Strawberry Salad

I'm making this salad for a party tonight- it's my go-to party salad. Someone asks for the recipe every time I make it. The dressing is what makes it spectacular. The salad itself is super-easy: Romaine, shredded Monterey Jack or Mozzarella, sliced strawberries.

The dressing:
3-5 cloves of garlic
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
Handful of strawberries

Throw it all in a blender and ZAP it. I bring it in a bottle and dress the salad right before serving. You'll want to drink it out of the bottle though. Delicious. Simple. Easy. You will be impressed with yourself.

Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing

I made up this recipe about 8 years ago when I couldn't find a store dressing like it. Somebody asks for it every time I make it and I hope you all do to. Since it's taken me so long to get around to posting I want to come out of the gate strong!

2 T. smooth peanut butter
1/4 c. rice wine vinegar
1/4 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. sesame oil
1 tsp. chili oil, if desired
grated ginger to taste, if desired
1/4 c. canola oil

Put the peanut butter in a bowl and slowly wisk in soy sauce. Add vinegar, sugar, sesame and chili and wisk. Add the oil either by slowly wisking in or putting everything into a mason jar with the oil and shaking until combined. Chill for 30 minutes in order to let the sugar dissolve. Shake again to combine before dressing your greens.

This is both kid approved and fire house approved!