Ok this question is going to sound as dumb as, "do you know that song that goes La La La........." Anyway, her goes.
I was just on the Jersey shore and got take out from this delicious italian restaurant and the dressing on the salad was so good I wish I could make it. It was defiantly home made and Im trying to figure out what might be in it. If I try to describe it maybe you can help me try and figure out what is in it so I don't have to drive all the back to the beach for salad (LOL It was that good)
So it was really light like there may have been very little oil and possibly some lemon and vinegar. It was really salty and had bigger, chunkier spices but I couldn't tell what type. It tasted a lot like really good hoagie dressing.
Anyone have any ideas?
THX
OK, this is cheating, but have you ever tried Good Seasons Italian? I'm Italian and it is the closest I've found packaged that compares to good home-made dressing.
My MIL will put anchovi(small fish on pizza) paste in her salad dressing which makes for the salty.
My mom does a light dressing right before she serves the salad. It is requested by many and sound alittle like what you describe. She used olive oil, basalmic vinegar, italian seasonings, and sugar. She doesnt measure though, she just does by taste.
what kind of salad was it? that might help... or what was the restaurant?
Why don't you call the restaurant and ask them? Culd it have possibly been a lemon vinnagrette? Or think of the different taste and try to make it yourself.
No clue, but I know the words to that song......
could it have been a greek salad? From what you are saying it kind of sounds like a greek vinaigerette: Lemon juice, olive oil, salt/pepper and oregano(this could be the larger spices you refer to).
Have you tried Good Seasons?
Also, Beano's makes a good sub dressing.....
From all the recipes I've seen, vinegar and oregano are the two big ingredients...
I'd contact the restaurant. If it's local/independent, they may be willing to share the recipe with you. It doesn't hurt to ask, the worst they can say is no! Good luck!
Hi Tara,
Have you tried calling the restaurant? Most will tell you how it was made.
