There is only one reason why you wouldn’t make your own salad dressing (vs. buying bottled dressing from your supermarket). The reason would be if you didn’t have at all times some basic staple ingredients in your kitchen. Said differently, without these ingredients, your cooking life would indeed be boring!
To prepare the most tasty and healthy salad dressing takes just 5 minutes. And all you need are a few simple staple ingredients: oil, vinegar, maybe lemon or mustard or honey, garlic or shallots, salt and pepper. Done!
No more throwing a bag of salad in a bowl with a bottle of processed salad dressing. As you start to think about how to simplify your cooking routine and even your day to day approach to healthy living, salad dressing is a great place to start! This can drive a whole new mindset.
The basic salad dressing begins with a mix of oil and vinegar (3 to 1 ratio, generally), with a dash of salt and pepper. If you don’t like vinegar, you can replace it with squeezed lemon or orange juice for a more juicy / citris / savory dressing. The salad you use will also determine what dressing to prepare (more on this later).
You can spice up your dressing with mustard, honey, garlic or shallots, but generally not all at the same time.
Then, you can add whatever ingredients you like to your salad masterpiece, and the possibilities are infinite: fruits, cheeses, vegetables, dry fruits, meats, nuts, herbs and roots, bacon, fish, etc.
Voila! A hearty, healthy, tasty and easy to make salad and meal.
Let me know what your favorite recipe is!
CITRUS MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE
What you need:
3 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
1Tbs. Mustard (Dijon) 1 squeezed medium size lemon;
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a large bowl, whisk 3 Tbs. of the oil with the mustard, squeezed lemon juice. Season the dressing to taste with more lime juice, salt, and pepper
My Green Salad 