Salsa Vinaigrette

My favorite city in this country is Houston. I lived there for 4 years and I have very fond memories of that city. But now that I am in north east, don't understand how I could like that city as much as I did. I am miserable because of the heat. I am more miserable because I cannot turn the oven on unless I bake very early in the morning or late in the night. Every summer I think about buying a small over the counter toaster oven, but then decide not to buy it due to counter space issues. This time though, I am seriously considering it. Again..

Coming to the point of this post, I have a bad habit. Or rather a good one. I read the label for ingredients on everything I buy. Sometimes I decide not to buy since it is so simple to make it at home. I saw a bottle of 'Salsa Vinaigrette' in BJs. I read the label and came up with this. I have to tell you, this is an awesome vinaigrette. It was great since I didn't have to turn the stove or oven on. Perfect for summer.

One year back -  Creamy Spinach Corn Curry, Zucchini Chutney
Ingredients:
Red Onion - 1/2 of a small
Tomato Paste - 1 TBSP
Jalapeno - 1 whole or as per taste (seed if you cannot take the heat)
Garlic - 1 pod
Cilantro - 1/4 cup
Salt - to taste
Lime juice - from one medium lime
Olive oil - 5 - 6 TBSP

Method:
Take all the ingredients except olive oil in a blender. Puree the mixture. Start drizzling olive oil and run the blender till everything is creamy. Use in the salad of your choice. If you do not like the raw taste of onion and garlic, you can saute it in a bit of oil and use in this recipe.

Salad you see in the picture had romaine lettuce, cucumbers, red radish, some red onions. You can choose to finely chop the ingredients instead of pureeing it. Just whisk everything together and slowly incorporate olive oil.

Enjoy.