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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.
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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.
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
You will also need something to store your dressing in after it is made. I love this glass salad dressing bottle because it is designed for salad dressing, as a bonus, it even has an Asian salad dressing recipe.
Method:
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.
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.
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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.
This looks so yummy! I love homemade dressing because they always taste better
We go threw a lot of salad dressing. I love to eat salads and the kids use it for dip. I will have to try making this recipe.
The only dressing I’ve tried making was when you mixed the oil with the vinegar, water and seasoning packet. This dressing sounds yummy and amazing!
Such a nice choice. Real tasty looking.
This is awesome. I never have made my own before now I can! Thank you and happy to find your post at the Wake Up Wed!
We only use homemade dressings, and while living in China have a penchant for an easy Italian one. I cannot wait to try this at home (in the States) this summer! Great idea using cottage cheese – I imagine it’s a way to lighten it up? Thanks for linking up at #FoodieFriDIY!
Pinned it! Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Mondays!
I never thought of using cottage cheese! I’ll give this one a try.
I always love trying new dressings. Cottage cheese is an interesting addition.
Oh, this looks great, perfect for my summer salads. I love the addition of the cottage cheese – helps to thicken it up!