oil & vinegar dressing?

[darcytrue]

Does anyone have a basic, simple recipe for oil and vinegar dressing? Nothing fancy, just something simple. TIA.

[wholewheatchick]

I usually do about 1/3 c. balsamic vinegar, 1/4 c. water, 2 - 4 T olive oil, 2 T honey or agave, 1 - 2 t. soy sauce, 1/2 - 1 t. Dijon mustard, and some dried Italian herbs.

You can also do 1/3 c. apple cider vinegar, 1/4 c. water, 2 - 4 T olive or safflower oil, 2 - 3 T honey or agave, 1/2 - 1 t. ground cumin, some lime juice, and a dash of cinnamon.

I put the ingredients into an old glass peanut butter jar and blend them with a hand blender.

[fresh_veggie]

Mine is olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh lemon juice, italian herbs, fresh cracked black pepper, and garlic that's gone through a garlic press.

The three liquids are usually equal parts, and then the spices to taste!

Shake and enjoy

[Magelet]

1 part balsamic vinegar, 1 part red wine vinegar, 10 parts olive oil, 1-2 parts dijon mustard, salt to taste (more than you might think. maybe a full part?)

or apple cider vinegar, sweetner, olive oil, salt, and a touch of mustard. (sweetner can be molasses, honey, maple syrup, palm sugar, etc)

you can add garlic to either one, fresh herbs, and other "exotics" (probably only one, and usually to apple cider vinegar not the balsamic). pomagranate molasses, umeboshi plum vinegar, lemon and cultured dairy, soy sauce, all sorts of things. usually only one thing per dressing though. Its better to keep it simple.

the key is proper salting. start by adding a touch, tasting it, adding more, tasting, adding more, tasting, til you learn the spectrum. truely the salt is key. eventually you'll pretty much know how much.

[Chinese Pistache]

I like 3 parts acid (white or regular balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, lemon or lime juice, etc.) to 1 part oil (olive, safflower, etc.) and 1 part sweetener (brown or white sugar, maple syrup, agave syrup, honey).

Some possible combinations:

white balsamic + olive oil + maple syrup
lime juice + olive oil + honey (and some cumin)
red wine vinegar + olive oil + agave

[noobmom]

Maybe I'm lazy, but this is how I usually dress my green salads:

- Wash and tear up salad greens. Use a salad spinner to dry.

- Toss leaves with a little extra virgin olive oil. Just enough to coat the leaves.

- Sprinkle salt and pepper over the salad and toss again.

- Sprinkle my choice of acid: usually either lemon juice or balsamic vinegar, but also red wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, lime juice, whatever.

Between each step I taste-test to make sure there is enough of each ingredient. If not, I add a little more and toss again. There's no leftover salad dressing and I don't dirty any extra bowls. Works for me!

[FairyRae]

I do equal parts balsamic vinegar and olive oil, plus 1-2 cloves of minced garlic, and a/b a tsp regular yellow mustard, plus a bit of salt and pepper. It's my new simple favorite!! (Yum! Sometimes a dash of honey for sweetness adds a sweet twist!)

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[katiesk]

super simple - balsamic and olive oil. equalish parts.

simple, but nicer...balsamic and olive oil, blueberry jam, minced garlic, salt and pepper.

[Ola_]

When lazy we just sprinkle some olive oil and balsamic directly onto the salad. For more effort I'd do 1T balsamic, 3T olive oil, 1t dijon, and a bit of salt.

A fancy version I made once included some dried tarragon, white wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, and a bit of fresh garlic (though I hear boiling the garlic first makes it less pungent). It was yummy, I should make that again!