bob wrote:

> I've got all the ingredients sorted out, but it would help to know in
> what order you put them into the blender and if you crushed the garlic
> first.
>
> Also - would a Magimix do the job just as well. My blender is great
> for smoothies and making soup, but I'm wondering if it might whip up
> the dressing too much.
> --


Other methods might work just as well, but here's the way I did it. I
squeezed the lime into a glass measuring cup so I could notice how much
juice I got. I poured the oil into the same cup so I could see that I
was putting in the same amount of oil as I had lime juice. Then I
tossed in the mustard. Until that moment, I thought I'd be stirring it
together with a fork, but I remembered that it doesn't always emulsify
that well, and I wanted something thicker. I had cream cheese on my
mind and decided to use that.


(The dog had an infection that caused her to need to be taken outside a
lot which meant I'd been up all night with her and spent the morning at
the veterinarian getting pills which turned out to be bigger than the
dog likes to swallow. I looked in the fridge for something that would
make the pill go down easier, knew that she doesn't like peanut butter
and landed on cream cheese. I had cream cheese on my mind because I was
already thinking of it as a problem solver. See how recipes are created?)


I got lazy or something and decided to use a blender. As long as I
was using the blender, I figured I could toss in some garlic so I did.
I didn't crush it first. After it was blended, I tasted it, liked it,
and remembered that I had herbs in the garden and that cilantro goes
particularly well with lime. I considered chopping the herbs and
putting them directly on the lettuce leaves but must have gotten lazy or
experimental again. I ran outside, picked the herbs which turned out to
be mostly curly parsley, gave them a quick rinse and tossed them in the
blender. It came out thick and a tad chunky.


--Lia