Homemade Salad Dressings

I love the taste of homemade salad dressings! Easy, fast and lots cheaper than bottled plus they taste heavenly! And you probably have the makings of many varieties right in your fridge or pantry. Plus did I say they taste So Much BETTER???

BASIC RECIPE
1 portion sour - lemon juice, lime juice, apple cider vinegar, balsamic, champagne vinegar, etc
1 portion sweet - honey, jams like raspberry or blackberry, agave, molasses, etc
2 portions oil - EVOO,  vegetable oil, etc

Add whatever you like in fresh herbs, spices, like basil, parsley
Add minced or sliced garlic if you like
Add any type of mustard if you like
Add a little salt and or pepper
Shake well. Can refrigerate for a couple of weeks. Let come to room temp before serving or run the bottle under hot water to de-solidify the olive oil.

MY FAVORITES
Honey LimeVinaigrette
    Lime juice, honey, EVOO
    I add a small clove minced garlic, t spicy mustard or Dijon, 2 t lime zest, a pinch of salt

Balsamic
   Balsamic vinegar, honey, EVOO
    Add minced garlic, chopped basil, mustard , S&P

He is a recipe for Ranch Dressing I found online. I plan to make this with low fat mayo, buttermilk or low fat sour cream to dip my ever present celery and carrot sticks as I am trying to take off the 4 lbs I gained last month with all the birthday celebrations, Easter, and wedding reception out of town!

Homemade Ranch Dressing

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Prep time

5 mins

Total time

5 mins

Makes about 1 cup.

Author: Jennifer Hill

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup mayonnaise
• ½ cup sour cream, plain yogurt or buttermilk
• 1 large clove garlic (or two small), minced
• 1 tbsp minced fresh dill (or ½ tsp dried)
• 1 tbsp minced fresh parsley (or ½ tsp dried)
• ½ tsp salt
• freshly cracked pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Whisk all ingredients together and store in a glass jar or other sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 week. (I figured 22 cal per T if made with buttermilk and low fat Hallmans mayo.)