I love this time of the year, when the market is filled with fresh salad greens and fixins. Bottled salad dressings are loaded with preservatives, so I prefer to use a homemade salad dressing.
Making your own salad dressing takes just minutes and can be made with few ingredients, yet still be flavorful and delicious.
This zesty homemade house dressing is one of my faves. I call it a house dressing because I make it so frequently. Plus, it’s just a basic creamy dressing with a bit of zip.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 scallion (green onion), chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped sun-dried tomato
Instructions:
Step 1: Place all of the ingredients in a blender. Pulse until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl, cover, and chill until ready to use. Recipe yields about 2 cups of salad dressing.
Step 2: This salad dressing is zesty, but not overpowering. If you want to tone it down a bit, you can omit the garlic or sun-dried tomato or both.
Zesty Homemade House Dressing
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 scallion green onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tablespoon chopped sun-dried tomato
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients in a blender.
- Pulse until smooth.
- Transfer to a small bowl, cover, and chill until ready to use.
- Recipe yields about 2 cups of salad dressing.
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That sounds amazing. I Love homemade dressings – they always taste better!
That sounds really good. We had salads last night for dinner, and this is making me want a new one! 😉
That looks delicious. I love making things like this at home instead of buying them. 99% of the time it tastes better, and it’s always cheaper.
That looks tasty! I love making foods homemade to avoid the unnecessary additives.
Yum! My kids love salads and dressings to dip things in. This will be great, I’m sure they’d love this! My husband will too!
I love homemade dressings too, I like that you say it’s not overpowering because some can be! Looks really good!
This looks delicious! I always like to make my own dressing instead of buying it. I can’t wait to try this recipe.
A nice zesty dressing sounds really nice. I’d love to make this for a big salad dish.
Wow, that really does look good. I don’t think I’d omit anything because I like a little kick. I would love to make more of my own dressings and sauces, so I can skip the preservatives and other yucky ingredients.
This looks like a delicious recipe. I love to eat salads. Io will have to try making this.