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Gena’s Green Goddess Dressing



¼ cup tahini ¼ cup olive oil 1 tbsp + 1 tsp nama shoyu 1 tsp mellow white miso 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp toasted sesame oil 2 tbsp raw and unfiltered apple cider vinegar, such as Bragg’s or Eden Organic 1 cup parsley, tightly packed ½ cup dill, tightly packed ½ cup water 1 clove garlic (optional) 1-2 green onions, chopped (optional)
 * Ingredients: **

Blend all ingredients on high in a food processor, magic bullet, or blender (if using a food processor, you might want to chop the garlic first). Pictures to demonstrate below!
 * Procedure: **

Apple cider vinegar is known for having a very strong flavor and scent, so miso is added to balance out the 2 flavors.
 * Comments on the recipe:**

Depending on if the water is placed first before the vinegar or after in the mixture will affect the texture and viscosity of the dressing. __It is important to place the vinegar before placing the water since most salad dressings are prepared this way.__

Miso is a tofu product and is the main emulsifier in the recipe. This is because soy proteins are known emulsifiers. The spices and lemon juice also act as emulsifiers because of the acidity in them. The spices not only help combine the water and oil in the dressing, but they add taste to the recipe. The miso especially adds a creamy texture to the recipe.

Adding garlic and green onions will also help to emuslify the recipe because they have vegetable gums and starches. They are also slightly acidic as well.

Adding spices to the recipe will not separate unless blended well. If not, they will look like little specks in the dressing.

Green goddess dressing is known for being high in salt, so replacing some of the high salt ingredients could help reduce salt intake, but might affect the taste, depending on how they react with the other ingredients. For example, using less nama shoyu (soy sauce) or replacing it with a lower salt ingredient can help. This might affect the emulsion of the recipe since salt is a spice that helps with emulsion. Using the optional ingredients instead of the soy sauce will most likely be a better substitute for the recipe. Nama shoyu does come in a low sodium variety.

Green goddess dressing is also known for being high in fat normally Due to the 1/4 cup of olive oil, Gena's Green Goddess dressing recipe is not the lowest calorie dressing on the market. But compared to most recipes our is prepared with miso (tofu) instead of mayonnaise which helps make ours a better choice for calorie and fat content with added protein increasing its nutritional value.


 * This dressing is permanent. It is thick like mayonnaise and can be used many times in one sitting and does not separate.**

The following pictures show the actual preparation of the dressing.
 * Ingredients**


 * Adding the olive oil**


 * Preparing the lemon juice**


 * Adding the sesame oil**

to the emulsion process when the oil and water are kept apart by the surface tension
 * Mixture before adding herbs**. Notice how all the ingredients are separated...That is due

two is called the interface.
 * Another before picture! Wow!** The separation in the ingredients is seen here, the area in between the


 * Adding the parsley.**


 * All the ingredients before blending.**

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 * Blending the dressing.**

in all the green veggies makes it this color!
 * Pouring out the blended dressing.** Look at the vibrant green color of the dressing! The chlorophyll


 * The final product.** You can see the uniform color, no separation of ingredients.

Well, because oil and vinegar naturally separate from each other, the process of emulsification is needed to keep the items blended. That is why we added all the other ingredients to break the surface tension. Although the dressing eventually separated after 24 hours it is still considered a permanent emulsion. It is very viscous and stable, it does not separate after using.
 * The dressing 24 hours later**. You can see that the dressing has separated.
 * What does the separation in the dressing mean to us?**

Now remember...not all salads are automatically low in calories!
 * Nutritional Content: **

Gena's Green Goddess dressing is a perfect dressing to top off the major components of a salad or dish. Our suggestions include: Gena's Green Goddess dressing on a salad; Hearts of Romaine for the base, Cabbage, couscous and grilled chicken for the body, and drained corn for a garnish! *Just make sure to thoroughly rinse lettuce and let it dry so the dressing can stick extra well!

Gena's Green Goddess also compliments many dishes as well: Blackened Swordfish, pasta salad, pizza and more!



Reference:

[] Brown, Amy. //Understanding Food: Principles & Preparation, Fourth Edition.// Belmont, CA: Wadsworth; 2011, pages 339, 455 [] [] http://www.boobs4food.com/index.php/2010/01/starbelly/ http://www.recipe.com/blackened-swordfish-with-green-goddess-dressing-and-potato-salad/ Information from the powerpoint slides in class :)