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Strawberry Poppy Seed Salad Dressing

"Whoa", said Mr. Ferdzy. "This is good." 

I do always like to hear that. I kind of liked it myself, I must say. Still, I wish I had thought to add some more whole or sliced strawberries to the salad, because I think that would have made it even better, although a simple combination of lettuces from our garden along with a few of our first snowpeas and radishes was just fine. Theres some left over, so I will have a chance to try it again.

You could omit the poppy seeds if you dont care for them, but anything made of raw puréed strawberries is going to have a little seedy thing going on; I figured I might as well make it official.

6 to 8 servings
15 minutes prep time


1 cup fresh hulled strawberries
1/4 cup sunflower or nut (almond or hazelnut) oil
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
a good grind of black pepper
the juice of 1 small lime

Wash and hull the strawberries, and put them in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Add the remaining ingredients, and process until smoothly blended. Pour it into an attractive serving container, using a spatula to scrape it all out. Apply it ad lib to the green salad of your choice... eat... enjoy! Thats all there is to it.