Looking for an easy dressing recipe that you can make quickly with very few ingredients? This is one of my favorite go-to recipes when I need something to top my salad.
Easy Dressing Recipe
This recipe is from several years ago when I first started blogging but it’s still a favorite. Enjoy!
I thought I’d share with you today my recipe for homemade salad dressing. I love this stuff. The recipe is little vague but I adjust according to how I want it to taste. If you need to make an easy dressing recipe in a hurry, this is a great one because all of the ingredients are easily accessible!
Easy Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 teaspoon Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Garlic salt
- 1 cup Oil Vegetable Oil or Olive Oil
- 1/4 cup Vinegar White or Apple Cider
Instructions
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Since this is all based on tastes you may want it to taste more like oil or more like vinegar by adjusting the amounts. Yummy! Mix together in a jar and shake before using.
We have SO many more homemade salad dressing recipes here on Little House Living. I LOVE making homemade dressings instead of buying them from the store, they taste so much fresher and are much cheaper! Here are a few of our favorites:
- Homemade Ranch Dressing
- Homemade Dorthy Lynch
- Easy Salad Dressing Recipes
- Homemade Catalina Dressing
- Homemade Russian Dressing
- Homemade French Dressing Recipe
Update to the recipe:
As I mentioned above…it’s been several years since I posted this recipe originally here on Little House Living, it was 2009 in fact! Really the only difference in how I made it then compared to how we make it now is that I use a regular extra virgin olive oil for the oil in the recipe and I generally do about 2/3 cup of oil and 1/3 cup of vinegar (and I use a raw apple cider vinegar) since I like a little zip to my dressing!
Olive Oil is a great way to get healthy fats into your diet, especially when it’s left unheated. Since we’ve been trying to do this more and have been eating quite a bit of salad, I love using a good quality extra virgin olive oil in my homemade dressings.
How Long Does Salad Dressing Last?
Since this recipe is basically oil and vinegar, it will last a very long time if stored in a cool dry place. After several years the oil will begin to get rancid if it has been exposed to light and air but you should be able to use it up before then.
Can I Use Rice Vinegar or other Vinegars in this Easy Dressing Recipe?
Sure! It’s fun to try out different flavors too so that you can make something different with the same basic 4 ingredients.
What Salad Dressing is Healthy?
Generally speaking, a vinegar/oil based dressing is going to be your healthiest bet over the cream based dressings. Of course, it all depends on your definition of healthy and what you need to add to or eliminate from your diet.
What is your favorite easy dressing recipe to make?
Jean says
February 9, 2013 at 6:12 amYou comment that your dehydrator is running all the time. What are you all drying? I am relatively new to this and am having some problems grasping how much to be storing, how much to store. What do you dry? Thanks
Merissa says
February 9, 2013 at 11:42 amOur favorite is drying fruits for snacks! I’m not much of a plain fruit eater but I will eat just about any fruit dried, I think it’s the texture or something! So that’s the most of it:)
gregory huelsenbeck says
January 27, 2017 at 9:52 amGreat recipe! I don’t usually go through the effort of measuring or mixing together the ingredients. I keep a bottle of olive oil and a bottle of pomegranite infused red wine vinegar on the shelf. I just add a little olive oil directly to my salad, then sprinkle the red wine vinegar over it, to taste. Sometime I will grind a little sea salt and black pepper on top.
lynn says
January 27, 2017 at 10:24 amCoul…….could you please please please see that the bars on the left of your pages are not popping up all the time? They cover the left sides of anything here! Thank you.
Lynn
Merissa says
January 27, 2017 at 7:10 pmCould you please send a screenshot to [email protected] of what you are referring to?
Al says
January 27, 2017 at 7:06 pmThat sounds really nice, although being a serious garlic lover, I would probably blend and add some garlic(or crush it and let it sit at the bottom, and eat later!) and some oregano.
Fanx for all your delightful recipes and advice! Stay well.
Suez says
January 29, 2017 at 7:08 pmWell I followed it to a T. It was horrible. Even tried adding a bit of raw sugar. Still horrible..Don’t get it.
Lindsey Mozgai says
January 30, 2017 at 6:52 amMy fiance loves this dressing :). Can’t wait to try it updated
Shari says
February 17, 2017 at 10:00 amWhen I click on the shea butter recipe the salad dressing recipe comes up?
I love your blog and you are very uplifting. Thank you!
Merissa says
February 17, 2017 at 10:01 amI just resent the newsletter with the corrected links! Morning brain today 🙂
Shari says
February 17, 2017 at 10:03 amI can relate!! Thanks!