Seeds, Herbs and Lemony Dressing

One great habit that I hope you will incorporate in your weekly culinary habit is to make your own salad dressings and sauces.  Once you have the basic ratio down of acid to fat content.  The most common ratios are 1:2 or 1:3 parts vinegar:oil. Only you know how acidic you prefer dressing. It doesn’t matter the actual ratio, but check out this page for a nice variety of fat/oil ratios to acid/vinegar dressings.

Seeds, Herbs and Lemony Dressing 

4 teaspoons  pumpkin seeds, toasted

3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

1 whole preserved lemon

  Plus 2 Tablespoons lemon juice 

Fine sea salt and black pepper

¼ cup  parsley leaves

¼ cup  basil leaves

½ cup olive oil

This is a wonderful dressing that doesn’t keep but is so fresh and lively. Be sure to garnish whatever you use this dressing on with pumpkins seeds and lemon rind!