This simple peach cucumber salad has a delicious
basil vinaigrette for a blend of sweet and tangy flavors and soft and crunchy textures.
This fresh green salad gets a pop of color and vitamins from sliced strawberries, and is mixed with creamy goat cheese and
basil vinaigrette for extra flavor.
Not exact matches
Combine all the ingredients
for the
basil vinaigrette in a high powered blender and blend
for 60 seconds until very smooth.
I make a lot of pasta with simple sauces like butter, garlic, lemon, & thyme, or bacon, tomatoes,
basil, balsamic & parmesan; I will add shrimp or chicken
for variety; we grill a lot of vegetables with simple
vinaigrettes; last night I had chicken breasts and a half bag of nearly stale pretzels so I crushed them, coated the pounded breasts and deep fried them, served with beer cheese sauce & a green salad.
No muss, no fuss, with fresh pasta that cooks in just two minutes; dinner is on the table faster than you can make the
basil vinaigrette (thanks to David Lebovitz — scroll down
for more) that simply makes this meal.
For other meals, I cook orzo separately and make a heartier dish or pasta salad, adding feta, tiny tomatoes, celery or peas,
basil or parsley, and a
vinaigrette.
Swap grilled peaches
for tomatoes (or go halfsies),
basil pesto or
vinaigrette for the Dijon dressing, and baby lettuces
for arugula.
For the salad 1/4 cup (1 ounce / 30 grams) pistachio nuts 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Sea salt, preferably Halen Môn, and freshly ground black pepper 3 pounds (1.5 kilograms) heirloom tomatoes, in assorted colors 2 melons, in different varieties and preferably different colors 1/4 pound (125 grams) arugula leaves 1/4 cup (1/4 ounce / 7 grams) fresh opal
basil leaves, torn 1 Serrano chile, cut into paper - thin rings 1/4 cup (2 fluid ounces / 60 milligrams) zinfandel
vinaigrette
Add chives,
basil, fennel or mustard seeds, cumin, and mint into the base of your leafy green salads and sandwiches, and throw in some garlic,
basil, and ginger to
vinaigrettes for a spice - infused salad dressing.
Drizzle with half the
basil vinaigrette and leave the rest
for guests to add more if desired.
For me, it's zucchini noodles with
basil vinaigrette...