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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.
LOVE that this has so little fat! I find that if I roast or even nuke the garlic it makes it less stinky. Can’t wait to make it.
This sounds really good! I am going to have to try this dressing.
I don’t usually make my own dressing ,this looks delicious I’ll give it a try thanks
This looks so good. I’ve always wanted to try and make my own dressing.
That sounds delicious, I am intrigued by the addition of cottage cheese.
This sounds really good! Thanks for sharing with Merry Monday!
I love my dressing to have a bit of a kick. It livens up the salad and keeps it from getting boring! Thanks for linking up with Delicious Dishes Link Party!
I love the addition of cottage cheese. I really think my teen would even eat this!
This dressing looks really good! I have never made home made dressing before. I would love to try this.
This house dressing sounds totally amazing.