Stetson Salad With Pesto Buttermilk Dressing Recipe 425

Steps:

• While couscous is cooking, heat up olive oil in a medium pan on medium high heat. Add asparagus pieces, and saute for 2-3 minutes, or until just tender crisp. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. In a large bowl, combine couscous, asparagus, arugula, hazelnuts, and feta. Toss with dressing to coat. You will likely have some dressing leftover. Just before serving, add dried corn. For the Dressing Add the ingredients except olive oil to a blender. Run the blender, slowly drizzling the olive oil as it blends into the dressing so it will emulsify. Add salt and pepper to taste (about 1/4 teaspoon of each).

Steps:

• Whisk buttermilk, sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, celery, parsley, dill, Dijon mustard, onion powder, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl until well blended.
• Toss romaine, cucumber, bell pepper, cauliflower, carrot, celery, green onions, sunflower seeds, and parsley together in a large bowl. Serve with dressing. Season with additional salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Arrange salad ingredients in separate rows on a large platter. To make the dressing, place all ingredients in a blender and blend well. Toss the dressing on top of the salad. Will keep in fridge for up to a week.

Steps:

• Make a bed of couscous/quinoa on a large round shallow serving plate. In a wedge shape arrange the chicken, corn, cheese, pumpkin seeds, currants, tomatoes, and spinach on top of the couscous/quino. Alternatively the ingredients can be arranged in strips in individual salad bowls.
• To make the dressing: in a medium bowl, combine the shallots, buttermilk, 1 cup aioli, 1/2 cup pesto, lemon juice, and pepper. You will have approximately 3 cups.
• Serve the dressing in a pitcher for your guests to drizzle on their salad. Reserve the remaining dressing in a glass jar, refrigerated, for other salads.
• Easy Aioli.
• (makes about 1 cup).
• Combine the olive oil, garlic, and salt in a small bowl. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 1 week.
• Pesto.
• (makes about 3/4 cup).
• In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the olive oil, basil, pine nuts, and salt until combines. Refrigerate, covered , for 2 or 3 days.

Steps:

• Layer salad ingredients in large bowl.
• To make dressing, add first 3 ingredients to food processor and blend thoroughly.
• With motor running pour in buttermilk.
• Add remaining ingredients to combine.
• Dress salad as desired, tossing to combine.
• Store remaining dressing in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; shake well. Refrigerate 1 hour. Just before serving, shake dressing again.