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my quest for store bought sensation salad dressing....

Posted on 6/7/13 at 7:04 pm
Posted by Sir Drinksalot
Member since Aug 2005
16875 posts
Posted on 6/7/13 at 7:04 pm
well, I finally bought all of the clear ones with sensation ingredients. its taken me a few months.

2nd place, Girard's champagne dressing
(I know I know, but I like that bitter taste that a good sensation has)

1st place, LaMartinique, true French vinaigrette
as close as it gets, but not nearly the same thing.

why is there no bottled sensation salad dressing? someone could get rich in south la with a good recipe.

anyone know of any good bottled sensation dressings? I just googled and found HANLEYS at Ralphs...has anyone tried that one? can't believe I missed it.
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 6/7/13 at 7:09 pm to
quote:

why is there no bottled sensation salad dressing? someone could get rich in south la with a good recipe.


they do, its called vinaigrette
Posted by Sir Drinksalot
Member since Aug 2005
16875 posts
Posted on 6/7/13 at 7:10 pm to
NO! its not

I literally bought every single clear one I could find and they are NOT the same!!!

my fridge is full of half empty bottles.....
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 6/7/13 at 7:13 pm to
lol.


just make your own
Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
Member since Aug 2012
14108 posts
Posted on 6/7/13 at 7:20 pm to
Haven't tried it, but I'm gonna. I can't believe someone I know has a product out there!
Posted by LSURJP
BATON ROUGE
Member since Jan 2008
415 posts
Posted on 6/7/13 at 7:34 pm to
Hanley's is good. Any independent has it
Posted by Dorothy
Munchkinland
Member since Oct 2008
18154 posts
Posted on 6/7/13 at 8:31 pm to
I've never tried any store-bought ones--it's pretty easy to make at home. I use the recipe from the River Roads cookbook (I think it's the original one with the white cover).

Vegetable oil
Garlic
Lemon juice
Romano cheese
Salt/pepper

I keep it in the fridge for a couple of months and never had a problem with it turning.
This post was edited on 6/7/13 at 8:34 pm
Posted by timbo
Red Stick, La.
Member since Dec 2011
7900 posts
Posted on 6/7/13 at 8:41 pm to
I think I had Hanley's and it was good. Look for it at Calandros or Calvin's
Posted by Layabout
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2011
11082 posts
Posted on 6/7/13 at 8:57 pm to
There's a local company that bottles it. I bought a bottle from one of those tasting stands in Calvin's about a year ago.
Posted by lilwineman
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
1053 posts
Posted on 6/7/13 at 10:00 pm to
I could sell u some of ours at the restaurant if needed. By the pint or quart.
Posted by Sir Drinksalot
Member since Aug 2005
16875 posts
Posted on 6/8/13 at 6:50 am to
what restaurant is it? I want to make sure I like it
Posted by ProudLSUMom
Member since Sep 2007
3333 posts
Posted on 6/8/13 at 9:10 am to
quote:

what restaurant is it? I want to make sure I like it



Mansur's
Posted by jmcs68
Member since Sep 2012
40401 posts
Posted on 6/8/13 at 10:59 am to
quote:

my quest for store bought sensation salad dressing.... I've never tried any store-bought ones--it's pretty easy to make at home. I use the recipe from the River Roads cookbook (I think it's the original one with the white cover). Vegetable oil Garlic Lemon juice Romano cheese Salt/pepper I keep it in the fridge for a couple of months and never had a problem with it turning.


This^

Easy to make & better than any bottle brand.
But you do have have to use a quality cheese (not the one in the can) & use a garlic crusher. This helps release the oils into the dressing.

I also use this minus the cheese to marinate chicken for the grill & when chopped into a salad, is the bomb. And, when you toss it on cubed red potatoes with sliced onions & roasted in the over, is a meal in itself. So good!
Posted by iluvdatiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2004
42971 posts
Posted on 6/8/13 at 11:56 am to
Calvin's use to carry Shelby's catering Sensation salad dressing. It was sooooo perfect. It was back there by their chicken salad. She also had fantastic chicken salad and pimento cheese spread. The past two times that I have been in town and gone to Calvin's, I haven't seen it though. So maybe they quite carrying her stuff.
This post was edited on 6/8/13 at 11:57 am
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
68999 posts
Posted on 6/8/13 at 12:11 pm to
Is "sensation" salad dressing pretty much a B.R. thing? I mean I looked online and apparently it's spread further, but, frankly, I don't think I know of anyone who's ever mentioned it or eaten it. Does it have that "Johnny's Pizza" iconic stature?

btw, it takes about five minutes to make a salad dressing that's better than virtually anything you can buy in a store.
Posted by hoghunter
OverThere, US
Member since Jan 2007
1058 posts
Posted on 6/9/13 at 4:48 pm to
quote:

've never tried any store-bought ones--it's pretty easy to make at home. I use the recipe from the River Roads cookbook (I think it's the original one with the white cover).

Vegetable oil
Garlic
Lemon juice
Romano cheese
Salt/pepper


What are the proportions?
Posted by BooDreaux
Orlandeaux
Member since Sep 2011
3300 posts
Posted on 6/9/13 at 6:07 pm to
My Dad was friends with Jake Staples who supposedly invented the dish. Have had this recipe for a long time

1/2 to 3/4 lb. of finely ground or shredded imported Peccorino Romano cheese
2 cups of olive oil
Juice of 4 lemons
4 tsp white balsamic vinegar
8 cloves of garlic, pressed with pulp and all juice
Salt
Freshly ground lack pepper to taste

Just mix all together
This post was edited on 6/9/13 at 6:08 pm
Posted by Motorboat
At the camp
Member since Oct 2007
24202 posts
Posted on 6/9/13 at 6:22 pm to
Maxwells has one.
Posted by NickyT
Patty's Pub
Member since Jan 2007
8818 posts
Posted on 6/9/13 at 6:26 pm to
Calvins carries this:

LINK
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49661 posts
Posted on 6/9/13 at 7:47 pm to
He did invent it. My father was an old friend of his as well.

I make it and leave the cheese out. I add the cheese to the salad. I find if I store it with the cheese it gets gooey. I also use a combination of canola oil and extra virgin olive oil. It lightens it just a bit.
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