Mr. Salad Dressing

Spicy Thousand Island Salad Dressing

• 2 tbsp horseradish sauce
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 2 tbsp relish
• salt and pepper to taste

This is a simple version of thousand island dressing with a little kick.  Ketchup and relish make this salad dressing sweet.  The horseradish sauce brings the creaminess as well as the spicy kick.  A fresh wedge of iceberg lettuce with this salad dressing is a great way to start a meal.

Great chefs need great knife skills for all of the chopping, slicing, and dicing they do. However, the home chef doesn’t need to have the same knife skills. That’s why a mandoline is a great tool for the home chef to have in his or her kitchen.

Literally, within a few seconds, you can turn a cucumber into hundreds of matchsticks. You can thinly slice a potato for chips. A sweet potato can be turned into fries, too.

There are a few different types of mandolines from the inexpensive to the elaborate. Some come with one blades, and some come with several blades. A really nice mandoline will have a compartment to catch your food.

Creamy Parmesan Peppercorn Salad Dressing

• 2 tbsp low-fat mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp parmesan, grated or shredded
• 1 tsp skim milk
• 1 tsp horseradish sauce
• freshly ground peppercorns
• salt to taste

There used to be a steak, ribs, and chicken restaurant that served their salads with a creamy parmesan peppercorn salad dressing.  This version brings back memories of that dressing.  The restaurant packed their salads with cheese and onions.  It was a great salad for a great salad dressing.