Spring Zest ! (a salad dressing)

Ok, ok, I concocted this one last night for our New Years Celebration. Our dear friends Jeff and Sara came over last night for the celebration, and Sara brought fixin's for salad. She forgot to bring Balsamic Vinegar, and I had just run out. What to do, what to do? Well, I said a quick arrow prayer, and my culinary training (meager as it may be) sprung into action! Here is what came to be a fabulous salad dressing!

Forgive the fact that the measurements are not exact just yet, as a new concoction is often a sprig of this, pinch of that, and will be refined soon. Oh, and just think how privileged you are to be the first to read of a fabulous new "creation by anika" ! All credit to the Lord, my creations are but finite, His are but infinite! Praise God, for He is good. Now check out this dressing!

Spring Zest

1 good sized bunch of fresh basil

4-5 cloves garlic

freshly ground pepper

1/4 c (?) Lemon Olive Oil

1/3 c (?) Seasoned Rice Vinegar

Mixed greens

feta cheese (optional, but excellent addition!)

Place garlic cloves (peels off) and fresh basil in your food processor, and pulse till fairly chopped.

Add Lemon Olive Oil, & Seasoned Rice Vinegar.

Pulse some more!

Add a at least 4-5 tight twists on your pepper grinder, and some more oil, and vinegar as needed

(use your taste buds to help you here till I get you exact measurements)

and pulse some more.

It should taste quite Zesty!

It will be Spring Green in Color, and have a fresh aroma.

Toss Salad well with it

(don't be one of those people who just pours a dressing over the greens and leaves it,

why do you think salad tongs were created? )

Toss friends, Toss!

Add some Good quality Feta to this Salad and don't be surprised when your guests run back for more !

It's simply Delicious

Happy New Year & Bon Appetite!