To make a kickass salad dressing, you need acid, an emulsifier, and salt.
The other day I was outa lemons, and I needed a little somethin somethin. Then I spied the dill pickle jar in the back of the fridge. And magic ensued.
Here’s a recent lunch construction featuring my own hillbilly Tzatziki riff.
Here’s what I pulled from the quickly-emptying fridge:
Yogurt, dill pickle juice, scallion and salt. Mix that and add your chunky cucumbers. (I only had a little bit of yogurt left, so I put everything in the container together and shook.)
Chopped romaine and carrots done with the veggie peeler on top of that. There’s some chicken breast I batch cooked in the Instant Pot a couple days before.
Mix that with your hands and into some salad bowls. Thanks for the pretty bowls, Mama.
Toss the chicken in the remaining dressing.
Add hummus, whole wheat pita, use a rubber spatula to get all that dressing out of the bowl, and there’s a yummy lunch.
