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Making A Salad Vinaigrette Dressing Is Easy

By Kerris Samson

For someone who likes to eat salads on a regular basis you may find that without some kind of dressing they can taste a little boring. However, rather than resorting to using ready made ones from your local grocery store or delicatessen you could actually have a go at making your own salad vinaigrette dressing. In this article we show you some very simple ways of being able to make such a dressing along with a very basic recipe that you may want to consider trying.

When it comes to making, a very basic vinaigrette to dress your salad with you can use either a blender, food processor, whisk or a jar to mix the ingredients up in. But you first need to get the ingredients together. Generally, a very simple vinaigrette is made up of 1 part vinegar to two parts oil, plus any herbs or spices that you wish to include in to the dressing.

If you are someone who finds time a constraint then using a food processor or blender to make a quick dressing for your salad is probably best. First take the vinegar and put it in to the machine, next add some herbs and spices and blend this together. Once they have been blended together you now need to very slowly dribble in the oil whilst the machine is still going until all of the oil has been poured in and the ingredients have been thoroughly mixed together.

For those who have some time to spare then you may find making a great tasting vinaigrette for your salad is by using a whisk. Again you first need to mix the vinegar and the spices or herbs together and whisk until combined. Then very slowly you need to start adding the oil it is best if you drizzle in a couple of tablespoons of the oil at a time until everything has been combined well together. You may discover that using an electric whisk when making a vinaigrette is much easier than doing it by hand.

However probably the easiest way you can make a very basic vinaigrette to dress your salad with is through using a jar (clean one of course). Into the jar (which should have a screw on lid) put the vinegar with the herbs or spices. Then screw on the lid and then shake the jar vigorously until everything has been mixed together. Now next you need to start adding the oil. Do this a couple of tablespoons at the time and each time you do this replace the lid and then shake the jar vigorously and do this until all the oil has been added and the ingredients have been combined together.

In order to make the most basic of vinaigrette dressings for a salad you will need the following ingredients:-

1. Cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2. Cup Balsamic Vinegar 3. 3 Cloves of Garlic which have been pressed not cut or crushed 4. 1 Teaspoon of Oregano (fresh is better but dried will do at a pinch) 5. Teaspoon of Rosemary (fresh is best because you need to crush it before adding to the vinegar. However if fresh rosemary is not available then dried will suffice).

Now you have the above ingredients together you just need to combine them and this can easily be done using one of the methods that we have mentioned previously in this article. You will find that it will only take around 5 minutes to produce a great tasting salad vinaigrette dressing that will provide your meal with a little bit more. Also as long as any you have left over is kept in a jar in the refrigerator it can be used again for a further two weeks.

Kerris Samson

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