Creamy Salad Dressing

Creamy salad dressing is the perfect combination of tangy and creamy. Everyone in our house loves it, and that says a lot. My kids actually want to eat salad now, especially my carnivorous son.

INGREDIENTS FOR MAKING A CREAMY SALAD DRESSING

• Mayonnaise the reason behind the creaminess of this dressing. You can whatever type of mayonnaise you’d like. You could either use homemade, avocado oil mayo, vegan mayo, or whatever type of mayo you choose.
  
• Yellow mustard if you want to spruce up the flavors a little bit you can use Dijon mustard, and maybe add in a few capers.
• Lemon juice is going what gives this creamy salad dressing its tanginess. Use either fresh or the prepackaged lemon juice.
• Salt whichever salt your heart desires. Jus keep in mind that different types of salts have varying potency. I used regular table salt in here. If you use pink salt, sea salt, or any other type of salt, you may need to adjust the amount a bit to suit your desire.
• Black pepper I highly recommend using freshly ground black pepper. The flavor that it is going to add will be incomparable to the pre-ground stuff. And it really doesn’t take that much effort to grind pepper.
• Minced garlic, or garlic powder using fresh garlic is going to have a slightly different taste than the powdered garlic. Powdered garlic has a milder, yet a deeper more earthy flavor. Fresh garlic is going to have, well, a fresh and refreshing flavor, and it will also be a bit more spicy.
  
  From a health wise perspective, fresh garlic is going to have more health benefits than powdered garlic. It is suggested that fresh garlic helps in burning fat.

UTENSILS YOU’LL NEED TO MAKE SALAD DRESSING

• Small bowl
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoon
• Spoon for mixing

HOW TO MAKE CREAMY SALAD DRESSING

It’s as easy as mix and go really. However, the longer you allow the ingredients to sit together, the better the flavor will be.

There is something magical that happens when you allow ingredients to sit together for an extended period of time. All the flavors will begin to meld in together. It will turn out to be a happy marriage between them all. Ok that sounds weird, but you get the point.

So the point is, allow your salad dressing to sit in the fridge for at least 1 hour before using it over your salad.

OPTIONAL ADDITIONS AND CHANGES TO YOUR SALAD DRESSING

If you find that this salad dressing is a bit too tangy for you, there is a simple solution for that.

To make this salad sweeter and less tangy, simply add either a bit of sugar or honey. I would imagine honey would taste great with these ingredients.

However, when you do add honey or sugar, add a 1/4 teaspoon at a time and always taste for flavor. You’ll have to remember that once you add sugar or honey into your dressing you, you can’t take it out.

If you feel that you have added to much sugar or honey, you can fix that by adding a bit of each of the original stated ingredients in the proper ratios. You might find yourself with a bit more salad dressing than you have expected though.

If you want to spruce up the taste a bit and make this creamy salad dressing into an extra fancy salad dressing, you could use Dijon mustard. You can also add a bit of capers.

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Creamy Salad Dressing

Chantal

Creamy salad dressing is the perfect combination of tangy and creamy. Everyone in our house loves it, and that says a lot. My kids actually want to eat salad now, especially my carnivorous son.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Italian

Equipment

• Small bowl
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoon
• Spoon for mixing

Ingredients

  

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic or 2 teaspoons garlic powder

Instructions

 

• Place all the ingredients and mix until well combined.
• Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours before using.

Notes

If you like your salad dressing to be a little less tangy and a bit sweeter, you can add a 1/4 tsp sugar at a time until you get the desired taste.  

Keyword quick recipes, salad dressing

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