Recipes

This is one of my all-time favourite salad dressing recipes. It tastes great on any combination of salad greens and is so easy to make. Try the different vinaigrettes for a variety of flavours. After a while you won’t even need the recipe just remember 3 key ingredients (oil, vinegar and water in equal proportions ie. 2 tablespoons of each) flavoured with 3 more ingredients (garlic, mustard and black pepper.)  Enjoy!

Makes 6 tbsp (90 mL)

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp (25 mL) olive or vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp (25 mL) of either lemon juice, or rice vinegar, or apple cider vinegar or balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp (25 mL)  water
• 1 small clove garlic, minced
• 1 tsp (5 mL)  Dijon mustard
• Freshly ground pepper (and a pinch of salt if desired)

Directions

1. In small measuring cup or bowl, or jar with screw top, combine all ingredients (oil, lemon juice /or vinegar, water, garlic, mustard, salt and pepper)
2. Mix well.

Nutrition information per serving per 1 Tbsp (15 mL)

• Calories: 42 calories
• Protein: 0 g
• Total fat: 5 g
• Saturated fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg
• Carbohydrate: 1 g
• Fibre: 0 g
• Sodium: 11 mg
• Potassium: 9 mg

by Anne Lindsay