Greek Salad Dressing

 

You’re wondering why I say, create your own dressings? Because making homemade salad dressings is a game changer! You can control the quality of ingredients and skip all those preservatives and mysterious additives. Plus, recipes like this zesty Greek Salad Dressing in today’s recipe will burst with freshness and can be easily customized to match your taste preferences.

Ingredients

1 large clove garlic, finely minced

½ cup extra-virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice

½ teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon dried oregano

½ teaspoon salt

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Measure all ingredients into a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake vigorously until well-blended and emulsified. Taste and adjust seasonings, add more salt and pepper if necessary. (Alternatively, you may whisk the ingredients together in a bowl, process the ingredients in a mini food processor, or blend them together in a blender.)

Store leftovers in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Allow to come to room temperature and shake well before using.

If your dressing is too tangy or acidic, you can add a small pinch of sugar or a tiny squeeze of honey to mellow out the acidity.

To make a Creamy Greek Salad Dressing, blend in 2 to 3 tablespoons of Greek yogurt. Taste and increase the salt, if necessary.

 

Elizabeth Kilbride is a Writer and Editor with forty years of experience in writing, with 12 of those years in the online content sphere. Author of 5 books and a Graduate with an Associate of Arts degree in Business Management, then a degree. Mass Communication and Cyber Analysis from Ashford University, then on to Walden University for her master’s in criminology with emphasis on Cybercrime and Identity Theft and is currently studying for her Ph.D. degree in Criminology. Her work portfolio includes coverage of politics, current affairs, elections, history, and true crime. Elizabeth is also a gourmet cook, life coach, and avid artist in her spare time, proficient in watercolor, acrylic, oil, pen and ink, gouache, and pastels. As a political operative who has worked on over 300 campaigns during her career, Elizabeth has turned many life events into books and movie scripts while using history to weave interesting storylines. She also runs 7 blogs ranging from art to life coaching, food, writing, Gardening, and opinion or history pieces each week.                                                                                                                                            

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