Recipe: A Few Dressings

Do you know what makes a delicious salad? Dressing. It could partially be the ingredients, but really it's the dressing we drown tastefully add to our meals. To that end, here are some delicious dressing recipes that are pretty simple to make. Pretty much put all the ingredients in a jar and shake or whisk.

Basalmic Vinaigrette

Ingredients

• 1.4 cup basalmic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard

Italian Restaurant-Style Salad

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian-style seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Caesar Dressing

Ingredients

• 6 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp spicy brown mustard
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• salt to taste
• 2 anchovy filets
• lemon
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup grated asiago cheese

Use a blender to mix this one for the anchovies. Add the cheese at the end and mix with a rubber spatula, not the blender.

Avocado Ranch Dressing

Ingredients

• 1 hass avocado, pitted, skin removed
• 1/2 teaspoon tobasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon minced red onion
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro leaves
• 1 medium clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 3/4 teaspoons table salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Use a blender or food processor on the avocado, hot sauce, and lime juice to break it down then add the rest of the ingredients until everything is smooth.

Comments

[Cwatergirl55]

Thx 12 Tomatoes.