For this tasty salad dressing I used the incredibly fragrant Mirabelle plums, fresh lemongrass and home made fire cider. The outcome was fabulous.
Mirabelle plums have a unique taste and fragrance, and are considered to be a rarity because of a rather short harvest season. You can substitute them with Reine Claude, Damson plums or any ripe plums that are in season. Dried lemongrass is much stronger in flavor than the fresh one, so if you are using it instead of the fresh, use sparingly at first and adjust the taste as you go. Fire cider is an unique health tonic made with raw apple cider vinegar and a variety of herbs and spices. If you are using a store-bought, make sure it wasn't pasteurized.
Ingredients:
- 1 stalk fresh lemongrass, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
- 8-10 Mirabelle plums, pits removed
- 1/4 cup virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup fire cider
- 1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt to balance the flavors
- freshly ground black pepper to taste, optional
Method:
- In a blender whiz all the ingredients into a smooth, creamy dressing. If the dressing is too thick, add a little spring or purified water to dilute it a bit.
- Adjust the taste to your personal liking and serve with leafy greens, spiralized carrots, or as a dipping sauce. Enjoy in good company!
Tip: Mirabelle plums are rather small, about the size of cherry tomatoes or cherries, sometimes slightly bigger but seldom as big as apricots. I wanted this dressing to be very fruity and used ten very sweet Mirabelles. If you are using a different type of plums, you may want to adjust the amounts. I would take three to four Reine Claude plums because they are much bigger than the Mirabelles; four to five Damsons; two to three large American plums. Note that the Damsons or any other purple plums will give you a nice pink colored dressing. Mirabelles, Reine Claudes, or any other golden plums will render it golden yellow. This sweet and spicy dressing is perfect for robust, bitter greens and root vegetables but it will add depth and complexity to any salad.
In radiant health, passionately raw - Dominique
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