So not unlike most of you, I attended a big family gathering for Easter. It was a BEAUTIFUL day in the OC and after church, we headed to my Mom and Dad’s for lunch. There was a gnarly bocce ball tournament in the backyard, a bunch of menfolk (and Grandma) watching golf in the family room, and the kids even went for a swim (there may or may not have been a naked child in the spa at one point)!
My cousin Carlee was with her husband’s family this year and therefore was unable to make her famous salad, so my Mom asked me to make it. NO PRESSURE…this salad involved salad dressing made FROM SCRATCH. Who does that anymore??? Well, I found out when I made the SALAD DRESSING FROM HEAVEN.
This salad dressing, while DELISH, has a bizarre cast of characters. It includes 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp salt, 2 tbsp sesame seeds, 1 tbsp poppy seeds, 1 1/2 tsp minced onion, and 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce. Are you totally freaked out yet?! No, not even by the 1/2 cup of sugar? Well, check this out?
Dang, that’s even MORE sesame seeds!!! (note to self – remember your floss)
Ya, it seems outrageous and DON’T EVEN LOOK at the mixture if you let it sit too long in the fridge because it will fully separate into groddy layers…BUT, when it’s mixed with spinach, toasted almonds, strawberries, and avocados it all works together to taste like HEAVEN. Which means that since Carlee wasn’t there yesterday, I WAS THE FAVORITE. ; )
Hope you all had a truly joyous Easter and that it wasn’t all about the Easter Bunny, but about the Resurrection! But in all honesty, I found out that the Easter Bunny still makes deliveries to 32-year olds!!!
Updated: I’m sharing this recipe with my new BLAHg pals at Tasty Tuesday. Be sure to stop on by and see what a bunch of other men and women are cookin’ up! 
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