A tasty, flavorful dressing can take your salad from good to great, but beware. An otherwise healthy salad can quickly be turned into a fat and calorie bomb if you add too much dressing. Salad spritzer dressings -- usually a combination of your favorite oil and vinegar -- are an effective way to tightly control the amount of dressing you add to your salad without sacrificing any of the zesty flavor you're craving.
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Things You'll Need
Oil
Vinegar
Spray Bottle
Directions
Step 1
Combine 1 part vinegar and 3 parts oil in the spray bottle. A small funnel can help minimize mess when pouring.
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Step 2
Ensure that the bottle is tightly closed, then shake well for 30 to 60 seconds.
Step 3
Remove the bottle top and add a pinch of salt. Close the bottle and shake well for another 30 seconds.
Step 4
Spritz your salad.
Tip
Add herbs and seasonings directly to the salad, not in the dressing, since they can clog the sprayer.
Olive oil and balsamic and red-wine vinegar are popular choices, but other options include walnut oil, grapeseed oil and sesame oil, as well as rice vinegar, raspberry vinegar and white vinegar.
Add a pinch of emulsifier, such as Dijon mustard, to your oil and vinegar to help them blend and mix more easily.
If the oil-vinegar mixture separates, shake the bottle to remix them and ensure even flavor distribution.
Do not refrigerate your dressing unless it contains nut-based oils, or other problematic additions, as with some mustards. Refrigeration can cause the mixture to coagulate and become difficult to spray.
- Cooking Light: How to Make a Basic Vinaigrette
- Fox News Magazine: The Truth About Salad Dressing
- Today: Beyond the Olive: 9 Healthy Oils for Cooking, Dressing Dishes
- The Kitchn: Beyond Olive Oil & Vinegar: 10 More Ways to Make a Vinaigrette
- Reviewed.com: Seriously, Stop Refrigerating These Foods
- The Baltimore Sun: Is It OK to Spray on Salad Dressing?