13 Oct 2008
Cousins Creole Tomato Salad Dressing
by Emily Marquis
Memories of the very first time I encountered Cousins Creole Tomato Dressing make me nostalgic. My taste buds remember that day like it was yesterday. While visiting a very dear friend of mine, I decided to cook dinner for her and her guests. My friend's eating habits are pretty healthy and she had previously stocked her refrigerator with fresh, local vegetables and fruits. As my eyes glided past each section of the refrigerator, I stopped and stared in wonderment at the six (yes, you read that correctly) jars. Maybe I should repeat that to emphasize my astonishment. "Why in the world would she have six jars of 'Cousins Creole Tomato Salad Dressing' on her refrigerator shelf," I thought.
Unless you have tasted this marvelous dressing, you couldn't possibly understand having six jars of it at any given moment in your refrigerator. We are featuring this product because it has a creamy, tangy and natural flavor that allows for a wide variety of culinary uses. Among others, it can enhance a wide variety of foods, from chicken salad to many seafood dishes, and of course, the beloved fresh summer salad.
On the night I pulled dinner out of a hat for my friend, I took one jar of this special dressing off the refrigerator shelf and paired the Creole Tomato Dressing with fresh salad greens, tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, steamed green beans, roasted pine nuts, blueberries, and jumbo lump crab meat. I still run into dinner guests from that night raving about that delicious salad!
The creators of this heavenly local dressing are Allison and Jack Cousins of Covington. In 2003, they began by selling it at a farmers' market and averaging sales of a whooping nine jars per day! The Cousins' use ingredients fresh from the farm to pass that one-of-a-kind "straight from the garden flavor" on to all of their fans. Today you can find the sugar free, low sodium, and no preservative or additive products in the produce/cold salad dressing sections of such stores as Dorignacs, Breaux Mart, Calandro's, Rouses, Langenstein's, and now in all Winn Dixie stores in Louisiana and Mississippi.
For restaurants looking to revamp their bland salad dishes, the answer is here! The Cousins are now offering food service sizes to the Gulf Coast region. Plus, for added convenience you can order the ultra gourmet dressings online in such flavors as Bleu Cheese, Spinach Vinaigrette and of course the heavenly sought after Creole Tomato.
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Emily Marquis is the media chef and culinary producer at John Folse ad Company. She was formerly a food buyer, giving her a love of gourmet products. She lives in Louisiana.
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