Green Salad With Onion Dressing Recipes

GREEN SALAD WITH ONION DRESSING

Steps:

• Place onion in a baking dish. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with sugar. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30 minutes. Turn and bake 25-30 minutes longer, stirring several times, until the onion is tender and lightly browned. Cool for 30 minutes. , Place onion in a blender or food processor; add broth, vinegar, salt and remaining oil. Cover and process until smooth (mixture will be thick). Chill. , Just before serving, toss greens, walnuts, red onion and dressing in a large salad bowl.

MIXED GREENS WITH WALNUT AND ROASTED ONION DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place onions cut side down on baking sheet. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 30 minutes. Turn onions over and bake until brown and caramelized, about 30 minutes longer. Set aside to cool.
• Place onions in food processor, add remaining oil, broth and vinegar. Puree until smooth and thick. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• In a large salad bowl, combine greens, 1/2 cup walnuts and half of red onion. Add enough dressing to coat greens, toss well. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts and red onion and serve.

PASTA SALAD WITH GREEN ONION DRESSING

Steps:

• Green Onion Dressing.
• Heat grill.
• Drizzle ½ teaspoon of olive oil over white bottoms of green onion.
• Grill white bottoms of green onions until slightly softened and charred.
• Place grilled whites of green onions, green onion tops, garlic, white wine vinegar, dijon mustard and remaining olive oil in a blender, puree until smooth.
• Transfer to a bowl, stir in sour cream and season with salt and pepper.
• Pasta Salad.
• Heat grill.
• Place cooked pasta in a large bowl, toss with 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil.
• Drizzle remaining 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil over red onion rings and season with salt.
• Grill red onions until softened, approximately 10 minutes, remove from grill.
• Roughly dice red onions.
• Add peppers, red onion, Green Onion Dressing, chopped parsley, salt and pepper to pasta, mix to incorporate all ingredients.
• Garnish with Toasted Coconut.

HERBED ONION SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the vinegar, sugar and onion; cover and process until smooth. Add the seasonings; cover and blend well. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream until dressing is thickened. Store in the refrigerator.

GREEN ONION VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Chop the green onion, separate the white parts for the green tops.
• Blend, in a blender or small food processor, the white parts of the green onions, olive oil, lemon juice, honey, coriander, salt and black pepper until smooth and well combined.
• Once it's mixed, taste and adjust the seasonings if necessary. You can add more salt, pepper or honey.
• Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate for future use.

GREEN ONION DRESSING

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients until smooth.
• Store in an airtight container. Shake well before using.

PASTA SALAD WITH GREEN ONION DRESSING

Steps:

• For the green onion dressing: Heat a grill. Drizzle 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil over the white portion of the green onions. Place the white bottoms of the green onions on the hot grill and grill until they are slightly softened and charred. Put the grilled whites of the green onions, the green onion tops, garlic, white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard and remaining olive oil in a blender, puree until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and stir in the sour cream. Season the dressing with salt, and black pepper, to taste. Set the dressing aside.
• For the pasta salad: Heat a grill. Place the cooked pasta in a large bowl, toss with 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil. Drizzle the remaining 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil over the red onion rings and season with salt.
• Place the red onions on the hot grill and grill until softened, approximately 10 minutes, remove the onions from the grill. Coarsely dice the grilled red onions. Add the chopped red onions, red pepper, yellow pepper, orange pepper, chopped parsley, and green onion dressing to the pasta. Mix to incorporate all ingredients. Season the pasta with salt, and pepper, to taste. Garnish with toasted coconut.

MIXED GREENS WITH WALNUTS AND ROASTED ONION DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place 2 onions cut side down on baking sheet. Pour 2 tablespoons oil over. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake onions 30 minutes; turn onions over and bake until brown and caramelized, about 30 minutes longer. Cool. Transfer onions to processor. Add remaining 1 cup oil, broth and vinegar and puree (mixture will be thick). Season with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Combine greens, 1/2 cup walnuts and half of red onion in large bowl. Add enough dressing to coat greens; toss well. Sprinkle remaining walnuts and red onion over and serve.