What are some good things to dress a salad with?

Question

Some home-made dressing, not the stuff you buy in the store.
Or do you ever put just olive oil on your salad and then spice it up? If you do what spices do you use? Thanks!

Answer 1

well a formal ranch style dress or a good italian tux

Answer 2

2/3 part olive oil, 1/3 part rice wine vinegar, splash of lemon or lime juice, mix all this with, freshly ground pepper (about 15 turns), 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt, 2- cloves of crushed garlic (or garlic powder if you don't have any fresh), crushed fresh parsley enough so you can get a good aroma from it, fresh basil about 4-5 leaves crushed, or 1 tsp dried. If you mix this all together until emulsifed then drizzle over salad and toss, it is fabulous.

You can also use this over salmon or any fish and serve over a wilted salad and it's delicious. I also like pine nuts or sunflower seeds in my salads.

Answer 3

Olive oil and a red wine vinegar. You can throw different herbs and spices to suit your taste. My Aunt makes what she calls the "Ghetto" salad dressing. She uses mayo, lemon juice, lots of freshly ground pepper and salt to taste. It is a really quick, and simple way to dress a salad, and it does taste really good.

Answer 4

try adding lyk 6 tblsp of rice vinger to 4 tblsp of olive oil sum crushd peper n 4 tblspns of brown sugar wid 1/2 a tsp of salt an 2tblspns of lemon juice. mixem up n voala!

Answer 5

Olive Oil, Balsamic vinegar, and blue cheese chunks.

Olive Oil, Lemon juice, and chopped garlic.

Olive Oil, Orange juice, chopped garlic.

Mayonnaise, Lemon juice, ground black pepper.

Answer 6

Whole Foods Blue Cheese Dressing

6 oz. Point Reyes Blue Cheese
1 cup sour cream
¼ cup buttermilk
2 Tbsp. finely minced chives or green onion tops
Dash of worcestershire sauce
Dash Tabasco
Kosher salt & pepper to taste

Mash cheese with a fork in a bowl, leaving some larger chunks. Stir in sour cream and buttermilk until creamy, but with bits of cheese remaining. Add remaining seasonings, mix well. Refrigerate. Makes 2 cups.
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TGI Friday's Mandarin Orange Sesame Dressing

1/3 C. orange marmalade
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 C. white vinegar
2/3 C. vegetable oil
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
3 Tbsp. sesame oil
2 Tbsp. honey
1/4 C. mandarin orange sections, chopped
Mixed greens
Grilled chicken breasts

Measure marmalade, cayenne pepper, ginger, garlic powder, vinegar, oil, soy sauce, sesame oil and honey into a blender container. Cover and blend on medium speed for 30 to 45 seconds.

Transfer to a small bowl and add the chopped orange sections. Stir to mix, cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Serve over a bed of mixed greens, topped by sliced grilled chicken breasts

--Oregonian Newspaper
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Macaroni Grill Roasted Garlic Lemon Vinaigrette

Source: Birmingham News, August 30, 2002

2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
3 Tbsp. honey
½ tsp salt
½ oz. roasted garlic
3/4 cup virgin olive oil
½ lemon, juiced (no seeds)

Place vinegar, honey, salt and roasted garlic in a food processor. Puree until garlic is chopped very fine. With the food processor still running, add olive oil and lemon juice. Refrigerate until ready to use.
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Lime Vinaigrette

1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro or parsley
1/4 cup chopped seeded tomato
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon olive or canola oil
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/2 teaspoon grated lime peel
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon chili powder

In a blender or food processor, combine the vinaigrette ingredients; cover and process until smooth.

--Reader’s Digest
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The Brown Derby's Special French Dressing

1/4 C. Water
1/4 C. red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
3/4 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 clove garlic, minced
1/4 C. olive oil
3/4 C. vegetable oil

Combine all ingredients. Chill. Shake well before serving.

Answer 7

In the state of Nebraska there is a dressing called Dorthy Lynch its real good. When I was a kid we use to mix Ketchup and Mayo to make a kind of french dressing. More then likely not very healthy.

Answer 8

I think balsamic vinegar and olive oil is a good mix to use for a homemade salad dressing. . . ..

Answer 9

mmmm...salad, my favorite! Red onions, Italian mix lettuce, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, bacon bits, shredded cheddar cheese, pepperoni...most impotantly, croutons. Then use thousand island dressing or ranch or parmesan peppercorn, or just use olive oil and balsamac vinagerette.

Answer 10

For a nice green salad add fresh straberries, almond sliver, feta cheese, and a rasberry vinigrette. This is a great and tasty salad to try. But don't just trust me, try it.

Answer 11

Dijon mustard has a really nice kick to it that complements a cold salad nicely