Wednesday, May 19, 2010

What to do with fresh salad dressing?

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Good Afternoon What's for Leftovers readers!  This past weekend, I wasn't feeling well, so my fabulous brother brought my family dinner from Concetta's.  Now, if you've ever been to Concetta's, you know how great their Italian food is.  He brought salads, lasagna, and bread.  Yum!  Concetta's house salad dressing is a creamy parmesan dressing.  It is delicious and very fresh.  There were 2 giant containers of this dressing.  It was way more dressing than we could ever use on the salads.  Since it was fresh, I knew the dressing would not be good for very long.  To use up a whole bunch of it, I made it into a dip last night.  The dip was great and it was a perfect addition to chips and carrot sticks I served with our hamburgers at dinner.  This recipe makes about a cup of dip.  If you're going to serve it at a party, I would double the dip.

Creamy Parmesan Dip
Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Creamy Parmesan Salad Dressing (You could also use Creamy Italian or Ranch)
1/3 Cup Cream Cheese or Neufchatel Cheese
1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
1 TBSP Onion Soup Dip Mix
1 TBSP Taco Seasoning

1. Let cream cheese sit on counter until softened.
2. Mix together salad dressing, cream cheese, and mayonnaise until smooth.  Add onion soup mix and taco seasoning.  Serve with chips or fresh vegetables.

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