1000 Island Dressing Recipe – Sharmis Passion

1000 Island Dressing is a special dressing that is used for all types of salads. 1000 Island Dressing Salad is a hit with everyone and is a perfect choice for a grand menu at get-togethers and parties. How to cook pasta salad with homemade 1000 Island dressing is explained step by step with pictures in this post.

pasta recipe These are always a hit in the area and my family loves new varieties with pasta so I take advantage of those opportunities. I wanted to make a simple pasta salad and while I was browsing for dressing recipes this 1000 Island Dressing from the Cookbook caught my eye, it’s very simple and the ingredients were already in my pantry.

about 1000 island dressing

The name probably comes from the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River between the United States and Canada. In the Thousand Islands area, a common version of the dressing’s origin says that Sophia Lalonde, the wife of a fishing guide, created the seasoning as part of her husband George’s shore dinners. Often in this version, actress May Irwin requested the recipe after enjoying it. Source : wikipedia.

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1000 Island Dressing Ingredients

• pasta – You can choose any type of pasta of your choice like penne, fusilli etc.
• Oil – Olive oil gives the best flavor and taste to this dish.
• vegetables – I have used onion, carrot and capsicum.
• Curd – Use thick curd or mayonnaise.
• Other Mustard, tomato sauce, sugar, black pepper powder and green chilli paste are used here.

How to Make 1000 Island Dressing Step by Step

1. Boil water and add pasta along with salt and oil as required. Drain the water and keep the pasta aside. Grind the mustard seeds to a fine paste – I used my hand mortar and pestle.

2.Cut the vegetables lengthwise into strips. Mix these with some salt and keep aside. In a mixing bowl add curd, mustard powder.

3. Then add freshly ground black pepper powder and chili paste. Add pasta, vegetables, salt to taste and stir vigorously.

Serve immediately.

Expert Tips

• The original recipe uses mayonnaise, I wanted to make it lower fat so used thick yogurt.
• There are lots of variations to this – you can either use pasta, or any kind of beans like chickpeas, red kidney beans etc along with vegetables.
• You can even make the dressing the day before and refrigerate it and add the other ingredients when serving. Always serve the salad immediately after it is prepared to maintain the crispness of the vegetables.
• Add more tomato sauce if you like it sweeter. The original recipe called for kosher salt, I omitted it and used regular salt.

serving and storage

Serve it hot as is or with toasted bread. I would recommend consuming it fresh. If you want to store, store the sauce separately in the refrigerator and mix it with the pasta when serving.

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