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July 6, 2018

Chili Lime Salad Dressing

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This fresh, delicious Chili Lime Salad

Dressing is fabulous on any salad - it
also makes a wonderful sauce for
chicken, shrimp, salmon, etc!

Every summer I fall in love, all over again,

with the ever-evolving parade of fresh
fruits and veggies that the season
provides. And I really enjoy coming up
with new salad dressings that enhance all
the wonderful fresh produce. This Chili
Lime Salad Dressing is my current
favorite and I'm finding myself drizzling it
over everything!

This has been a pretty crazy summer here

at The Café. After living in Raleigh, NC for
the past 37 years, we're packing up all our
worldly belongs and moving to the North
Carolina mountains, near Asheville. The
big move won't come until early August,
but we already closed on the house in
Asheville. We've been back and forth, back
and forth (10 times now!) between the
new house and our home in Raleigh,
about a four-hour drive. Sometimes when
I wake up at night, I'm not sure which
house I'm at... and where the bathroom is!

There hasn't been a ton of time to cook

with all this going on... but with all the
fresh produce at this time of year and a
delicious dressing like this Chili Lime
Salad Dressing, we've enjoyed some
fabulous meals. In addition to serving this
dressing with salads and drizzled over all
of Scott's garden stash, I love to grill a few
chicken breasts or salmon fillets and use
the dressing as a dipping and/or drizzling
sauce.

Super Easy

Besides being crazy delicious, this Chili

Lime Salad Dressing is almost ridiculously
easy. Just throw all the ingredients in a
jar, give it a good shake and that's it! The
only prep work is to grate a piece of
ginger which I like to do with
my Microplane zester/grater. But, if
you're in a big hurry (like I am so often)
keep a tube of Ginger Paste in your
freezer. Pull it out whenever you need
fresh ginger, allow it to thaw for 10
minutes and squeeze out whatever you
need. Then just throw it back in the
freezer for next time.

Like I said earlier, this Chili Lime Salad

Dressing is wonderful on just about any
salad, but I've got a healthy, summery
salad recipe coming up that showcases
this dressing. A kale salad, loaded with
sweet, fresh corn, pretty pickled red
onions and the most shatteringly crisp,
crunchy sea-salted almonds you'll ever
have the pleasure of meeting.

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Make a big batch of the dressing today -

and you'll have a delicious week as well as
being ready for the salad!

Café Tips for making this Chili Lime

Salad Dressing

Serve this dressing with any type of

green salad. It's also delicious drizzled
over chicken, shrimp, salmon, pork, pea
pods, broccoli, bok choy, cucumbers,
zucchini...
An average lime will yield about 2
tablespoons of juice, so you'll need at
least two limes to get the 3 tablespoons
of lime juice called for in this Chili
Lime Salad Dressing recipe. That being
said, limes can vary greatly in their
juiciness. It's not a bad idea to purchase
a few extra.
How to choose the juiciest limes? Look
for limes that have a smooth, shiny
skin and that feel heavy in comparison
to the others. Roll each lime on the
counter firmly before slicing open to
soften it and make it easier to squeeze.
You can also put them in the
microwave for 15 seconds on high
power to achieve the same effect.
This Chili Lime Salad Dressing recipe
calls for Chili Garlic Sauce. Chili Garlic
Sauce is a wonderful complex
condiment that adds fabulous flavor to
all kinds of dishes. It's a mixture of
coarsely ground chilis and garlic. I
think it creates a magical punch of
flavor for sauces, soups and salad
dressings, with just one little spoonful.
After opening, Chili Garlic Sauce will
keep well for 6-9 months or longer in
the refrigerator. You can find Chili
Garlic sauce at almost any grocery store
that has an Asian section. It's also
available online.
Take a taste of the salad dressing
before serving. Add more Chili Garlic
Sauce if you like things a little spicier.
Use a mild flavored olive oil for this
recipe, not over the top fruity or spicy. I
really like Colavita Extra Virgin Olive
Oil for salad dressings.

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Chili Lime Salad Dressing

This fresh, delicious Chili Lime Salad
Dressing is fabulous on any salad - it also
makes a wonderful sauce for chicken,
shrimp, salmon, etc!

Author: Chris Scheuer

Course: Salad
Cuisine: Asian, Asian-fusion
Prep Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 5 mins
Servings: 12 1 tablespoon servings
Calories: 44 kcal

Ingredients
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger (or
ginger paste)
1 ½ teaspoons chili garlic sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper

US Customary - Metric
Instructions
1. Combine all ingredients in a medium-size glass
jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake, shake, shake.
2. Taste and add more chili garlic sauce and/or
salt and pepper, to taste.
Recipe Notes
See Café Tips above for additional instructions,
tips and ways to use this salad dressing.

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Calories 44kcal
Fat 4g
Sodium 127mg
Potassium 4mg
Carbohydrates 1g
Vitamin C 1.2%

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