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Engineer’s Dressing

Min’s dad Max, an accomplished engineer who claims two slide rules and the ability to use them, shares R. B.’s bite-size approach to salad making. His dressing of choice is creamy picante for geometrically correct iceberg lettuce and supporting vegetable elements. Garnish the salad with fresh cilantro.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup picante sauce
Juice of 1/2 lime
Kosher salt to taste

Preparation

  1. COMBINE all the ingredients in a small bowl. Serve over the Detailed Salad.

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