Comments on: Lucini Italia Delicate Cucumber & Shallot Vinaigrette http://www.biteofthebest.com/lucini-italia-delicate-cucumber-shallot-vinaigrette/ An interactive site featuring outstanding products we've tried and recommend Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Oakhurst Dan http://www.biteofthebest.com/lucini-italia-delicate-cucumber-shallot-vinaigrette/comment-page-1/#comment-24763 Oakhurst Dan Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:56:03 +0000 http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=5710#comment-24763 I like to go through our canned food store, because they always have interesting items I've never seen before. I saw this cucumber shallot dressing by Lucini, and it sounded good, checked the expiration date and was a go. One night I was serving Szechuan hot chili and soy/garlic marinated pork chops with rice. the hot chili is hot! So I wanted something to "cool it down", but I wanted to keep an Asian theme going. I reached into the cupboard, pulled out the dressing, and my Good Seasons cruet. I put a tablespoon of Sesame Seed Oil in the bottom, added the bottled dressing and shook vigorously. I opened a bag of salad mix from the supermarket, snipped in some green onion tops, added a can of drained water chestnuts and tossed well. WOW! It made the plain salad taste like one of the cucumber/onion/carrot salads served in a rice-vinegar dressing they serve in Japanese restaurants! Very pleased with the results, and will be stocking up on this dressing --- easy to expand, and I'm looking forward to playing with other flavor alterations (though it stands on it's own very well). (Note: I bought my bottle for $1.50; already had the sesame seed oil, the salad mix was $1.50, so for three dollars, water chestnuts, 75cents, green onions, 75cents... so for around $4.50, I served salad to four people for the cost of one serving of this same-flavored salad at a good restaurant). I like to go through our canned food store, because they always have interesting items I’ve never seen before. I saw this cucumber shallot dressing by Lucini, and it sounded good, checked the expiration date and was a go.

One night I was serving Szechuan hot chili and soy/garlic marinated pork chops with rice. the hot chili is hot! So I wanted something to “cool it down”, but I wanted to keep an Asian theme going. I reached into the cupboard, pulled out the dressing, and my Good Seasons cruet. I put a tablespoon of Sesame Seed Oil in the bottom, added the bottled dressing and shook vigorously. I opened a bag of salad mix from the supermarket, snipped in some green onion tops, added a can of drained water chestnuts and tossed well. WOW! It made the plain salad taste like one of the cucumber/onion/carrot salads served in a rice-vinegar dressing they serve in Japanese restaurants! Very pleased with the results, and will be stocking up on this dressing — easy to expand, and I’m looking forward to playing with other flavor alterations (though it stands on it’s own very well). (Note: I bought my bottle for $1.50; already had the sesame seed oil, the salad mix was $1.50, so for three dollars, water chestnuts, 75cents, green onions, 75cents… so for around $4.50, I served salad to four people for the cost of one serving of this same-flavored salad at a good restaurant).

]]> By: Dana http://www.biteofthebest.com/lucini-italia-delicate-cucumber-shallot-vinaigrette/comment-page-1/#comment-18256 Dana Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:59:02 +0000 http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=5710#comment-18256 This dressing is phenominal. It is the perfect balance of flavors. The best bottled dressing by far that I have ever tried. It was even on backorder from my grocery store as it sells out frequently. Usually found at more specialty grocery stores. Try it. You'll love it! This dressing is phenominal. It is the perfect balance of flavors. The best bottled dressing by far that I have ever tried. It was even on backorder from my grocery store as it sells out frequently. Usually found at more specialty grocery stores. Try it. You’ll love it!

]]> By: Audrey Proctor http://www.biteofthebest.com/lucini-italia-delicate-cucumber-shallot-vinaigrette/comment-page-1/#comment-14505 Audrey Proctor Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:46:06 +0000 http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=5710#comment-14505 The Uncle Bens 90 second rice is the best.I always have a hard time cooking rice and as for brown rice. Well after a few failures I just gave up. Being a diabetic brown is better than white rice. So I tried your product and wow what a difference. I can have brown rice and it is even edible. Thanks any coupons available? The Uncle Bens 90 second rice is the best.I always have a hard time cooking rice and as for brown rice. Well after a few failures I just gave up. Being a diabetic brown is better than white rice. So I tried your product and wow what a difference. I can have brown rice and it is even edible. Thanks any coupons available?

]]> By: Laura Fleming http://www.biteofthebest.com/lucini-italia-delicate-cucumber-shallot-vinaigrette/comment-page-1/#comment-14462 Laura Fleming Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:33:23 +0000 http://www.biteofthebest.com/?p=5710#comment-14462 Thanks for sharing your explorations of the Lucini Italia Delicate Cucumber and Shallot dressing. It impressed me that although you all tend to concoct your own dressings on the spot, you were pleasantly surprised by your experiments with this small batch bottled dressing. I will keep my eyes peeled for it when I go to food emporia in "the lower 48" and I'd like to experiment with using it on Romaine leaves or mixed field greens topped by a grilled Alaska salmon fillet. Thanks for sharing your explorations of the Lucini Italia Delicate Cucumber and Shallot dressing. It impressed me that although you all tend to concoct your own dressings on the spot, you were pleasantly surprised by your experiments with this small batch bottled dressing. I will keep my eyes peeled for it when I go to food emporia in “the lower 48″ and I’d like to experiment with using it on Romaine leaves or mixed field greens topped by a grilled Alaska salmon fillet.

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