Ultimate Dressing: 5-in-1 Budget Salad Suppers

Budget Salad Suppers 🥗

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4

Description:

This versatile dressing recipe serves as the foundation for a myriad of delicious salads, making it an essential addition to your culinary repertoire. Perfect for those seeking a quick and effortless meal solution, it allows for pre-preparation, enabling you to have your greens and veggies cleaned and ready to go in advance. Simply store them in a Ziplock bag to maintain their freshness until you’re ready to assemble your salad masterpiece.

Nutritional Information:

Calories: 991.1
Fat Content: 109.1g
Saturated Fat Content: 10.4g
Cholesterol Content: 0mg
Sodium Content: 2458.6mg
Carbohydrate Content: 2.4g
Fiber Content: 0.4g
Sugar Content: 1g
Protein Content: 0.6g

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups canola oil
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
4 pinches of salt
2 cloves of garlic
1/2 teaspoon sugar

Instructions:

Prepare Dressing:
- Combine all ingredients (except lettuce) in a 1-quart jar with a tight-fitting lid.
- Secure the lid tightly and shake vigorously to ensure thorough mixing.
- Refrigerate the dressing until ready to use.
Assembly:
- Before serving, shake the dressing well to recombine any separated ingredients.
- Serve over your preferred variety of crisp lettuce; Romaine lettuce is recommended.

Variations:

Bacon and Egg Salad:
- Whisk together 1/4 cup Basic Dressing, 1/4 cup mayonnaise, and 2 tablespoons ketchup.
- Add 4 strips of crumbled cooked bacon and 4 sliced hard-cooked eggs.
- Toss with 1 1/2 cups chopped celery, 1 cup sliced radishes, and 1/2 cup sliced onion.
Wagon Train Bean Salad:
- Whisk together 1/2 cup Basic Dressing, 2 tablespoons bottled barbecue sauce, and 1 teaspoon ground cumin.
- Add 1 can of baked beans.
- Toss with cherry tomatoes, corn, chopped raw zucchini, and chopped onion.
Vegetable Garden Salad:
- Whisk together 1/4 cup Basic Dressing, 1/4 cup mayonnaise, and 1/4 cup chopped dill pickle.
- Add thawed frozen green peas and shredded Cheddar cheese.
- Toss with blanched broccoli florets, shredded carrots, and chopped red onion.
Sesame Chicken Salad:
- Whisk together 1/2 cup Basic Dressing, 2 tablespoons light soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon dark Oriental sesame oil.
- Add shredded cooked chicken.
- Toss with shredded red cabbage, sliced cucumber, and sliced scallions.
Tuscan Tuna and Bean Salad:
- Whisk together 1/3 cup Basic Dressing, dried basil, dried parsley, and freshly ground pepper.
- Add canned tuna and white kidney beans.
- Toss with tomato chunks, bell pepper strips, and thinly sliced onion.