Weekend Bonus--a recipe

Oriental Ginger Salad Dressing

(good on almost ANY vegetables)

5-6 chunks of crystallized ginger.
1/4 cup water.
2 cloves of garlic, peeled.
1/3 cup rice vinegar.
2/3 cup olive oil.
1/4 cup soy sauce.
2 tsp honey.
1 TBS. sesame seeds.   (optional)

Put water in a Pyrex measuring cup, and microwave just to boiling.  Put ginger chunks in hot water and let stand for about 5 min.  Dump ginger, water and all, garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, and honey into blender.  Pulse to thoroughly chop up ginger and garlic.  Slowly drizzle oil into running blender to emulsify.  Stir in, but don't blend, sesame seeds.

Depending on how well you emulsify, you will need to shake or stir before serving.