Lorenzo Dressing

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            FOOD FUNNY
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Thanks to Anna Welander of Uppsala, Sweden for this from-the-
mouths-of-babes food funny:

A young couple invited their elderly pastor for Sunday dinner.
While they were in the kitchen preparing the meal, the minister
asked their son what they were having. "Goat," the little boy
replied.

"Goat?" replied the startled man of the cloth, "Are you sure
about that?"

"Yep," said the youngster. "I heard Dad say to Mom, 'Today is
just as good as any to have the old goat for dinner.'"

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            TODAY'S RECIPE
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I started putting together a bunch of recipes for salad dressing
this week, but about halfway through I realized there are many
other uses for cold sauces so the theme this week is "Cold Sauces
for Salads and More." Here is the lineup:

(Recipes in brackets are in the PLUS Edition only.)

Monday's Extra
Lorenzo Dressing
[Anchovy and Caper Sauce]

Tuesday's Extra
Curry Mayonnaise
[Sauce Gribiche]

Wednesday's Extra
Old-Fashioned Boiled Dressing
[Sour Cream Dressing]

Thursday's Extra
Remoulade Sauce
[Russian Dressing]

Friday's Extra
Celery Seed Dressing
[Curry Dressing]

This dressing is one of the myriad variations on sauce vinaigrette,
one of the French "mother" sauces. Serve it over a green salad,
cooked vegetables, or cold meat, poultry, or seafood.

Lorenzo Dressing

1 recipe Sauce Vinaigrette (see below)
1/2 cup (125 ml) chili sauce or ketchup
1/2 cup (125 ml) finely chopped watercress

Combine ingredients and mix well. Makes about 2 cups (500 ml).

Sauce Vinaigrette

1 Tbs (15 ml) finely chopped shallot or onion
1 tsp (5 ml) Dijon-style mustard
1/4 cup (60 ml) red wine vinegar
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
3/4 cup (180 ml) extra-virgin olive oil

Combine the shallot, mustard, vinegar, salt, and pepper in a small
mixing bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined. Add the oil in a
thin stream, whisking constantly. If the sauce separates before being
used it me be recombined by whisking vigorously for a few seconds.
Makes about 1 cup (250 ml).
Received on Mon Sep 11 07:54:12 2006