I've learned of some great food items here recently, like Dot's Pretzels and the Cookie Butter.

What's your favorite salad dressing? Mine is Garlic Expressions vinaigrette - https://garlic-expressions.com

It's the best bottled dressing I've found. It's better than most dressings we've made at home.
You can order it online, but it can probably be found locally for half the online price.

What do you like?

In all honesty my favorite is Caesar Salad and I make it myself.
There are some OK dressings but make-it-yourself versions are always as good if not better.
Especially easy are the vinaigrette versions.
However, I can always be persuaded but nothing fresher than home made.

Bob, Sounds good I will give it a try.

WaterburyBob,

I like plain ol' oil and vinegar made with quality EVOO and aged balsamic or blueberry infused vinegar. That's as far as DIY salad dressings go here I must confess.

But when it comes to supermarket fair I will admit that Ken's Steak House Creamy Caesar and Wishbone Blue Cheese are what usually hits the grocery cart.

I did check to see where your Garlic Expression vinaigrette might be available locally and was pleasantly surprised to see the local military commissary listed. Will have to give it a try.

Thanks Bob. Noticed Amazon has it at wildly differing prices (I assume the $74 per bottle price comes with ammo), but think I’ll go with my local Kroger at $3.99 each!

Bottled, I've been using Brianna's Ginger Mandarin of late. But usually some variant of either Bleu or vinaigrette.

But often just make my own off the cuff: premium EVOO, balsamic, red wine vinegar, salt/pepper and some fruit preserves jam (usually marmalade or raspberry). Shaken, not stirred.

I'll look for the garlic expressions but don't think I've seen it before.

I'm pretty simple when it comes to dressings, usually olive oil and salt/pepper.

There's a restaurant in the 'burbs that has a significant following, they've set-up a marketplace along with their restaurant selling their tasty blue cheese dressing. When I'm putting together a red meat dish, I'll see about getting some of that dressing, as it goes well with some tasty dead-red.

From a long gone Dallas restaurant, this is excellent

Il Sorrento Caesar Salad Dressing

Black pepper to taste
2 cloves minced garlic
2 anchovies
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp dijon mustard
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup olive oil

I make it blender: blend everything except oil for a minute, then drizzle oil in slowly with blender running.

Lemon Tahini Salad Dressing (From Natures Plate)

1/4 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons tahini
1 tablespoon tamari (or soy sauce)
2 tablespoons water
1 clove of garlic

Put everything in a blender and blend.

I could eat this stuff on cardboard

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Originally posted by smschulz:
In all honesty my favorite is Caesar Salad and I make it myself.
There are some OK dressings but make-it-yourself versions are always as good if not better.
Especially easy are the vinaigrette versions.
However, I can always be persuaded but nothing fresher than home made.

I'm with you! Caesars from scratch.

Blue cheese here.
I usually get the fancier than Kraft brand...Newman’s own it’s pretty thick

I make my own. I haven’t found one as good.

4oz olive oil
4oz balsamic vinegar
Two spoonfuls of mayonnaise (this acts as an emulsifier so the oil and vinegar don’t separate.
One tsp espelette powder (you can use paprika or chili flakes if espelette isn’t available.
1/16 tsp fennel pollen (1/4 tsp ground fennel can be substituted)
1/4 - 1/2 tsp dill pollen (approx one tsp (or more) of dill weed can be substituted)
A couple pinches of salt.

Put everything together and shake well until completely incorporated.

I love Caesars from scratch, but buy it in a bottle.

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
Blue cheese here.
I usually get the fancier than Kraft brand...Newman’s own it’s pretty thick

Ditto!

I love a simple vinaigrette made with white wine vinegar, herbs, garlic and onion, S+P, a little Dijon and EVOO

My other favorite is a thick Blue Cheese/Roquefort but it’s got to be the refrigerated kind like a Marie’s. The store shelf stuff just isn’t good.

Any fans of Dorothy Lynch? I think it's a Midwest thing.
My dad used to order a salad and ask for a couple slices of a lemon. He would squeeze the lemon juice and eat it that way. I used to think he was weird, but lately I have been enjoying salads that way once in a while.

We just make our own - good EVOO, balsamic, Dijon mustard, shallot, honey, S&P. Sometimes we change up the vinegar - sherry or champagne.

If I've got the time, I'll make my own shallot vinaigrette that is very tasty. Otherwise, in true knuckle-dragger fashion, I'll grab a bottle of Hidden Valley Ranch.

For bottled dressings, Newman's Own Classic Oil & Vinegar is one of my go-to choices. I also like Olive Garden's Signature Italian--it's the only thing I'll eat from OG.

When I was a kid, my dad would mix Duke's mayo and ketchup into a dressing, and if he was feeling fancy, he may have added a some dill relish. I still like that over a lettuce wedge.

Newmans is good, but Kens Steakhouse dressings are our favorite, wife likes the Olive Oil based Italians. Ranch, Italian it's all good.