My mom always made a lot of food from scratch. She made her own versions of Kraft Dinner, granola bars, and pizza. She always had bottles of pre-bought salad dressing lining the door of the fridge, though.
I figured that meant salad dressing was impossible to make. She knew how to make basically anything from scratch, after all. I’ve been out of my parents’ house for nearly a decade now but it wasn’t until recently that I figured out that it was, in fact, NOT impossible to make my own salad dressings!
It’s actually pretty easy, and so much tastier too! Mind = blown.
What do you regularly purchase at the grocery store that you could probably make at home?
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Yogurt Lemon Poppyseed (serves 6-8)
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons poppyseeds
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
Greek Oregano (serves 3-4)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Spicy Thai Peanut (serves 5-6)
- 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp red curry paste
Why It’s A Smart Choice
When you make your own dressings from scratch, you have full control over the ingredients. Most store-bought salad dressings have between 150-200mg of sodium per tablespoon. The Yogurt Lemon Poppyseed has only 75 mg per tablespoon!
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Cris says
Any specific salads or wraps you enjoy with these dressings? I have ALL these ingredients in my kitchen and now just need some meal inspiration. They sound good, thanks for sharing!
Jessica Penner says
For all of them, I start with a leafy based and really like to add a cooked and sliced chicken breast! For the Greek Oregano and the Thai Peanut, I usually do a mix of garden veggies. For the Yogurt Poppyseed, some fruit and feta cheese go really nicely!