How long can home made salad dressing be kept? (ingredients, best, juice)

[snowmountains]

How long can home made salad dressing using vinegar and oil, etc. be kept if stored in refrigerator? Fresh is always the best, but sometimes if you don't have time...

[oregonwoodsmoke]

I make salad dressing in small batches, so it doesn't last more than a week. I keep it refrigerated. Take it out about half an hour before the meal so that the oil can warm up and loosen up.

I can't tell any difference between what is made today and what was made 5 days ago. The big difference is between home made with high quality fresh ingredients and store bought with cheaper components and chemicals

If there are fresh ingredients like fresh garlic, use it quicker than that. There can be problems with storing fresh garlic in oil. The garlic should be down in the vinegar, but why take chances with it.

[snowmountains]

Thanks. Too bad, I would have wished the other way round, since garlic is more hassle to prepare and vinegar/oil could be easily added at the time of use.

[eureka1]

I can't tell any difference between what was made five days ago and what was made five MONTHS ago. If it tastes weird, toss it.

[Bulldogdad]

Couple weeks if stored below 40 degrees.

With the garlic and oil thing I wouldnt worry about it unless you leave the garlic sitting out in oil at high temps for many days.

Also if you have an acid in the dressing that restricts the potential for bad bacteria growth

[Gerania]

Oil and vinegar...to infinity and beyond. If there's other stuff in there, not as long.

[randomparent]

I make only enough at one time to last for a week or less.

[Ohiogirl81]

Whatever fresh ingredients you added will be preserved for at least a few weeks by the added acid -- lemon juice, vinegar, etc.