| Tomatoes and sweet onion with Roquefort | | | | very thin. Place four tomato slices on each plate. |
| dressing is a traditional Italian salad that easily | | | | Over the top of the tomatoes lay the onion slices. |
| lends itself well to Italian meals such as Osso | | | | Drizzle over the top Basic Italian Dressing. Place |
| Bucco and to lighter meals such as salad and | | | | the two green scallions along the edge of the |
| Minestrone soup. Popular Italian restaurants such | | | | plate. Crumble the Roquefort cheese over the top |
| as Olive Garden serve similar meals of soup and | | | | and sprinkle with dried oregano. Season to taste |
| salad.You can find this simple salad served in New | | | | with salt and pepper.Basic Italian Dressing6 Tbs |
| York at some to the finer Italian restaurants as | | | | extra virgin olive oil |
| well as on the tables of many Italian families | | | | 1 clove garlic, mashed |
| around the world. The Roquefort cheese gives a | | | | 2 Tbs red wine vinegar |
| strong distinctive flavor that pleases even the | | | | 1 tsp salt |
| pickiest of salad eaters. The beauty of this Italian | | | | 1 tsp fresh ground pepperPlace all salad dressing |
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