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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSalad Days are coming. What is your favorite bottled dressing? I have posted more options.
Also, I don't think this will cause a security breach, but what do I know? My favorite is Vinaigrette. What about you?
28 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited | |
Italian | |
3 (11%) |
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Creamy Italian | |
1 (4%) |
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Ranch | |
2 (7%) |
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Blue cheese | |
6 (21%) |
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Thousand Island | |
3 (11%) |
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Vinaigrette | |
2 (7%) |
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French | |
1 (4%) |
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Poppyseed(sweet and sour) | |
3 (11%) |
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Vinegar and Oil | |
2 (7%) |
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I make my own and I will/won't give the recipe--hahaha | |
5 (18%) |
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applegrove
(118,932 posts)It has to be refrigerated as all of her's do.
debm55
(25,783 posts)applegrove
(118,932 posts)debm55
(25,783 posts)applegrove
(118,932 posts)Then they got successful and the husband got a divorce to marry a younger wife. They still ran the business together. About the divorce, Renee said "I could have killed him". Figuratively of course. This was a news story I saw years ago.
https://thecjn.ca/news/obituary-renee-unger-queen-of-the-salad-dressings/
debm55
(25,783 posts)electric_blue68
(15,033 posts)applegrove
(118,932 posts)FirstLight
(13,368 posts)Add some beets, kidney beans, or fake bacon bits and I'm in heaven!
debm55
(25,783 posts)Grasswire2
(13,575 posts)But I also love Ken's Bleu Cheese.
debm55
(25,783 posts)with yogurt poured over the Greek Salad.
Grasswire2
(13,575 posts)In a very tall angular bottle.
debm55
(25,783 posts)Grasswire2
(13,575 posts)I like Ken's dressings, but this one is just a little more lively.
Paladin
(28,287 posts)BlueWaveNeverEnd
(8,191 posts)debm55
(25,783 posts)spooky3
(34,531 posts)debm55
(25,783 posts)Last edited Tue May 2, 2023, 10:38 PM - Edit history (1)
spooky3
(34,531 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,712 posts)When I used to live near a Quiznos they had an acai salad dressing that I liked. It had the berry taste without being overly sweet (like strawberry) or overly tart (like raspberry).
debm55
(25,783 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,394 posts)Just a touch, though, because it's pretty sweet.
debm55
(25,783 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,394 posts)debm55
(25,783 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,394 posts)Different Drummer
(7,681 posts)debm55
(25,783 posts)3catwoman3
(24,133 posts)Unfortunately, it is one of the many products that they discontinued.
debm55
(25,783 posts)discontinued. Now he has it on autoship.
3catwoman3
(24,133 posts)It was one of those kept in the refrigerated section, so Ill be pleasantly surprised if they have it.
Tree-Hugger
(3,371 posts)I loooooooooove a Caesar salad. After that, it's Italian.
debm55
(25,783 posts)home.
Kali
(55,032 posts)ranch, Ceasar, Italian, various vinaigrettes, heck plain lemon juice and olive oil is good too
back in the day I used to get gallon jars of Pizza Hut's (creamy?) Italian. so good, haven't had it in ages, wonder if they still have it?
debm55
(25,783 posts)they do as alot of people like to dip their pizza in dressing.
Kali
(55,032 posts)salad dressing is a rip off. I can make a quart of ranch for the price of a small bottle. if I could ever master making mayo it would be even better, but I suck at that.
the nearest Pizza Hut is about 30 miles away and I haven't been in so long. one of my kids works at a local pizza joint and we tend to go there most of the time now.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)I have a birthday coming up. I think I will make a Juice of a Few Flowers vinaigrette.
Or, maybe a garlicky warm bacon and mustard vinaigrette.
Um, so many yummy choices.
debm55
(25,783 posts)WestMichRad
(1,349 posts)Appealed greatly to my sweet tooth. Unfortunately I cant recall the brand.
debm55
(25,783 posts)WestMichRad
(1,349 posts)but its worth a try!
debm55
(25,783 posts)Haggis 4 Breakfast
(1,454 posts)It's a Japanese ginger-soy dressing. Up here in the GREAT Pacific Northwest, it's available at Fred Meyers.
debm55
(25,783 posts)Ingredients at home. Wil look up the recipe online.
Haggis 4 Breakfast
(1,454 posts)Makoto is closest you can get to the recipe they usedfortheir salad dressing.
electric_blue68
(15,033 posts)It'd be vinegar & extra virgin olive oil alone (what often add to a Greek Salad) or...
I'd probably add some garlic powder to it, shake up, and let the powder soften up, also maybe a bit of dried oregano at home.
I looove blue cheese dressing! 😄 🥰 But try not to over use it (very easy!) It was a later acquired taste in my early 50s. Marie's Blue Cheese Dressing!
Also really like Marie's Creamy Italian Dressing.
Polly Hennessey
(6,817 posts)even more.
intrepidity
(7,380 posts)is my go-to, but I will happily eat bleu cheese, ranch, french, or any other honestly.
But with steak, it must be Italian.
debm55
(25,783 posts)jmowreader
(50,601 posts)It's also five bucks for a 12-ounce bottle so I don't get it very often, but it's great when I do.
I suspect the REAL reason I don't buy it very often is because of the miniature bottle it's in rather than the price.
debm55
(25,783 posts)Duncanpup
(12,957 posts)debm55
(25,783 posts)Emile
(23,192 posts)debm55
(25,783 posts)Just A Box Of Rain
(5,104 posts)It was the first cooking lesson I gave to my son and I think it is one of the best (and simplest) things one can do for ones health, ones palate, and ones budget.
The low quality high-polyunsaturated fats in most bottled dressings are nasty for ones health, taste bad, and the products are expensive.
Better to use EVO (extra-virgin olive oil) and to have a collection of different acids (vinegars and citrus juices). I mostly (but not exclusively) use vinegars I ferment myself.
I typically put a little salt into a mortar with a clove of garlic and mash it, then add a little mustard to act as an emulsifier (miso also works), then mix in oil and vinegar in a 3/1 to 4/1 proportion (depending on the strength of the acid).
Thats the basic recipes, which one can twist in a myriad of ways, adding different herbs, cheeses, fruits, sweeteners, or other flavoring agents. The world is ones oyster in that regard.
One a person gets used to having quality salad dressing, no one would willingly go back to bottled dressings.
debm55
(25,783 posts)Just A Box Of Rain
(5,104 posts)It allows one to improvise off a very basic base of oils and acids.
And the health benefits of monounsaturated oils like EVO (or avocado oil) are considerable.
By using different vinegars, or acids like lemon juice, one gets very different results. Makes for easy creative play in the kitchen.
I'm kind of famous in my circle for making great salads. Making one's own dressings is a big part of making them taste good. So more healthful, more delicious, and less expensive.
Wins all around IMO.
Best wishes on making your own.
rogerballard
(2,923 posts)Followed by Blue Cheese (good pizza dip)
debm55
(25,783 posts)then French. It was good.
rogerballard
(2,923 posts)It was everywhere in the 60s, that always topped my salad growing up.
highplainsdem
(49,125 posts)AnnaLee
(1,041 posts)I mix Kraft Zesty Italian with Wishbone Chunky Blue Cheese. I also keep Catalina and Ranch around. I lunch on salad.
debm55
(25,783 posts)stores, so I switched.
ProfessorGAC
(65,427 posts)The bolder the recipe the better.
Nothing works with the sweetness of tomatoes like vinegar.
The garlic sure helps, too.
It's my wife's favorite too, though she'll go through spurts where she just wants Marie's Creamy Poppyseed. Too sweet for me.