Easy Salad Dressing

1/2 cup Aloic Organic Aloe Vera Drink
1/2 cup olive oil
1 (0.7 ounce) packet Italian salad dressing mix

In a small bowl, combine all ingredients.  Whisk until well blended.  

This recipe can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

I like to test my recipes on my friends.  When I first started doing that, they were all very nice in the comments they made.  Fast forward several years and hundreds of dishes later, they now all think they are all professional food critics and are brutally honest.  I guess that is a good thing, but it sure was easier in the early days.

This tasty dressing was a hit with everyone!  I only received positive comments.  Yeah!  One person even thought I had added some white wine to the dressing.  The Aloic Organic Aloe Vera Drink has a slight grape flavor, so that was a good guess.  I will be making this tasty dressing again!

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POM Wonderful Salad Dressing & Candied Walnuts

POM Wonderful Salad Dressing

1/2 cup POM Wonderful Pomegranate Juice
1/2 cup extra light olive oil
1 (0.7 ounce) package Italian salad dressing mix

In small bowl, combine all ingredients.  Whisk until well blended.  This recipe can be stored up to two weeks in the refrigerator.

Candied Walnuts

2 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 pound walnut halves


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In large bowl, beat egg whites with an electric mixer until frothy.  Add sugar and butter.  Mix well.  Fold in walnuts.  Mix until well coated.  Spread walnuts in single layer, on a baking sheet.  Bake 25 minutes, stirring twice while cooking.  This recipe freezes well.

The POM Wonderful people sent me a box of their delicious Pomegranate Juice.  I wanted to drink all of the  yummy pomegranate juice, but I showed some restraint, and left a few bottles alone so I could experiment and create new recipes.

A recipe doesn't have to be complicated, or have a long list of ingredients to be delicious, sometimes simple is best.

This salad dressing recipe is my new favorite!  It was not only quick and easy to make, but the blend of flavors were perfect.  It was tangy without being tart and not overly sweet.  I made a simple salad out of Romaine Hearts, feta cheese, pomegranate arils, and my Candied Walnuts.  Drizzle the POM Wonderful Salad Dressing over top and you have a salad that your family and friends will rave about!


My taste testers gave it two thumbs up, and said they wouldn't change a thing, that is big coming from them, they take their job seriously.  All of the taste testers said they planned to make this salad, and several of them plan to serve it at their Christmas dinner, which is exactly what I plan to do.

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