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All-Purpose Salad Dressing Recipe

This everyday, all-purpose salad dressing comes together quickly and goes on everything. A quick jar shake (or whisk) or a creamy blended version, both done in minutes.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Condiments, Sauces
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Yumna Jawad

Equipment

Ingredients

No-Blender Salad Dressing

  • ⅔ cup oil olive oil, avocado, or neutral oil
  • 1½ teaspoon lemon Juice
  • ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ shallot finely minced
  • ¾ teaspoon mustard stone ground preferred
  • Pinch salt
  • Pinch black pepper

Blended Salad Dressing

  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ½ shallot roughly chopped
  • ¾ teaspoons mustard prefer stone ground
  • ½ teaspoon honey
  • ½ clove garlic
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt or salt to taste
  • ¾ cup oil olive oil, avocado, or neutral oil

Instructions

No-Blender Salad Dressing

  • Place everything in a mason jar, seal tightly, and shake well until combined. Or, add the ingredients to a small bowl and whisk until mixed. Shake or whisk again before serving if the dressing separates.

Blended Salad Dressing

  • Combine all ingredients except the oils in a food processor or blender
  • Blend the ingredients until pureed, about 30 seconds
  • Slowly stream in the oils and allow mixture to blend completely.
  • Pour into mason jar or dressing container, and use as desired.

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Notes

My Top Tip: Stream the oils in slowly for the blended version. If you pour them all in at once, the dressing won't emulsify and will come out looking oily and separated. Keep the blender running the whole time and drizzle gradually.
Storage: Store any unused salad dressing in an airtight jar in the fridge. A plain vinaigrette with only garlic can last for weeks. However, if you add shallots, fresh herbs, or fresh fruit juice, the mixture is best used within a few days. The olive oil in the blended version may solidify when cold, which is normal. Let it sit at room temperature for a few minutes, then shake or stir before using.
* Please note the nutrition is for the non-blended salad dressing using olive oil. 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 3 tablespoons | Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 26g | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.4mg

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