Eight super easy salad dressing recipes that KEEP FOR WEEKS!
All of these take minutes to make and keep for at least 2 weeks!
Salad Dressing Recipes standby essentials!
But dont dash off to the store for a bottle of salad dressing packed full of preservatives!
And these arent dressings that Ive mucked around with to make them long lasting.
Ive been wanting to post a bunch of salad dressing recipes for ages and ages.
I just thought it was tooblahto just post a single salad dressing recipe.
So many more exciting recipes to share!
OK, I lie.
I have a major shoe fetish.
I used to gaze longingly at designer shoeson the wayto the David Jones Food Hall.
Have you ever noticed that posh restaurants quite often have very simple side salads on offer?
Just a handful of the highest quality salads and a top notch simple dressing.
It all comes down to the quality of the ingredients you use.
Love the colours in this Sweet & Tangy mix.
Christmas!!???
So today, I finally have an excuse to share a handful of my favourite ready-to-use dressings.
Handful…being 8.
Just to be safe.
Psst Standby dressings arent just for quick side salads.
Like this gorgeous brown rice, shredded kale and broccoli and roasted pumpkin salad with the Pomegranate Dressing.
Fantastic standby to make a quick side salad or a more satisfying salad meal!
Ive create a separate post for each recipe so its easier to find later.
Dont skip the parmesan!
It really makes this.
French Vinaigrette(right) The eschalots in this are an essential flavouring!
The good news is that it continues to soften and flavour the dressing for 2 weeks.
Beyond this, the dressing doesnt go bad but the eschalot flavour fades.
This is a really stunning restaurant classic.
The consistency of this dressing is gorgeous thick and creamy.
And its not super sweet, its tangy with a touch of sweet.
Balsamic Vinaigrette(right) The simplest of all dressings, one to know by heart.
A classic Middle Eastern condiment thats increasing in popularity throughout Western countries.
Very sheik, vereeeee tasty!
Great on leafy greens, roasted veg, beans, couscous, rice, quinoa.
Great to use for leafy greens, shredded greens or chopped veggies.
I use it on everything leafy greens, chopped salads and roasted vegetables.
Ive kept this for over 2 weeks but see no reason why it wont last for longer.
Extra perfect with roasted pumpkin and sweet potato!
Poppyseed Dressing(right) One of my favorites for summer!
This keeps for 3 weeks, probably 4 but I havent tried that myself.
My kitchen has been a glorious vision this week.
Mounds and mounds of greens, bottles and bottles of salad dressings.
I ate salads for morning tea, lunch and dinner 3 days straight while I was preparing this post.
Remember 8 salad dressings.
EIGHT!!!!
EIGHT!!!!
Who ever thought that this former finance gal would one day be swooning over how beautiful salads are?
Watch how to make it
How long can you keep homemade salad dressing?
Basically, the shelf life of the ingredients used in the dressing determines how long a dressing stays good.
The two most common ingredients in dressings that go off / lose flavour are garlic and lemon juice.
Lemon juice loses acidity and flavour pretty quickly within 48 hours in my experience.
And the same applies to lime juice and other juices used in dressings.
So all the salad dressing recipes I have chosen are made with ingredients with a long shelf life.
However, even these still need to be used within 3 weeks.
The biggest factor is actually the olive oil.
This doesnt apply as to normal olive oils used for cooking which dont have as intense a flavour.
TELL ME WHICH ONE YOU LOVE THE MOST!!!
Whats are you go-to salad dressing recipes??
Do you make big batches so theyre ready to use on demand like I do?
Tell me which of these appeals to you the most!!
The crispest of the crisp greens, fresh chopped ready-to-roast vegetables, pre-shredded slaws.
A life saver during the busy festive season!
