Rockefeller Salad Dressing

Ingredients

  • 1 10 oz. bag baby spinach, well washed, picked of stems
  • 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves only
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh fennel
  • 4 green onions, tender green parts only, chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh garlic
  • 1/4 cup tomato puree (fresh or canned)
  • 1/2 tsp. dried tarragon
  • 5 anchovies
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. white pepper
  • 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 cups extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash and chop all the vegetables, and put them into a food processor with the tomato puree, tarragon, anchovies, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Add two tablespoons of water, and process the mixture into as fine a paste as you can.

  2. 2

    Add the vinegar to the mixture, give it a short pulse in the processor, and pour the resulting slurry into a bowl.

  3. 3

    Slowly whisk the olive oil into the mixture, pouring it in a thin stream until completely blended.