Blackberry Salad
I made this salad for a bbq. It worked out great.
Dressing:
1/2 c blackberries
1/4 tsp minced garlic
2 tblsp shallots
1/2 tsp dijon mustard
4 tblsp balsamic vinegar (or 2 tblsp balsamic and 2 tblsp blackberry vinegar if you have it)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup basil flavored walnut oil (or use olive oil and drop a couple basil leaves in)
1 tblsp splenda (or honey, or sugar)
salt and pepper to taste
For the Salad:
1 ripe avocado
lots of lettuce
semi-firm goat cheese
1 cucumber
walnuts
blackberries
to make the dressing: combine all dressing ingredients except the oils into a blender and blend on high for 10 seconds or so. stop and if necessary, scrape down the sides of the blender. then turn the blender on low, take the lid off and slowly add the oils. stop and then strain it through a mesh strainer.
for the salad, mix appropriate amounts of avocado, lettuce, goat cheese, cucumber, walnuts and blackberries (I dont measure, just add stuff until it looks right). Then add half the dressing and mix. Save the other half of the dressing for people to add if they want it.
