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.
Nutrition
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.