Comments on: More Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes! Italian and Thousand Island

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:59:30 +0000

A friend of mine makes her own blue cheese. I’ll have to ask her how she does it, then post about it sometime!

By: RG

RG — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:55:14 +0000

I love blue cheese dressing. Any way to healthify that one?

By: CherylH

CherylH — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:19:03 +0000

I love homemade dressings when I have the time to make up a batch, and these look wonderful, so I’m excited to try them. However, except for Paul Newman’s Olive Oil Vinaigrette, which I use on my favorite spinach salad, I usually just use a little olive oil, balsamic vinegar or lemon juice, and Gaylord Houser’s Spike Seasoning. Or sometimes just the oil and seasoning. Spike is wonderful on everything!
Thanks so much, Laura. Love your recipes!

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:22:36 +0000

Up to two months!

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:59:25 +0000

How long can the thousand island & your ranch dressings stay in the fridge?

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:40:26 +0000

Here is another reason to avoid storebought salad dressings. Most of them are made with soybean oil, which is one of the worst oils for you, they just use it because it is so cheap. I always have olive oil and vinegar around, so I’d rather just make my own dressing from real, nutritious ingredients!

By: Step

Step — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:47:15 +0000

My favorite dressing is bleu cheese — I know, not good for you. I do make my own, though. I also love a fresh, homemade balsamic vinaigrette. Mine is similar to your Italian mix, but with balsamic vinegar.

By: Tania

Tania — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:10:36 +0000

We love Dorothy Lynch. That has a lot of ingredients–but it is made in Nebraska–I think. Maybe you could come up with a homemade recipe for that. (-:

By: Andrea in Alaska

Andrea in Alaska — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:15:57 +0000

Those look yummy. I haven’t ever been a fan of the store version of Thousand Island, maybe I’ll have to try the homemade version. We are eating so many salads these days with the CSA box we get each week. It’s fun to mix it up.

For recipes, I really like Lindsay’s: http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/02/make-it-yourself-part-2-dressings.html

I am really lazy when it comes to salad dressing and so often will find myself ready to sit down to dinner and realize THEN that there is no salad dressing! I have done three things:
1. I use the herb mix (in the bottle) from Azure. Mine is the French Garden mix. I add two T with oil and vinegar (usually apple cider or basalmic), and I’m set.
2. I mix up the herbs or spices ahead of time in bulk (using the correct ratios) and put them in a tight lidded container. Then when I need them, they are there.
3. I make sure to post my dressing or mix recipes on the inside of the cupboard door so that I have them at a moment’s notice.

That has helped me considerably. I still caved and bought a bottle of Olive Garden salad dressing on my recent trip, but that was a VERY rare occasion (No OG in Alaska!).

By: mom2fur

mom2fur — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:01:20 +0000

Homemade dressing is soooo good! I’m going to try your Italian one soon!
BTW, if Jennifer visits again:
Jennifer, try looking up a recipe for “Catalina” dressing. It’s pretty close to French. In my own research, “French” simply brought me to vinaigrette dressings, not the ‘red’ kind I’m thinking your husband probably enjoys!