Cranberry Salad Dressing

Yesterday we were going to a dinner at the house of a friend from church. Lots of other church friends were going, and we were all bringing something to eat and share. I brought a lovely fresh garden salad and wanted to try a new salad dressing. I was in a real hurry, so I quickly pulled off a recipe from All Recipes dot com. I'm going to share their original recipe here, but let me tell you from the start that I was in SUCH a hurry that I made it wrong... which I didn't notice until much later.

Cranberry Salad Dressing (the original)
1 cup cranberries
1 medium navel orange, peeled and sectioned
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1 teaspoon grated onion
1 cup vegetable oil

In a blender or food processor, combine cranberries, orange, sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard, and onion. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream.

As it turns out, the ingredients were listed in two columns, and I was completely oblivious to the second column. In other words, I didn't see that I was supposed to have added salt, ground mustard, grated onion, or oil... and I didn't add any of these ingredients. I didn't have a navel orange, either, so I substituted a Minneola tangerine. And the original recipe didn't specify what type of vinegar, so I decided to use red wine vinegar. And when I was processing, I remembered my longstanding motto:There's no such thing as too many cranberries.

Therefore, here's what I wound up making:

Cranberry Salad Dressing (the OOPS-I-MADE-I-WRONG version)
1 1/2  cup cranberries
1 Minneola tangerine, peeled and sectioned
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup red wine vinegar

In a blender or food processor, combine cranberries, orange, sugar, and vinegar.

It got rave reviews, and I had some requests for the recipe. It wasn't until I went to copy the recipe down that I noticed I'd flubbed up the original version.

Next time I make it, I plan to try a few modification. Here's what I'm thinking I'll try:

Cranberry Salad Dressing (the MIGHT-AS-WELL-WING-IT-AGAIN version)
1 1/2  cup cranberries
1 Minneola tangerine, peeled and sectioned
1/2 - 2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup red wine vinegar, or may substitute champagne vinegar

In a blender or food processor, combine cranberries, orange, sugar, and vinegar.

So how about you. Have you ever messed up a recipe and found that you really like your adaptation?

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