Salad Dressing Recipes

[gguerra]

Blue Cheese Dressing (I do NOT use low fat)

Equal parts Mayo and Sour Cream
Add blue cheese crumbles to to your liking
Thin out with buttermilk to your liking
I add dried dill, garlic powder, salt and a lot of freshly ground pepper
A splash of lemon

That's it. So much better than the store bought.

[grampaTom]

Originally Posted by Ohiogirl81

Olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, oregano.

This is basically what I do. Sometimes I'll add some other ingredients like a little thyme or basil or pepper but this is a very good base dressing. Some people put just a pinch of sugar in it as well and you can also put a little bit of apple cider vinegar in it.

[Vectoris]

I found this great link to the basics of salad dressings. It calls for a 3:1 ratio to oil and vinegar.


7 Tips For Making the Perfect Vinaigrette

[no kudzu]

Originally Posted by gguerra

Blue Cheese Dressing (I do NOT use low fat)

Equal parts Mayo and Sour Cream
Add blue cheese crumbles to to your liking
Thin out with buttermilk to your liking
I add dried dill, garlic powder, salt and a lot of freshly ground pepper
A splash of lemon

That's it. So much better than the store bought.

I make blue cheese dressing probably 3 times a week. We love it and every time I make it a little bit differently since I don't measure.

I get out my mini food processor and start with

@4 oz blue cheese crumbles (I buy the large container at COSTCO)
2 big scoops of mayo
3 big scoops sour cream -I don't like prevalent taste of mayo)
dash of onion powder or 2 teaspoons grated onions
2 dashes garlic powder or 1 Tbls minced garlic
pepper but NO salt as Blue cheese is very salty
splash of Worcestershire sauce
blend it all together but there will still be tasty crumbles

The secret is to let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour to blend flavors

My salad ,especially when no fresh tomatoes are available consists of romaine lettuce, fresh fruit like ripe pear and/or strawberries/blueberries, mandarin oranges, some kind of nuts, usually slivered almonds, craisins, very thin carrots, croutons- depending on what we have but I always like to keep a pear ripe and ready. Always a few extra blue cheese crumbles on top of the salad too...There is something so wonderful about the tang of the dressing mixed with the sweetness of the fruit that delights me no end.