With steamy summer days on the horizon, it’s salad time. Integral to a good salad is a great dressing. Salad dressings are a snap to make yourself, taste better, and don’t have all the nasty stuff found in some of the commercial dressings.
Balsamic Dressing – my old standby
½ cup balsamic vinegar
2/3 cup olive oil
2 tsps. Dijon mustard
Put all ingredients in a covered glass jar, I use mason jars, and give it a good shake.
Ranch Dressing
½ cup plain Greek yogurt
½ cup mayonnaise
Buttermilk, plain kefir, milk or milk replacement to thin
1 teaspoon dried dill
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried onion granules
1/2 teaspoon dried garlic granules
Salt and pepper to taste.
Add yogurt, mayo, and seasonings to a bowl, whisk until blended. Add enough milk to thin it to dressing consistency. Store in a covered glass container in the fridge.
Thai Lime Dressing
Very tasty with cabbage, carrots, and edamame salads. Nice for dipping with spring rolls.
Juice from 3 limes
2/3 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon fish sauce
2 tbs. honey or agave
1 tablespoon chili flakes (or to taste)
Salt and pepper to taste
You can also add a tablespoon or two of creamy peanut butter, thinned with some hot water. I sometimes add a spoon full of soy sauce.
Whisk all ingredients together and enjoy. Great for dipping spring rolls and veggies.
Blue Cheese Dressing
½ cup Greek, plain yogurt
½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup crumbled blue cheese (I crumble it from a slice of cheese as opposed to buying it pre-crumbled, much better taste)
Milk or substitute to thin
Salt and pepper to taste
You can also add parsley, paprika, thyme, garlic and onion flakes. Whatever suits your fancy. I blend this up in the blender or food processor, you can also mash it up by hand.
*I have also replaced the blue cheese with a light feta for a Greek salad, quite tasty.
Balsamic Dressing
Ingredients
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 2 tsps. Dijon mustard
Instructions
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Put all ingredients in a covered glass jar, I use mason jars, and give it a good shake.
Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- Buttermilk plain kefir, milk or milk replacement to thin
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried onion granules
- 1/2 teaspoon dried garlic granules
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Instructions
-
Add yogurt, mayo, and seasonings to a bowl, whisk until blended. Add enough milk to thin it to dressing consistency. Store in a covered glass container in the fridge.
Thai Lime Dressing
Ingredients
- Juice from 3 limes
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 2 tbs. honey or agave
- 1 tablespoon chili flakes or to taste
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
-
You can also add a tablespoon or two of creamy peanut butter, thinned with some hot water. I sometimes add a spoon full of soy sauce.
-
Whisk all ingredients together and enjoy. Great for dipping spring rolls and veggies.
Blue Cheese Dressing
Ingredients
- ½ cup Greek plain yogurt
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup crumbled blue cheese I crumble it from a slice of cheese as opposed to buying it pre-crumbled, much better taste
- Milk or substitute to thin
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
-
You can also add parsley, paprika, thyme, garlic and onion flakes. Whatever suits your fancy. I blend this up in the blender or food processor, you can also mash it up by hand.
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*I have also replaced the blue cheese with a light feta for a Greek salad, quite tasty