Best Salad Dressing Ever (Really!)
serves 6 ~ $.44 per serving
I made this for an unexpected get together and ... wow. It may be the best salad dressing ever ... really! Certainly, it's the best I've had in recent memory.
Capers are the pickled berries of the caper bush. They're usually pickled in a salty brine and have a distinctive mustard flavor. They're a good source of rutin, which strengthens capillaries, and quercetin. Both are powerful antioxidants. I used a tablespoon of the caper brine in place of salt ... it adds a bit more of the yummy caper flavor. For the photo, I used the dressing on an arugula salad with olives, but it would be suitable with just about any salad.
ingredients
- 1/3 cup olive oil ($.55)
- juice and zest of one lemon ($.60)
- 3 tablespoons agave ($.60)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce or bragg's liquid aminos ($.10)
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard ($.05)
- 2 tablespoons capers ($.50)
- 1 tablespoon caper brine
- 2 tablespoons black olives ($.20)
- 3 cloves garlic ($.05)
- in a small bullet type blender, puree all ingredients until smooth ... about a minute
nutritional information
calories: 162 fat: 14 gr carb: 8 protein: 0
awesome! it sounds delicious! I love black olives in my salad
ReplyDeleteOOOoooo sounds right up this gals "tastebud alley" :)
ReplyDeleteI <3 black olives.. oh yeah, and salad... :D
ReplyDeleteMmmm ... I'm liking the addition of the capers.
ReplyDeleteWill be trying this, for sure. Thanks. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love capers and olives so I can see why this dressing is to live for. Will be bookmarking and trying this week.
ReplyDeleteSounds great, I can't wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteSounds yum..do you just get capers at any supermarket?
ReplyDeleteThis recipe really does live up to its name! I'm making this quite often now. Love it!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!
ReplyDeleteAre the capers and olives raw or were they jarred and heated to seal the jar? Is that considered raw? Did you use raw soy sauce? How is the mustard prepared?
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! How long would you say that this dressing lasts?
ReplyDeleteJust made this. It really is the best salad dressing! Thanks!
ReplyDeletePreparing this tonight for my dinner salad:)
ReplyDeleteI loved it! It really was as delicious as it sounded! My only question is... how long will it keep in the fridge? Will it freeze? It makes a good size batch that would've served my family of 6 probably 3 times or more... and it's so good I don't want to waste it... :-)
ReplyDeleteSounds yummy. Does the Nutritional info apply to the whole amount of the dressing this recipe makes?
ReplyDeleteI made this last night, I substituted regular mustard for the dijon (I thought I had some but didn't) and 3 dates for the agave (again, I thought I had some). It was delicious! I think I have my new favorite dressing that I will be making all the time now! Thanks so much for sharing this! :)
ReplyDeleteThis was incredibly delicious!
ReplyDeleteLove the positive comments, thanks everyone, this will be made this week...
ReplyDeleteCapers AND Black Olives?? Doesn't matter what else is in it.....count me in!!!!!......better yet, count on that IN ME!!
ReplyDeleteTired this and sorry to say not one of my favorites. I do LOVE your Lime Chipotle sauce for the avocado. Now THAT is the best dressing ever!!! I use that on everything!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious just that I need a figure of a woman or a mommy so that the food look perfect.
ReplyDeleteJust made this. It really is the best salad dressing! Thanks!. Lirik Chord(Kunci) Lagu Rohani Terbaru
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Mr or Mrs, your post was very helpful for me
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