Fresh Tomato And Roasted Garlic Salad Dressing

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 -8 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 medium fresh tomatoes, chopped and drained
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 4 chopped scallions, use part only
• 3 tablespoons of your favorite herb vinegar or 3 tablespoons use wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup fresh garden basil, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 brush the garlic cloves with 1 teaspoon of the oil, reserving the remaining oil.
• 3 roast the oiled garlic cloves in a pan until golden and soft, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• 4 watch carefully so garlic does not get over-brown or burn.
• 5 carefully remove pan from oven and cool.
• 6 when cool enough to handle, squeeze out the garlic pulp.
• 7 combine the pulp with the reserved olive oil and rest of the ingredients in a blender.
• 8 blend until smooth and use the dressing on any mixed garden salad.
• 9 refrigerate leftover.