Yesterday I was rushing to get to a potluck dinner. My contribution was a salad which I made with baby romaine, grape tomatoes, fresh mozarella, scallions, orange bell pepper and a few ripe olives. I was digging through my cabinets looking some inspiration for a dressing when I came across a 2 oz. jar of roaster red pepper spread I had put up last season.

I dumped the pepper spread in a larger canning jar, added some mashed roast garlic, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, sea salt, fresh ground pepper and a healthy pinch of sugar. I gave the whole mess a shake, grabbed the salad and headed out the door. I dressed the salad when I reached my destination. The salad was a huge hit due to the dressing. People were actually eating the left over dressing by the spoofuls. It was crazy. Sure wished I'd measured everything when I made it!