It’s almost salad season, a.k.a. too hot to eat anything else. I love this recipe because it makes a great jumping point to tweak it for your taste buds. Like it spicier? Add more chili flakes. Prefer a different vinegar? Change it up. Missing one of the herbs? Improvise. Are you out of maple syrup? Try agave!
The way it’s written is exactly how I make it but with this base, feel free to make it your own. And yes, I mean real maple syrup- not Log Cabin. And it won’t taste like mustard, settle down. Enjoy knowing what is actually in your salad dressing at a fraction of the cost of a bottle at the store.
Italian Salad Dressing
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp oregano
- ½ tsp basil
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp pepper
- pinch chili pepper flakes
Wet ingredients
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp water
- ¼ cup vinegar (balsamic or red wine are my faves)
- ⅔ cup olive oil (avacado works too!)
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients in small bowl and set aside
- Combine wet ingredients in seperate bowl
- Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet
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