Ingredients
Raspberry Vinaigrette:
- 3 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
- 1 shallot, quartered
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Creamy Italian Dressing:
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, lightly crushed with the side of a knife blade, and quartered
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salad:
- 12 cups romaine lettuce soaked in salt water to remove grit, stiff spines removed, torn into bite sized pieces and dried with a salad spinner (from 2 or 3 heads romaine lettuce)
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced on a mandolin
- 1 Vidalia onion, thinly sliced on a mandoline
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
- 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1 small loaf French bread, sliced, toasted and cut into croutons
Directions
For the raspberry vinaigrette:
Add the vinegar to a blender, replace the lid, turn it on, and through the feed opening, add, 1 at a time, the shallot, black pepper, salt, mustard, and thyme. Then leaving the blender running, add the olive oil in a slow thin stream.
Wash and dry the blender to have it ready to prepare the other dressing.
For the creamy Italian dressing:
Add the vinegar to a blender, replace the lid, turn it on, and through the feed opening, add, 1 at a time, the garlic, black pepper, salt, red pepper, and Parmesan. Then leaving the blender running, add the olive oil in a slow thin stream.
For the salad, toss the lettuce, red onion, sweet onion, tomatoes, Parmesan, and parsley together in a large bowl. Top with croutons, and serve the dressings on the side.
















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By dwit@nc.rr.com
Chapel Hill, NC
on October 10, 2011
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Creamy Italian Dressing with no mayonaise or cream or something????
By deimlingkim_7576096
Park City, UT
on August 12, 2011
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Creamy Italian is wonderful, and took the advice of others: red wine vinegar, more garlic, fresh basil & oregano. A new regular in my dressing rotation. As for the "high calorie" comment . . . the only calories come from the olive oil, and that's as heart-healthy as it gets. Enjoy without guilt!
By jaime.sallis
Huntsville, 39
on April 09, 2011
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Very good, the only reason it isn't a 5 is because it is so high calorie.
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