Recipes for salad dressing and pasta sauce...

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> good devotee recipes for salad dressing or

>tomato/pasta sauce. Of course I want to make these things without

vinegar, or

>onions, or garlic, so if any devotee could help me out by offering a

little of

>their vast cooking knowledge, I would be very greatful.

>I am a gurukuli and should therefore probably know a good bit more

>about making prasadam, but I must admit that I have a lot to learn (in

so

>many ways!).

 

>Your servant,

>Mrkanda das

 

Dear Mrkanda das;

 

Nice to hear from you. Here are a few 'good devotee' recipes for quick

& easy salad dressings:

 

Our favorite is a plain tahini dressing:

Keep a separate glass jar & lid just for dressings:

 

**Lalita's quick Tahini dressing**

 

1/2 cup plain yogurt

1 Tablespoon of Sesame Tahini- (found in Health Food Stores)

dash of hing

sprinkle of salt & pepper

Add all ingredients and shake well. Add more tahini for a thicker

dressing.

Presto-- it's ready to offer. Lalita is 7 and she does a good job on this

one.

 

**Italian dressing**

 

1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil

juice of 2 fresh lemons

1/8 teaspoon of basil & oregano

dash of hing, salt & pepper

shake it up and its ready to offer.

 

Here's a nice fancy dressing but you need a blender for this one.

 

1 ripe avocado

1/3 cup nuts (walnuts are best)

juice from 2 fresh lemons

1 tsp. paprika

1/8 t. hing

1 t. salt

add 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil as the last ingredient while blender

is on.

 

The following recipe is a nice one from our friend, Mantrini devi dasi

in Dekalb, IL, which she gave me years ago:

 

**Green Goddess Dressing**

 

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup lemon juice

1 bunch parsley (washed and stemmed)

2 tsp. salt

1/2 t. pepper

1/8 t. hing (optional)

1 T. honey or sugar

 

Blend above ingredients. **while blending**--add 1/2 cup sunflower or

olive oil slowly in a thin stream. (this will make the mixture thicken)

Add some buttermilk if its too thick.

 

These home-made dressings with fresh ingredients are much tastier than

the ordinary store bought stuff. It's not easy for devotees who work

full-time or go to school to make their own prasadam, but these dressings

are quick and easy once you try them a few times.

 

Hope all is well for you. By the way, Madira and Sanatan had their

beautiful baby on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14th- her name is Mira Kayla

McKee.

 

your servant,

M. Sucharya dd

 

 

P.S. I'll send some pasta sauces later.

 

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