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Zesty Italian Salad Dressing

I had a life changing event in May 2020. Without boring you all with the details, I found out that I need to watch my sugar intake.

This is how this recipe started.

A lot of the recipes online were great, but they had sugar in them. I haven’t been to Italy, yet, but I’m pretty sure they don’t use sugar either.

And a lot of recipes called for Canola Oil, but I wanted to use some good Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Even some grocery store quality olive oil! (Shocking, I know!)

And, I like my vinegar pretty forward, so feel free to use less.

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Zesty Italian Salad Dressing


Description

T-A-N-G-Y!!!!

I’m not shy with the red wine vinegar. I prefer this over most balsamic vinegars, which I use for desserts.


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Ingredients

Dry ingredients:

  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp onion powder
  • 1 Tbsp. dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
  • 1 tsp. dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp. celery salt
  • 1/8 tsp. dried thyme (optional)

Wet ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup (6 oz) red wine vinegar (add first)
  • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil

 


Instructions

Makes one pint.

Into a tightly lidded container, add dry ingredients, then red wine vinegar, and lastly extra virgin olive oil.

Shake well before using.

Note: This doesn’t have an emulsifier, so shaking is a must before dressing each salad. But, it’s worth it!