Making A Salad Vinaigrette Dressing Is Easy
If you happen to be someone that does enjoy a good salad, but find them a little bland without some kind of dressing, instead of buying a ready made one, why not try and make your own. Below we offer you a number of different very simple ways along with a basic recipe for your to make your own salad vinaigrette dressing in a matter of minutes.
Making a very basic vinaigrette is very easy to do and will provide your salad with a little more oomph. All you need is either a food processor, blender, whisk (electric or hand) or a jar which will be used to mix the ingredients of your dressing up with. In most cases a very simple vinaigrette dressing for salads is made up of 2 parts oil to 1 part vinegar and a few herbs and spices added to provide a little more flavor.
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.
However if you have a little more time on your hands then you could whisk up the ingredients together instead. In to a bowl place the vinegar along with spices and herbs and then very gently whisk these together. Once you feel that these have been well mixed together you should now start to include the oil again as with making the vinaigrette using a blender or processor you should pour the oil in very slowly. Whilst pouring in the oil you also need to continue whisking the ingredients together. It is probably better using an electric whisk rather than trying to make it using a hand one.
But probably the easiest and simplest way for you to make a good basic salad vinaigrette dressing is to first put the herbs and spices with the vinegar into a jar and shake vigorously (do not forget to put the lid on before you do this). Now take the lid off and add 1 tablespoon of the oil to the mixture then put the lid back and again shake vigorously. After the first tablespoon of oil has integrated with the rest of the mixture, you can continue to pour in the rest by adding 2 or 3 tablespoons at a time and shaking vigorously after the oil has been added.
For you to be able to make a very simple and basic vinaigrette dressing you need to get the following ingredients together.
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).
Once you have these ingredients together then all you need to do is follow the steps provided above for the different methods that you can use to make your salad vinaigrette dressing with. Generally, it will only take you a few minutes to get the dressing prepared and as long as it is kept in the refrigerator after, being made it can last for as long as two weeks.
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