For the past month or so, I have been on a diet. A real, honest to goodness, ‘say no to cupcakes and all yummy things’ kind of diet. Salads for lunch and lean meats and veggies for dinner. Now I love a good salad, but when you are eating them every day, you need a little variety. And since most of the calories in salads are in the dressing, I usually stick to oil and vinegar. Until one day when I grabbed a bottle of red wine vinegar from my shelf instead of balsamic and noticed a recipe on the back. Heinz, you are a lifesaver.
I made this for the first time a few weeks ago and have already gone through it and just made it again this week. It is light, easy and so tasty, you won’t even know it is diet-friendly.
Ingredients ::
2/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, split
1 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dried basil leaves
1/2 tsp dried oregano leaves
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
Directions ::
Combine ingredients in salad cruet. Shake until well blended. Chill and enjoy!
Kate F.
August 10, 2014 at 5:51 pmThis sounds good. I haven’t made salad dressing in awhile, but I might give this one a try.
Kevin
July 28, 2014 at 10:16 amNothing beats a home made salad dressing, and this one looks tasty. I started making my own salad dressing recently and now when I use the store bought stuff all I can taste is the corn syrup. I look forward to trying this recipe out.
s riches
July 9, 2014 at 6:15 amA nice twist on just plain old oil and vinegar dressing. Very easy to make.
lorayne gothard
July 8, 2014 at 2:00 amWow super simple to make!! I like the italian dressing and it is hard to find without the added sugar..so thank you!!
Della Barker
July 6, 2014 at 11:41 pmThis sounds good. I will have to try making this! Thank you for sharing!
nicole dz
July 6, 2014 at 4:06 pmThis dressing would be awesome on chicken and then throwing it on the grill to make a salad. Great summer dish!
Dandi D
July 5, 2014 at 10:01 pmI’d like to give making my own salad dressing a try!
Laura J
July 5, 2014 at 9:50 pmOh that sounds really good! I have never tried to make a dressing at home, but I think I could handle that! Will have to give that a try!
sheila ressel
July 5, 2014 at 5:27 pmI always make my own dressings and will be adding this one to my recipe box. I’ve always used regular dijon but never used mustard powder before. Luckily I have some so I’ll definitely give this one a try this weekend.
Janet W.
July 5, 2014 at 7:18 amI’ll have to give this a try instead of using the bottle I buy at the store. Sounds delicious!
Sarah L
July 4, 2014 at 11:28 pmThe herbs and garlic are what makes this so good. Thanks for the recipe.
saralynns2
July 4, 2014 at 1:23 pmthis recipe looks great 🙂 i will have to give it a try for my next family gathering! thanks for sharing 🙂
Tammy S
July 4, 2014 at 11:21 amOh this does sound good for a change from the same old dressing. I love that it has garlic and crushed red pepper. I might play with the recipe and add a little more of both. Thanks for sharing!