I love fresh salad dressing! In fact, I rarely use bottled dressing. Here is my go to recipe for freshly made salad dressing. It is always a hit whenever I serve it.
Fresh ingredients are important.
!/3 cup of very good olive oil
3 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 clove of fresh garlic
1/2-1 teaspoon of salt. (To your taste)
Mash the garlic with the salt. I use a mortar & pestle to smash the garlic with the salt.
Add to lemon juice and oil. Shake in a lidded bottle. Refrigerate between uses.
One of my favorite salads with this dressing is fresh romaine lettuce, Granny Smith apples, cut in bite size pieces and crumbled blue cheese. Toss with dressing just before serving. Throw in some fresh chopped parsley too, for an added punch of flavor.
A variation of this dressing is adding a little Dijon mustard…or use a lighter oil with rice wine vinegar in the same proportions.
Karen, I have used this recipe several times since you shared it with me a couple of years ago. Love it – especially since all the ingredients are usually sitting in my kitchen, just waiting to be assembled.
I am glad you have enjoyed the recipe, Suzanne. Thanks for commenting.
Try adding a tablespoon of white sugar to give this recipe a whole different spin!
That sounds like a great addition. Thanks for sharing Shawn.