Cucumber-Ranch Dressing

1/2 large cucumber, chopped

1/4 c ranch dressing

garlic powder

ginger powder

basil

throw it all in a food processor and blend it up

I didn't have any salad greens left, so I used this as a dip for my carrots.

Cranberry-Mustard Dressing

INGREDIENTS

3/4 c fresh or frozen cranberries

two small chunks of fresh ginger

rice vinegar

mustard

olive oil

DIRECTIONS

rinse the cranberries

grate the ginger

put them in a food processor along with:

a large squirt of mustard 

some rice vinegar

a whole bunch of olive oil

blend it up

pour it on some salad

yum

arugula, carrot, radish, zucchini

add pork

add salad dressing

add some tortilla chips for crunch

Creamy Ginger Dressing

I made this salad dressing quite a few days ago, and didn't write anything down, so I'm not sure how accurate this post is going to be.  But I'll do my best.  This was my attempt to replicate the house dressing from the local sushi restaurant, which is delicious.  Mine came out much darker, and not quite tasting the same, but still pretty good.  I will of course be playing with this recipe until it is perfect.

Ingredient List (guesstimates)
-chunk of ginger, chopped finally and then thrown in a food processor
-spoonful of mayonnaise
-some ketchup
-5 or 6 packets of soy sauce (or whatever that amount would be out of a bottle)
   I have quite the soy-sauce-packet collection right now, thanks to the 2 times I've ordered take-out sushi)
-herbs/spices (I have absolutely no memory of what I used!)
    garlic powder for sure, maybe some onion powder, maybe some chili powder?

*next time I make this I will be sure to write down the ingredients!

it was pretty tasty on this arugula salad

it was also tasty when I turned it into guacamole!

By the way, Cooking Club of America tells me that today is National Guacamole Day!  So go make some delicious guacamole!  Check out my "Appetizers" page for more of my versions.

Yogurt-Avocado Dressing

INGREDIENTS

plain yogurt

sour cream

cider vinegar

avocado

garlic powder

rosemary

 yogurt

sour cream

vinegar

avocado

garlic and rosemary

more yogurt

blend it up

put it in a bottle for the fridge

have some on a salad

this dressing was pretty good

the arugula was a lil spicier than usual, the yogurt in the dressing helped make the salad milder