Thursday, July 30, 2015

Richard Simmons' Poppy Seed Dressing

This recipe is a tried and true favorite. Love this dressing and have made it many times. I always get a request for the recipe or to borrow the cookbook.

It comes from Richard Simmons' Never Say Diet Cookbook which I bought in 1982. 








Poppy Seed Dressing:

Note in cookbook from Richard "my way of outdoing the Neiman Marcus specialty".

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons dijon mustard
1 cup canola oil
1/3 to 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
1/4 cup grated red onion

Directions:

Combine mustard,oil,vinegar and honey in a blender. Mix well.
Remove the dressing from the blender. Pour into a medium size jar or a small bowl.

Stir in poppy seeds and onion.

Store in a 16 ounce jar. It will separate and when it does just give it a few good shakes.

Use the amount of dressing you prefer. 

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51 comments:

  1. What a pretty salad dressing-and it sounds wonderful. This is something we'd love....I can't wait to try it.

    I remember watching Richard Simmons' show every day and exercising with hims-even Robin got into the act. She was just an itty bit. She thought it was so much fun. He was a hoot.......

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    1. I added to my salad at lunch today, still so warm here.

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  2. It is pretty, love the color. It's so darned hot & humid here that salads have replaced most meals. Thanks for another great dressing. I love variety

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  3. This looks so good. I love Poppy Seed dressing. Going to have to try this one. I can remember exercising with Richard also. He made me laugh with his outfits. Cyndy, I can't believe it is so humid in your neck of the woods. I thought you never got the humidity. It is horrid here. You walk outside, and you look like you just got out of the shower. Been eating lots of salads also. I have been on the bean salad kick...my bean salad goes in everything, salad, pasta.....etc.

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    1. Northern California gets it worse than we do. All you want is something cold. Last night I wasn't hungry, so I ate a popsicle!

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    2. That Popsicle sounds good to me!

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  4. Yum! There is a chicken salad I love that has poppy seed dressing, but I have never made it at home. I love the pink color, it is different from what you normally see!

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    1. Carlee- you know I'm always on the look out for recipes that are different! Bonus- it's delicious.

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  5. This looks good , but the seeds Larry can't have. He finally paid for eating peppeers whole out of the jar. He had surgery to remove some polups yesterday. I know if I make this he would eat it. Some men never learn.

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    1. Hope Larry is doing well. Give him a hug from me

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  6. I will try this for sure! I love anything with red wine vinegar.

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  7. Wow, this sounds good and I imagine it looks so pretty on a salad! I would love to have you post on my new blog hop—the Weekend Blog Hop at My Flagstaff Home (www.myflagstaffhome.com). It begins on Thursday evenings and lasts through the weekend, if you're interested.

    Jennifer

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    1. Thanks for the invitation! Putting my party shoes on and heading over. Added you to my list!

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  8. This sounds so good. I love poppy seed dressings and this looks great.
    Bev

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  9. This dressing looks yummy! I will have to give this a try. Pinning!

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  10. Thanks for sharing this on Dream Create and Inspire! The poppy seed dressing sounds like a good one with healthy benefits. Reminder to be featured you must provide a link back, I love your recipes! Hugs Maria

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    1. Maria- I have no idea how to link back. If you prefer I don't link with you just let me know ok?

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  11. This looks good. Thanks for sharing it with us. Sheila

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  12. This really looks and sounds delicious. Yum. Thanks for sharing with us at Funtastic Friday.

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  13. Oh the memories! I remember Richard Simmons I had his videos. I'm sure this tastes delicious so thank you for sharing the recipe and the memories with us at #AnythingGoes link up

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    1. Sue-

      Can you still visualize Richard in those little short shorts- LOL! I had a few also but the VHS player doesn't work.

      You can see how old my cookbook collection is. So far I think I have given away over 1,000 cookbooks. Our house in Florida is small and so I'm trying to find good homes for them.

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  14. This salad dressing looks so good. Thanks for sharing this recipe at our Cooking & Crafting with J & J this week!

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  15. I'm surely dating myself by saying I remember Richard Simmons, but I just loved him. This dressing looks so pretty and sounds so good. I pinned it! Come share with our part-goers at Snickerdoodle Sunday. The party starts at 3PM Sunday and we party until 8PM Monday. (That's Pacific time.)

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    1. Maria-

      I thought I posted at the party, will have to go back and check.

      Richard was a hoot! He got you moving and I had quite a few of his cookbooks. This was the last one and now I can't find it. Not sure if I gave it away or if it's in Florida.

      Hate that I have to give up my cookbook collection but I have no one to pass them to and I've been giving them away to people who love cookbooks as much as I do.

      Thanks for stopping by.
      Linda

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  16. Looks & sounds great! Thank you so much for linking up to Merry Monday this week! I am sharing your post today on my G+ We hope to see you next week for another great party! Have a great week!
    Best,
    Kim

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    1. You are such a sweetie Kim! Thanks <3

      Hugs,
      Linda

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  17. Your Poppy Seed Dressing looks and sounds so good. I can't wait to try it. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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  18. I love poppy seed dressing. Thank you for this recipe. Thank you for sharing this link on #HomeMattersParty and I hope you will share again next week.

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    1. I'll be there and thank you for hosting!

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  19. This sounds amazing!! Can't wait to try it! :)

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  20. What a pretty color! I'll have to try this soon. We are eating a lot of salads right now, so something new sounds fantastic.

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    1. I am too! It's been SO hot here and who wants to put the oven on.

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  21. This looks SO pretty! And it sounds just as tasty! :)

    Thanks for joining the Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  22. Looks good!! Thanks for Sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you again this week!! I Pin everything to My 2 Favorite Things Pinterest Board!

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  23. I've been eating a lot of salad for lunch. I need to try this dressing. Thanks for sharing with Small Victories Sunday linkup. Pinned to our linkup board.

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    1. Thanks for the pin! It's been so warm here who wants to cook, right?

      Linda

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  24. Delicious! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! This post has been pinned on the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! I love having you and can't wait to see you next week!

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  25. What a gorgeous, flavourful dressing! I love the colour too. Thank you for sharing it with us at the Hearth and Soul hop.

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  26. Yum! This looks so amazing. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for bringing such amazing creations to our party. We hope to see you tonight at 7 pm because we LOVE to party with you! Lou Lou Girls

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