New, refreshing vinaigrette - compliments of ....

....Nordstrom's. Yes, a new twist on the traditional vinaigrette. A lot of people probably don't know, and maybe they don't care, but Nordstrom's at The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens has a restaurant on the second floor. I even forget about it half the time because I don't always get upstairs. But I decided to go in today for lunch and am glad I did. What impressed me wasn't so much the food (though it was good) but a salad dressing they make fresh daily. I had it on my salad and what a great, and refreshing change for a vinaigrette (though it's a bit creamier). It's a Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette. I replicated it at home and it's pretty darn close. I really guessed on everything so it's a matter of tasting. Equal parts of fresh squeezed lime juice and seasoned rice wine vinegar or regular white wine vinegar (I did a mix of the two), a little honey (not much because it's not supposed to be sweet), fresh cilantro (about 1/2 a bunch), fresh chopped garlic (I used 4 cloves), Kosher salt and either extra light olive oil or canola oil (about double the amount of lime juice and vinegar. Oh and you do not want to taste the olive oil in this vinaigrette so using the extra light is best if you are using olive oil. I mixed everything in a blender and it's wonderful....and beautiful. A bright green salad dressing that tastes like summer.