Oil Based Salad Dressing

Bottled salad dressing can be convenient but its expensive and often full of salt sugar and chemical additives.

Oil based salad dressing.

Although brands differ a few are harsh generic red wine vinegars are full bodied and mellow able to stand up to the strongest oil. Basic oil vinegar salad dressing. Or shake all ingredients together in a small jar with a tight lid. It can be made several days ahead and kept in the fridge.

Making your own is simple and allows you to customize the seasonings to suit whatever meal you are preparing. The food and drug administration allows olive oil manufacturers to label their products with a qualified claim that consuming two tablespoons of olive oil per day may reduce the risk of. Wine vinegars provide the richest store of salad dressings. Here are some ideas for oil and vinegar salad dressing add ins.

Bonus if you use honey which works as a salad dressing emulsifier too more about emulsifiers in a bit. For safety and freshness serve homemade dressings the same day you. The amounts given make about 1 4 cup and can be expanded infinitely for larger salads. Sugar or honey helps mellow the vinegar s acidity.

Olive oil the go to base for many oil based salad dressings is rich in monounsaturated fats which have been linked to reduced risk of coronary heart disease.