Lime Salad Dressing

By zboni

Ingredients

• 1 lime
• 1/8 cup chopped fresh rosemary leaves
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves
• 1/8 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 4 1/2 teaspoons stone-ground mustard
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh ginger
• 1/4 cup grapeseed oil (or your choice of olive or canola oil)
• 1 ounce water, preferably bottled
• Sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Place the lime in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave until the essential oils in the skin are released. The lime will be hot coming from the microwave, so let it cool just enough so you can handle it, before squeezing it. Turn on the blender and through the feed opening, add the rosemary, tarragon, cilantro, stone ground mustard, rice wine vinegar, and fresh ginger, and blend together until a smooth paste has formed. At this point the lime should be cool enough to squeeze. With the power on, add the lime juice through the blender feed-tube, and then very slowly add the oil and water until the mixture thickens and can coat the back of a spoon. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Set aside in refrigerator until needed. (When chilled, the dressing should resemble something like mayonnaise.) Reserve some of the dressing to drizzle on the plate later.