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Salad Dressings

A dressing brings seasoning, acidity, and sometimes creaminess to the salad bowl. Carrot-ginger and cilantro preparations offer different starting points for pairing a sauce with the ingredients you want to serve.

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  • Japanese Restaurant Carrot-Ginger Salad Dressing

    If you’ve ever enjoyed the crisp salad served before a hibachi dinner or sushi meal, this dressing captures that familiar restaurant flavor at home. Sweet carrots, fresh ginger,…

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  • Creamy Cilantro Sauce and Dressing

    Creamy Cilantro Sauce and Dressing

    Creamy cilantro that doubles as a salad dressing and dipping sauce is made with yogurt, sour cream, garlic, jalapeno and lots of cilantro! This magical sauce will become your…

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  • Basil Oil

    Basil Oil

    This vibrant, super-flavorful oil doubles as a dressing for salad, roasted veg, grilled chicken, fish, you name it. It’s dreamy over beans with some shaved pecorino, or as…

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  • Olive Garden Salad Dressing

    Ingredients Salad Dressing 1/2 cup olive oil 3 tablespoons white vinegar 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon garlic…

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  • Caesar Salad Dressing

    Caesar Salad Dressing

      A classic dressing with tangy flavors and creamy consistency made without preservatives. Ingredients 6 large pasteurized egg yolks 3 Tablespoons red wine vinegar 3 garlic cloves, peeled…

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  • Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix

    Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix

    Ingredients 1/3 cup dry buttermilk 2 Tablespoons dried parsley 1 1/2 teaspoons dried dill weed 2 teaspoons garlic powder 2 teaspoons onion powder 2 teaspoons dried onion flakes 1 teaspoons ground black…

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  • Creamy Dill Pickle Dressing

    Creamy Dill Pickle Dressing

    Calling all pickle lovers! A tangy and creamy dill pickle salad dressing recipe made with pickle juice, avocado, and olive oil. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups dill pickle juice…

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  • Peanut-Lime Dressing

    Peanut-Lime Dressing

    This dressing is so delicious. We joke that we should serve it as a drink! Besides tasting amazing on Crunchy Chinese Chicken Salad with Wonton Chips, it’s also…

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  • Greek Goddess Dressing

    Greek Goddess Dressing

    If you think of creamy dressings as junk food, using this Greek yogurt blend instead of sour cream or regular mayonnaise will change your mind. Use the dressing…

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  • Basil Oil

    Basil Oil

    Fresh basil can add such a hit of flavor to so many things: soups, grilled chicken, panini, or a fresh tomato and mozzarella salad. If you’ve found fragrant,…

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