Dressings for Salad

I love homemade salad dressings and have a few recipes that I make the most here's two of them:

This dressing makes a great summer Italian Salad just add cheese, tomatoes, cubed zucchini, peppers, cucumbers and a little onion

Mme Karolynn's Dressing
( adapted from a lady i used to work with's recipe)

1 cup of olive oil
1/4 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 tsp of celery salt
some salt to taste if you need more
white pepper
other add in...fresh herbs they all taste good! Parmesan, pesto


Now this one I make with and without the mayo- it's a large recipe! We also use this dressing for Salad days at school.

Maple Dressing
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

·         1 teaspoon dry mustard or ½-2  teaspoon Dijon mustard or grainy stone ground mustard

      1 1/2 cup pure maple syrup

·         1/2 cup of Mayonnaise ( optional excellent with or without depends on creaminess wanted)

 1     1 tablespoon lemon juice

1    1 clove garlic, minced 

1   1 cup olive oil

1   1 teaspoon salt

1   1/4 teaspoon ground pepper (I use white)

1   ½  teaspoon herbs (optional thyme, basil or rosemary are great)

Preparation:

 With a whisk, combine mustard, vinegar, maple syrup, lemon juice and garlic. Add olive oil and mayonnaise if using and continue whisking until ingredients are well combined. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerated, the dressing will keep for several weeks.

This dressing pairs well with stronger cheeses such as blue cheese, also great with feta, white cheddar. Delicious with walnuts

Autumn Salad dressing

Since autumn's leaves have stronger flavours, and sweetening helps to balance out the flavors

5 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp of best quality Balsamic Vinegar

1-2 tbsp of honey

1 tsp whole grain mustard

Salt and Pepper to taste