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Italian Spinach Dressing

Name: Italian Spinach Dressing
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup red wine vinegar; 1 cup extra virgin olive oil; 2 cups washed spinach; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons parsley; 1/2 teaspoon basil; 1/2 teaspoon thyme; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1 small clove garlic; pepper to taste

by: breadandbeta

March 10, 2010

4 4 Ratings

Serves 4

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Author Notes

This was designed to be served with a citrus salad, but is also good over chicken, fish, pasta, rice, etc. —breadandbeta

Test Kitchen Notes

I LOVE this recipe. It doesn’t specify fresh or dried herbs, so I used fresh. Once it’s blended it turns gorgeous vibrant green -- appealing from the start. The dressing is fairly tart, which I like, but the tartness is nicely balanced by the bite of garlic and then the salty nuttiness of the cheese. Breadandbeta recommends using it on a citrus salad, but I was STARVING so I used it on a citrus and pasta salad and it was just perfect -- I have been dressing pasta salads with a pesto vinaigrette for years, but I am going to switch to this one. I think it would also be EXCELLENT on grilled lamb chops. As a side note, I was gobbling so fast I sort of slopped it all over myself, so soon I will be able to report on the effectiveness of Shout It Out on dressing-speckled sweatshirts. - aargersi —The Editors

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Blend all ingredients in food processor or blender until smooth.
Adjust seasoning to taste.

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Dan May 16, 2018

Hi how long should this keep in sealed mason jar in the fridge?

aargersi March 25, 2010

UPDATE - SHOUT works on this dressing on sweatshirts, and, come to find, t-shirts too. At this rate I will be able to report on my entire wardrobe :-) It's delicious! Congratulations and well deserved!!!

breadandbeta March 25, 2010

So glad you liked the dressing! I've made it with both fresh herbs and dried herbs and either works. I use whatever I have on hand. Thanks for the SHOUT tip. I have plenty of shirts to test this on. :)

breadandbeta March 13, 2010

Monkeymom- the leftovers in my fridge are still vibrantly green.

lastnightsdinner March 13, 2010

Gorgeous!

monkeymom March 12, 2010

This is a beautiful color. Does it stay this bright if you store extras?

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