Italian Greens and Herb Salad

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I made this for a dinner group for my church class. I doubled everything, and it all worked fine. For the dressing I found that placing about 3x the honey in a small bowl and microwaving it for about 10 seconds allowed it to be far easier to work with while making the dressing. Using other reviewers comments on watching the tart taste, I worked the dressing until I got the 'right' flavor of tart and sweet. I mixed the salad up, but kept the dressing in a jar until we arrived at our destination. I applied the dressing when we served it and it was very tasty. Definitely a keeper!

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This salad was interesting. It had nice textures, and I always love kalamata olives. I made this exactly as directed, and the dressing was very tart. Between the lemon in the dressing, the bitter endive and the relatively strong flavor of the parsley, the kids and husband hated it. I thought it was ok. If I made it again (which is relatively unlikely given my family's dislike for the salad, I would definitely follow the advice of other reviewers and add more honey to take the tart edge off the salad.

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Never made this before - took it to a dinner party for eight - all we had was lasagna, this salad, some garlic bread and a little wine. Wow - what a hit and it made enough for all - . Fresh Fresh and light - the flavors are out of this world!

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Man, this is a good salad! My husband doesn't even like olives & he snarfed down 2 big bowls! Suitable for a dinner party or summer cookout- would be equally at home in either situation! We had it with grilled pizza but it would also be a good start to a heavier meal because it's light and refreshing.

I used about 2 Tbs of honey after watching the video, and I threw in some oregano from the garden and a little minced roasted garlic. The dressing was a bit sweet but turned out to be perfect with the bitter endive & salty olives. I also added 1/2 a can of cannellini beans for a bit of extra fiber and they soak up the dressing really nicely.

Just fantastic, try it. :

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I took this to an Italian wine dinner party and everyone loved it and asked for the recipe. Only a small portion was leftover! I did add a tad more honey but thought that blending the dressing mellowed the lemon flavor and created a creamy taste.

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This is my favorite dressing of all time, BUT they key is to add the lemon juice slowly, until you get the taste you desire. If you put in all the juice Giada calls for (at least this happened to me, it was overwhelmingly tart. I added MUCH more honey than she calls for as well, just to counterract all the lemon, but in the end I got the balance of flavors that I liked. This salad is light, refreshing, fantastic!

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love this salad dressing, thanks Giada!

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Brings out the best in the greens and a perfect match if you're serving a dense main dish.

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I thought it tasted way too salty. I would put in just a small pinch of salt, not a teaspoon. Also, if you watch the video, Giada puts in way more than 1 teaspoon of honey.

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This is a really delicious and simple salad to make. It's wonderful on it's own and a great base salad to add other things too like salmon or tomatoes.