Actually no such thing as Volksmar Dressing. It was a name i gave to this salad dressing to remind me where i first tasted this kind of dressing. It was in Erfurt, when we were invited by Volksmar family for a dinner. Mr. And Mrs. Volksmar invited us out of the blue when they saw us standing in front of Erfurt Hauptbahnhof. He recognised us as Indonesian from the girl's headscarf style. Funny, no? :) They had two sons who were a part of AFS family and at that time were living as exchange student in Yogyakarta.
They were vegans, so the main menu we had that time were cheese and salad. Mrs. Volksmar had her own garden, so the salad she served was freshly picked from her backyard. We had arugula, mint, ijsberg sla, and other vegetables i forgot the name with an oily dressing. I asked her what the dressing was, and she said it was only olive oil with salt and pepper, mixed with sesame seeds.
Three attempts to remake the dressing, and i always failed.
When i was in Kitakyushu i tried many bottled salad dressings and i realised that italian style dressing was very similar to what Mrs. Volksmar had made. So this Volkmar Dressing was actually a modification from an italian style dressing to remake the dressing she made. Fortunately, i made it really close, and i'm happy to share it with you.
Yield: 2 plates of cold tuna pasta salad
A full fist of fussili or spirelli, boil until al dente and put inside a bowl
A cup of kopsla or romaine salad, sliced
A cup of ijsberg sla or lettuce, sliced
Half red paprika, thin sliced
Wash them all clean with cold water, mix with pasta and put inside refrigerator about an hour before serving
2 tbsp crispy sweet corn
4 tbsp canned tuna fish
Mix altogether with cold vegetables and pasta. Put aside.
Volksmar Dressing
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp vinegar
3 tsp fine granulated sugar
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Salt, pepper to taste
3 tbsp cold water
2 tsp white sesame seed
Mix evenly altogether.
Smakelijk!
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