#salad-dressings

#salad-dressings

Want to make your own green salad? Try some of our simple salad dressings with the greens of your choice! Pick from our favorite salad dressing recipes or healthy salad dressings. Try creamy classics like homemade ranch dressing, Caesar dressing, Green Goddess dressing, or Parmesan Peppercorn dressing. Go for vinaigrettes like balsamic vinaigrette, Italian dressing, lemon vinaigrette, red wine vinaigrette, vinaigrette recipe, raspberry vinaigrette, or poppy seed dressing. Mix them up with greens like spinach, romaine, butter lettuce, frisee, arugula, or watercress.

Leafy greens may often be key to a good salad (except for those salads that don't actually include any greens, of course), but when you really think about it, any good salad truly comes down to the dressing. This is the case for both greens-based salads and those that don't contain any lettuce, like macaroni salad or potato salad - a good dressing makes or breaks the whole dish.

The secret to juicy corn is boiling fresh cobs for a good half hour. If you cook them for less time the corn wrinkles and has a drier texture. In a simple pasta and sweetcorn salad, like the one below, that extra liquid provides an essential contrast to the pine nuts and risoni. It's one of many Mediterranean salads we like to make at home that are meals in their own right.

As a Registered Dietitian who is an avid home cook and author of two cookbooks, I am a lover of homemade salad dressings. I keep an assortment of oils, vinegars, mustards, herbs, and spices on hand to whisk together a dressing in minutes. I have exactly one pre-made dressing in my fridge from Bragg (more on that below). I'm also aware that a lot of folks are looking for a store-bought option that delivers on taste and freshness.

The brine from capers serves as a potent flavor enhancer for salads, adding bold acidity and depth to dressings, often replacing vinegar or mayo.