Serve dressing over greens.

CREAMY CELERY SEED DRESSING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter. Meanwhile, combine vinegar, eggs, celery seed, salt and pepper. Gradually add to butter, stirring constantly. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened and a thermometer reads 160°. , Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Mix in mayonnaise, Italian dressing and sugar. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour. Serve over coleslaw, vegetables or pasta.

SIMPLE GREEN SALAD WITH CELERY SEED AND VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Mince and mash garlic to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon salt, then whisk together with celery seeds, vinegar, and oil in a large bowl. Add lettuce and toss to coat.

SALAD GREENS WITH CREAMY CUCUMBER DRESSING

Steps:

• Place the cucumber, dill, jalapeno and garlic in the bowl of a mini-chop or blender and process until creamy. Mix with the remaining dressing ingredients.
• Cut the salad greens into two-inch pieces and wash thoroughly in cold water. Drain and spin dry.
• At serving time, toss the greens with the cucumber dressing and serve immediately.

GREENS WITH CITRUS DRESSING

Steps:

• In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine orange juice, vinegar, honey, water, lemon juice, orange zest and raisins if desired; shake well. Serve over salad greens.

SARASOTA'S CREAMY ROASTED CELERY SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Celery -- In a small bowl, add the celery, oil, salt and pepper and toss well. Put on a small baking sheet lined with either parchment paper or foil and bake at 425 for about 15-20 minutes (medium shelf) until the celery begins to soften. You don't want the celery to brown. You can reduce the heat to 400 if it is browning too much. Remove the celery and let cool.
• Dressing -- To a small food processor or a blender, add the cooled celery, garlic, scallions, shallots, vinegar, celery seed and celery salt (go easy, you can always add more), pinch of pepper and pulse a few times to break everything up. Add in the mustard, mayo and pulse again. Then, slowly add in the oil as the blender or food processor is running on low speed. This will help to emulsify the dressing. Drizzle in the oil slowly. If the dressing is too thick, just add a tablespoon or two of water just to help thin it out. For me, I prefer mine thick, but it depends how thick you like your dressing. Just a little water will thin it right out, it doesn't take much.
• Season -- Once it is all pureed, check for seasoning. Since you are using celery salt -- I don't add any additional salt, but a little more pepper may be needed.
• Serve -- Use over your favorite grilled vegetables or a tossed salad. It is also wonderful over grilled fish. ENJOY!
• NOTE: 30 minutes cooking time includes roasting the celery.