So, we had/have this favorite dressing from a popular brand and we were ordering cases of it and they were very expensive and we got to thinking…what’s in this incredibly delicious dressing that we love so much and can’t live without, anyway?

Turns out, not too much. Apple Cider Vinegar, Tamari, Sesame Oil, Sesame Seeds, and Olive Oil to be exact. Ok, that and shiitake mushroom bits but honestly they don’t really do much for the flavor as far as we can tell. And they used Canola Oil, which has no flavor whatsoever so why bother? Read more »

As big fans of all things salad we tend to make a lot of dressing from scratch. This one’s the easiest ever and easily one of the best. It has just three ingredients: Lime Juice, Seasoned Rice Vinegar, and Olive Oil.

For the record: we eat a lot of salad…we mean a lot of salad. Pretty much it’s what we have for dinner every night, generally with lean(ish) meat of some kind, such as grilled chicken breast (thank you George Foreman) or at least a boatload of Kidney or Black Beans. As such, we used to buy a great many bottles of dressing (of various kinds) which, as you may know, are ridiculously expensive considering what actually goes into them. Read more »