Sesame Ginger Salad Dressing

Talk about an EXPLOSION of Asian flavors. I managed to cram quite a few Asian ingredients into one salad dressing, and let me tell you, I get cravings for this stuff. 

Sweet honey, savory sesame oil, bright ginger, and salty soy sauce goodness all come together with a hint of orange in the background. There's also some rice vinegar of course, for good measure. Pull those Asian staples out of the pantry and refrigerator door and whip together a delightfully fresh salad!

As pictured above, I love mandarin oranges, cabbage, red bell peppers, green onions, sesame seeds, shredded carrots, and crunchy noodles with this salad. There's such a wide variety of flavors and textures that your mouth goes crazy, in a good way. Isn't it colorful and enticing? And guess what? It tastes even better than it looks!

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Sesame Ginger Salad Dressing

Makes 1/2 cup

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

1/4 cup vegetable oil

3 Tbsp orange juice

2 tsp sesame oil

2 tsp rice vinegar

2 tsp honey

2 tsp fresh ginger, grated

1 tsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp salt

Whisk together all ingredients, and enjoy!

Greek Salad Dressing

This salad dressing tastes like home to me :) I didn't have lettuce in my salads growing up, just chunks of cucumber, tomato, red onion, and feta like so, covered in dressing like this.

I'm warning you all, this dressing is tart. I wouldn't have it any other way, but if you want to dial down the vinegar and lemon and add more olive oil, my feelings wouldn't be hurt. The garlic and oregano round out the classic Greek flavors, and I'm doing my happy food dance.

I LOVE making a meal out of a big Greek salad with this dressing and grilled chicken on top. We do this for dinner at least once a month! I hope you all enjoy this recipe straight out of my family's kitchen.

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Greek Salad Dressing

by Saucy Jocey's Kitchen March-7-2013

A tart, light vinaigrette that brings together classic Greek ingredients like lemon, garlic, oregano, and extra virgin olive oil.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic
• 3/4 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

Whisk together all ingredients, and enjoy!

Details

Prep time: Cook time: Total time: 5 mins Yield: 1/2 cup

Balsamic Vinaigrette

I'm not the only one who loves straight, plain balsamic vinegar, right? Admittedly, this salad dressing is has a higher vinegar-to-oil ratio than normal, but I can't help it - I love me so balsamic! 

While the flavor of balsamic vinegar is bright and beautiful on it's own, this vinaigrette adds a little more deliciousness to the classic salad dressing. There's a new sweetness from the sugar that highlights the natural sweetness of balsamic, and lemon zest adds citrus flavor without upping the sour factor like lemon juice would! 

Obviously this dressing is perfection on the classic Caprese salad. And why not use this as the dressing for pasta salad? Just shake or whisk all of the ingredients together, and enjoy!

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Balsamic Vinaigrette

Makes 1/2 cup

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

2 tsp Dijon mustard

2 tsp sugar

1 tsp lemon zest

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp salt

Whisk together all ingredients, and enjoy!