You know any good salad dressing recipes?

Shop bought ones are calorific as fuck, and I'm limited on availability of ingredients here. So, what's the best, no-fuss dressing you know?

Plus maybe some decent mustard.

Love a Sancerre also a Vouvre.

Food looks colourful and great Reg.

The staff walk out or you do?  I could see either based on the scenario.

Sticky/sweet balsamic, should say on the label.

Childintime wrote:

You know any good salad dressing recipes?

Shop bought ones are calorific as fuck, and I'm limited on availability of ingredients here. So, what's the best, no-fuss dressing you know?

You're not going to escape the calorie content of oil.

Anyway, two thirds olive oil to one third white wine vinegar. Good pinch of salt and pepper, half a teaspoon of Dijon mustard. Put in a jam jar and shake the fuck out of it.

Skerret wrote:

If there's not a joker in the pack, and sometimes there is!

Childintime wrote:

Coolio. And actually I don't walk out anymore, since I did find a place that sells good wine and has knowledgeable staff, even if it is a tiny bit pricier. So, win.

Also, will check balsamic.

Also also, still up for dressing suggestions.

It depends on the salad really.

You could do a white wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic and dijon mustard dressing.

Lime juice with chillies, salt and palm sugar if you want a south East Asian dressing.

Tell me what your salad is and I'll have a think.

Saw this a while back, thought it might be useful for salad dressing ideas:
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GooberTheHat wrote:

It depends on the salad really.

You could do a white wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic and dijon mustard dressing.

Lime juice with chillies, salt and palm sugar if you want a south East Asian dressing.

Tell me what your salad is and I'll have a think.

Thanks for the tips - both those could be manageable.

As for "type" of salad, that's the issue, really...

There's a limit on what I can get and the quality I can get. As a result, a lot of recipes that I look at have one or two really hard to get ingredients (actually, many I have no change if getting) especially guardian recipes...a lot of pulses, spices, and all that stuff...no chance.

I can get a decent range of veg: tomatoes, cucumbers, spinach, celery, lettuce, peppers, but nothing "fancy" - that's not meant as an anti-snobbery thing, just the reality of what I'm working with in Chinese supermarkets.

Fish and seafood is also available, but types are limited.

Fruit, generally plentiful.

Cheese - can get cheddar, feta, brie, camembert, and maybe a couple of other types, but there's no choice between "good" and "not good".

Cured and/or thinly sliced Italian style meats can also be bought, but once again selection is limited.

Can get hold of pre-cooked meats - chicken and duck especially. But no oven at home - they don't use them and I never replaced my old one after the move.

Basically, I love salad, but making good ones with nice dressings has been a bit of a challenge over here. I've mainly been limited to a tasty salad of cashew nuts, prawns, and grapefruit in a sweet chilli dressing, which is lush as fuck but got a bit samey after some time.

Help me Goober Wan Kenobi, u r totes my only hope. I'm fucked, innit?

Thanks, sounds tasty. Will try it tomorrow then report back.

Hot Shots EXTREME CHILLI Pork Crackling. 

They're bloody hot!

Sweat makes you cool down.

You know what else makes you cooler? Not eating chillies.

Chilis are great in hot weather.

Maybe if you sunburn your tongue.