"elaine" wrote
>> "elaine" wrote...
>> >I had lunch yesterday at a Thai restaurant. The salad consisted of
>> >julienne
>> > strips of mango, cilantro and red onions - those were the obvious
>> > ingredients. The dressing was light and sort of fruity. I was
> surprised
>> > that I like it. Can anyone help me out on this. I think the dressing
> had
>> > rice vinegar, maybe white or brown sugar as a sweetener; mustard? and
>> > I
>> > don't know what kind of oil (not sesame though) - maybe no
> oil............
>> > I'd love to try and make it if only I knew how. Thanks.
>> >
>> > Elaine
>> >
>>
>> This was posted on RFC some years ago, before I learned to be good and
> note
>> attribution. It might give you a working base.
>>
>> Pam
>> MANGO-CITRUS VINAIGRETTE (rfc)
>>
>> 1/2 C. citrus juice (orange, lemon or lime)
>>
>> 1 T. blueberry vinegar
>>
>> 1/2 C. pureed fresh mango
>>
>> 1/4 C. minced flat-leaf parsley
>>
>> 2 tsp. chopped fresh oregano
>>
>> 1/4 C. walnut oil
>>
>> 1/4 C. olive oil
>>
>> 1 tsp. dry, hot mustard
>>
>> Salt and pepper to taste.
>>
>> Combine ingredients in blender and process for 1 minute or until it's the
>> consistency you want.
>>
> Thanks, the dressing I made was ok, but turned out nothing like what I had
> at the restaurant. I'll try this one - although I've never heard of
> blueberry vinegar!
>
> Elaine
>
>

(copied from reply to Ginny's post)
I hadn't either, but as soon as I started looking (the original poster
posted a number of dressing recipes that had me looking for ingredients that
weren't the norm in my kitchen at the time), there it was and in an ordinary
chain stupidmarket (in Minneapolis, MN).

Pam

As an afterthought, perhaps any berry vinegar would work.