For someone who likes to eat salads on a regular basis you may find that without some kind of dressing they can taste a little boring. However, rather than resorting to using ready made ones from your local grocery store or delicatessen you could actually have a go at making your own salad vinaigrette dressing. In this article we show you some very simple ways of being able to make such a dressing along with a very basic recipe that you may want to consider trying.



Making a very basic vinaigrette is very easy to do and will provide your salad with a little more oomph. All you need is either a food processor, blender, whisk (electric or hand) or a jar which will be used to mix the ingredients of your dressing up with. In most cases a very simple vinaigrette dressing for salads is made up of 2 parts oil to 1 part vinegar and a few herbs and spices added to provide a little more flavor.

If you are going to be using a blender or food processor in order make up your dressing, you need to first place the vinegar into the bowl. Next, add a few herbs or spices and blend these together for a short while. Once all these ingredients have blended together whilst the machine is still on you begin to slowly pour (dribble) in the oil until all of it has been added to the mixture.

However if you have a little more time on your hands then you could whisk up the ingredients together instead. In to a bowl place the vinegar along with spices and herbs and then very gently whisk these together. Once you feel that these have been well mixed together you should now start to include the oil again as with making the vinaigrette using a blender or processor you should pour the oil in very slowly. Whilst pouring in the oil you also need to continue whisking the ingredients together. It is probably better using an electric whisk rather than trying to make it using a hand one.

The simplest and easiest way for making a vinaigrette dressing which will mean far less washing up for you is by using a jar (with a screw on lid). Take your jar and into this pour the vinegar and add the herbs or spices (or both) and then replace the lid. Once the lid has been screwed on tight you need to shake the jar vigorously to make sure that all the ingredients have been mixed together. Once this has been done you now need to start slowly adding the oil. It is best if you do this 2 to 3 tablespoons at a time, and every time you add some oil replace the lid and then again vigorously shake the jar. Remember to make sure the lid is on tight or else you could end up with vinaigrette everywhere.

For you to make a very basic vinaigrette dressing for a salad next time you are having one you will need to get the following ingredients together.

1. 1 Cup Olive Oil (Extra Virgin is best for this kind of dressing) 2. 1/2 Cup Balsamic Vinegar (But you could try others such as white wine or cider) 3. Three cloves of garlic (which has to be pressed) 4. Oregano (1 tspn) - Go for fresh rather than dried if you can 5. Rosemary (1/4 tspn) - Again better to go for fresh rather than dried.

As soon as you have all the ingredients together then you just need to use one of the methods mentioned above to help combine them all together. In a lot of cases you will have a flavorsome salad vinaigrette dressing in a matter of minutes and as long as it is kept in a sealed jar and in the refrigerator will last for as long as two weeks after being made.