Tasty Vegetable Salad Dressing
Original, savory, made from ordinary ingredients! A tasty vegetable salad dressing doesn't have to mean sour cream, mayonnaise, or plain oil. Try breaking the habit of dressing your salad with those and make a dressing of oil and vinegar that's not only tasty but healthier too.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
How do you make a tasty vegetable salad dressing? Gather the ingredients. You can use any vegetable oil you like or have on hand. Use 9% table vinegar. Add spices and salt to your taste.
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Step 2:
Take a small bowl and pour in the oil and vinegar. Add salt and pepper or any other seasonings.
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Step 3:
Whisk all the dressing ingredients together thoroughly. The dressing is ready; you can add it to the salad. I recommend making the dressing right before you use it and serving the salad immediately. Enjoy!
- So, I've introduced you to the most basic salad dressing recipe. Make a very small batch to start with and taste it; maybe it'll seem too sour or too salty to you - feel free to adjust the proportions! Next, I'll tell you how to vary this dressing. First of all, choose the oil you'll dress the salad with. Cold-pressed olive oil is the ideal choice, of course, but alas, not everyone can afford it these days. Try refined olive oil - more benefit, and easier on the wallet. If you like the taste of sunflower seeds, use unrefined sunflower oil; it goes very well with a salad of cucumbers and tomatoes with green onion and dill. There are now unusual oils on the market: sesame, mustard, corn, flax - I think they'd make an interesting flavor. Now about vinegar. If you have white wine or red vinegar, it'll do! Add a little at a time and taste; they have a more pronounced flavor. Don't like vinegar? Add lemon juice. Again, a little at a time, tasting as you go. Fans of the exotic will appreciate a dressing with orange or grapefruit. You can also grate in a little citrus zest. A spoonful of liquid honey added to the dressing gives it a hint of sweetness, mustard adds tang, and a clove of garlic adds heat. Same with seasonings - Italian, herbes de Provence, Greek - you get a new flavor every time. Experiment, get creative, try new flavors - it's so much fun!
- Since everyone's tolerance for salt, sweetness, bitterness, heat, acidity, and spice is different, always add spices and seasonings to your own taste! If you're using a seasoning for the first time, keep in mind that some are especially easy to overdo (chili pepper, for example).
- Unless the author specifies otherwise, the vinegar in recipes is 9% by default.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Vegetable oil - 873 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Pepper - 26 kcal/100g
- Table vinegar - 11 kcal/100g
