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Simple Homemade Salad Dressing Ideas!

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  • brokenlogic18
    brokenlogic18 Posts: 16 Member
    English mustard and low/non-fat yoghurt. About 3 parts yoghurt to 1 part mustard mmmm. Goes really well with leftover pork!
  • tmm_0127
    tmm_0127 Posts: 545 Member
    Little bit of olive oil, water, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sometimes I put light honey mustard in there as well. Also love making dressing with greek yogurt (I find a lot of my recipes on yummly!).
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    I like a blend of lemon juice and beet juice on my salads -- I just sprinkle them on, but you could mix in batches and add seasoning to make a "real" dressing.
  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
    My go to is simply a tbsp each of olive oil and apple cider vinegar with black pepper
  • S3r3knitty
    S3r3knitty Posts: 159 Member
    Either simple:
    - olive oil, balsamic vinegar (the good stuff), pepper, salt and a herb mix (rosemary, thyme, basil)
    - pumpkin seed oil (the good stuff) with a mild vinegar

    or a bit more complicated,
    - olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, sweet mustard, salt, pepper and a herb mix (rosemary, thyme, basil)
  • Squeeze some juice off a ripe mango, add lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.

    Herb infused oils are my favorite. I use olive oil, but canola oil will work fine too. In a glass jar, pour 1 cup of olive oil over 4 garlic cloves (quartered) and a sprig of rosemary. Heat in microwave on 30% power for 2 min. The idea is to warm the oil, not fry the herbs. Cover, herbs and all, and let sit overnight.
    You can use this paired with vinegar or lemon juice for a salad dressing, you can also use it to coat your veggies before roasting.

    You can use herbs other than garlic or rosemary, but this is my favorite.
  • jconnon
    jconnon Posts: 427 Member
    Great ideas.
  • jayrudq
    jayrudq Posts: 475 Member
    I make all my own dressings and rarely buy or use pre-made. When I do, though, I really like Bolthouse Yogurt dressings in the veggie aisle.

    I make mine "french style" by pouring my ingredients in the bottom of my salad bowl, whisking and then adding my salad greens. Saves a dish and I think it covers better from the bottom. My stand-by is balsamic (trader joes moderno), EVOO, crushed garlic and salt and pepper. I also add blue cheese crumbles to that and walnuts, or I add shaved parm. You can also add mustard, use fruit vinegar, add fruit, etc. I also buy all my Romaine at Trader Joes in the three pack - organic for 2.99. Last a really long time in the frig.
  • Kreider86
    Kreider86 Posts: 105 Member
    bump!
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