Dressings: Italian

By JoFClark

Ingredients

• 1 garlic clove, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• juice of half of lemon
• 1 T red wine vinegar
• 2 T water
• 1 t mustard (I use whole grain but Dijon works well too)
• 2 T finely grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 t dried basil
• 1/4 t dried thyme
• 1/4 t kosher salt
• 1/4 t freshly ground pepper
• Italian Dressing Mix
• 1 T garlic salt
• 1 T onion powder
• 1 T white sugar
• 2 T dried oregano
• 1 t ground black pepper
• 1/4 t dried thyme
• 1 t dried basil
• 1 T dried parsley
• 1/4 t celery salt
• 2 T salt
• Perfect Homemade Italian Dressing
• 1 cup of the vinegar (any type is fine, whether ACV, wine vinegar, rice vinegar, etc)
• 1 1/4 cup of olive oil or other oil (I usually do half olive oil, half cheaper oil)
• 2 T of water
• 1/2 T garlic powder
• 1/2 T onion powder
• 1/2 T honey, white sugar or sucanat
• 1 T dried oregano
• 1/2 t ground black pepper
• 1/4 t dried thyme
• 1/2 t dried basil
• 1/2 T dried parsley
• 1 T salt

Preparation

Step 1

1 Combine all the ingredients in the bowl of a miniature food processor or a blender and blend until the dressing is smooth and milky looking
The dressing can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about a week, but the olive oil will solidify in the fridge, so give it time to return to room temperature before using

Italian Dressing Mix
1 In a small bowl, mix together the garlic salt, onion powder, sugar, oregano, pepper, thyme,basil, parsley, celery salt and regular salt
Store in a tightly sealed container
2 To prepare dressing, whisk together 1/4 cup white vinegar, 2/3 cup canola oil, 2 T water and 2 T of the dry mix

Perfect Homemade Italian Dressing
1 Pour ingredients into a glass jar or bottle with a cover
You may need to use a funnel, in which case pour the dry things in first before the liquids
2 Cover and shake well
3 Use, or refrigerate for month and months
4 Enjoy

The texture is just like store bought