This is one of the most delicious salad dressings I’ve ever tasted. It is a tomato based dressing with a little zip, much like french dressing. Don’t think you can EVER get something like this out of a bottle! I enjoyed it with fresh romaine, onion, blanched green beans, canned black olives (not kalamata) , and cannelli beans. The dressing seems to compliment this combination very well. One other addition that would be spectacular would have been crisp bacon, YUM! You’ll have to roast tomatoes for about 20 minutes, totally worth it! Other than that everything goes into the blender. It’ll keep for about 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
Why not serve this salad at your next dinner party? Your guests will be very impressed!
Catalina Dressing
4 large ripe plum tomatoes, halved
drizzle of olive oil
2 pinches kosher salt
1 pinch of black pepper
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 medium clove of garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2-3 dashes of hot sauce
1/3 cup olive oil
1) Preheat the oven to 425′. Halve the tomatoes and toss with a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper. Place in a small baking dish. Roast tomatoes for about 20 minutes. Let cool and transfer to a blender. Add the vinegar through the hot sauce. Blend. While blender is going, slowly add the olive oil. Refrigerate immediately.
*for a little kick add a pinch of cayenne pepper.
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